A French athlete nicknamed “the warrior” smashed both the men’s and women’s world record for rope climbing by pulling herself up to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower with her bare hands in just 18 ...

Sasha DiGiulian free-climbed the roughly 3,000-foot sheer granite wall in Yosemite National Park over the course of 23 days.

A French athlete earned a daring world record at her country's most iconic landmark. Anouk Garnier broke the men's and women's world record for rope climbing at the Eiffel Tower. The two-time world ...

It was a “monumental” challenge that this professional athlete took great pride in. Anouk Garnier is an elite obstacle course racer and set her sights on breaking the world record for highest rope ...

Lead climbing is one of a number of different types of climbing. This discipline of climbing can take place on rock, ice or indoor climbing walls. If you've been watching the Olympics sport climbing ...

Rebecca Weber, a participant in the Women's Rockreation Club, scales a rock wall at The Quarry. The club was started to give female climbers a safe space to climb. (Jackie Durfey) The Women’s ...

Learning to climb can be intimidating, especially for women trying to break into a male-dominated sport. Encouragement and support makes a huge difference for newcomers, something veteran climbing ...