KENT, Wash. — To get people outside, REI brings them in. At stores around the nation, climbing walls and indoor hiking trails mix with racks of backpacks and rows of bicycles. There are snowshoes, ...

I’m channeling my inner gecko as I inch my way up a limestone wall at Reimers Ranch Park. Geckos, though, have naturally sticky feet. Mine are just stuffed into extra-tight climbing shoes with gummy ...

It used to be that the only way to experience rock climbing was to drive out to the mountains, find a crag to conquer, and take your chances. With the advent and recent popularity boom of “extreme ...

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