The sport doesn’t just have physical benefits—it’s a mental game. “Rock climbing fires every system of the body and mind.” ...

The muscles in your hips and torso strain to hold your lower half against the wall. You arch backward and extend one hand up to clasp the next hold—your thighs and calves burning with the effort of ...

This past Thursday, a few friends and I went to an adult rock climbing class at the field house at Chelsea Piers. Growing up in the Bronx, rock climbing is not one of the extracurricular activities ...

Josh Larson was about 14 years old when he went to a carnival and decided to give the climbing wall a whirl. It was nothing major—about 25 feet, he recalls—but the instructor was impressed and made a ...

Rock climbing may seem like a niche sport, possibly one fraught with danger. After all, it involves scaling the side of a cliff or simulated rock wall. But experts say it offers participants a wide ...

I'm Alex Honnold. Today, I will be answering your questions from the internet. This is Climbing Support. And that's not ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — With each move, white chalk dust glitters the rock climbing gym Rocks and Ropes. Rock climbers of all ages defy gravity at the gym. Some move quickly up the bouldering routes ...