A rock-climbing anchor system that a team of airmen were using to rappel off a cliff in Idaho last fall unexpectedly failed, causing one airman to fall to his death, according to a new investigation ...

A debate over the use of fixed climbing anchors in designated wilderness areas has been simmering over the past couple months after federal agencies proposed new guidance that could impact their use.

A climbing group of four met with disaster when the anchor securing their ropes -- a piton -- appears to have failed as they were descending in a steep gully, trying to reach the spire’s base in ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... We humans want the most out of life, so why shouldn’t we push to get more of what we want? That’s what some rock climbers must be thinking. They want to ...

Federal land managers are seeking comments from the public on policies that would impact how climbers in the Cascades and around the United States interact with rock climbing crags. While land ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Mountaineers who have expressed concern over proposed changes to the rules federal agencies use in regulating rock climbing safety equipment in wilderness ...

Climbing is an important part of the outdoor recreation economy. The $12 billion climbing industry brings tourism, recreational dollars and jobs to communities throughout the United States, but a key ...

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 withdrew a ...

We humans want the most out of life, so why shouldn’t we push to get more of what we want? That’s what some rock climbers must be thinking. They want to enter designated Wilderness in order to drill ...