The Hybrid Technique for Arborists, Rock, and Alpine Climbers demonstrates a versatile rope configuration that combines ...

As an immigrant kid from Taiwan growing up in Queens, Peter Wang always had a rebellious streak. While his parents ran a family restaurant in Fair Lawn, Wang dropped out of high school and eventually ...

Rock climbing is exactly what it sounds like. It's an activity where you climb on rocks or mountains outdoors, or on rock climbing walls indoors, for fun, adventure, or exercise. Climbing used to be a ...

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 ...

Since modern recreational climbing began in the late 19th century, breakthroughs derived from new technology and tactics have pushed it in myriad directions. Today, as international competitors at the ...

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 ...

Emboldened by the lapse in government funding and employee furloughs, some visitors are brazenly betting that they won’t get caught for breaking the law. By Gabe Castro-Root Even in his 80s, Pete ...