Two 8-year-olds have ascended Yosemite's El Capitan in recent years in trips arranged by their father, who has a larger goal ...

Last November, 15-year-old Connor Herson was on his historic free ascent of The Nose of El Capitan, supported by his father, Jim. On the second day, about 2,400 feet up, Connor had five pitches to go ...

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 ...

SALT LAKE CITY, July 6, 2016 - University of Utah mathematicians showed it is theoretically possible to design ideal climbing ropes to safely slow falling rock and mountain climbers like brakes ...

SEATTLE – Next summer, climbers in the Cascades will not have to fret over fixing an unsafe anchor in order to secure a rope to the side of a mountain. Last Wednesday, the National Park Service ...

STUTTGART, Germany - First timers are reminded to breath - inhale and exhale. Then step off. It might appear easy in the field manual, but tough in practice when you consider you're now standing 60 ...

Mathematicians have shown it is theoretically possible to design ideal climbing ropes to safely slow falling rock and mountain climbers like brakes decelerate a car. They hope someone develops a ...