I am a self-taught climber. When I first tied in, sometime in the early 1970s, my buddy Donnie and I were on our own. There was no one to figuratively and literally show us the ropes. We looked at ...

WHEN: Monday through Friday, Noon to 10 p.m., Saturday, Noon to 8 p.m., Sunday, Noon to 6 p.m. Randall Chapman, 38, fell in love with climbing 14 years ago after taking a class at a college in ...

A top rope climber taking a break to scout out the rest of the route. (Photo by Sahale Greenwood) One novice’s trip to the scenic Bay Area state park resulted in reaching new heights…..and making a ...

If you’re not already frequenting your local climbing gym and bragging about how you can send a 5.10, it’s only a matter of time. Climbing has seen a major surge in popularity with the emergence of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Wendy Altschuler is a seasoned travel and adventure writer and author. If you’re looking for a newfangled way to get in shape, be ...

A climbing rope is one of the most important pieces of gear you can buy. It is literally your lifeline, and can also make or break your experience climbing outdoors. There are a few important factors ...

I first started climbing in 2013, wearing an old pair of someone else's shoes, scrabbling across damp Massachusetts rock, with a belayer who only kind of remembered how to set up her ATC (a device ...