Conquering indoor rock climbing routes can be a fun option as Southern Nevada’s summer heat continues limiting outdoor activity. Las Vegas-area indoor climbing offerings have expanded in recent years, ...

For trans and nonbinary people, it can be hard to stay active when joining a sport is surrounded by politics. Trans Senders ...

In the months after she claimed a silver medal in sport climbing at the Paris Olympics, Brooke Raboutou returned to the place where she had once competed as a child prodigy: Arco, Italy. Just outside ...

The sport doesn’t just have physical benefits—it’s a mental game. “Rock climbing fires every system of the body and mind.” A man boulders to the top of the Aguille de Joshua Tree in Joshua Tree ...

This year’s North Face Climb Festival, the first held in New York, delivered on its promise of an adrenaline-bound community. With a 55-foot climbing wall anchored into the pier waters, onlookers ...

Ms. DiGiulian is a professional climber. Women’s climbing is having an incredible moment. Built on the shoulders of 30-plus years of accomplishments, women are making ever more first ascents and ...

Rock climbing enthusiasts and newcomers alike now have a place to test their skills after Bluestem Boulders opened in Ames in the fall. Located at 539 E. Second St., the gym offers a variety of ways ...

Between the sounds of crunching dirt and the clinking of carabiners, words of encouragement and laughter filled the air at McDowell Mountain last month. “Everyone is so supportive and wonderful, and ...

Looking up at the granite wall before me, I feel a mix of nerves and excitement as I tie my harness to the rope. Here, in the rugged wadis – an Arabic word for a deep valley carved into the mountain – ...