Whether you are an avid climber or new to the rock-climbing scene, this popular activity necessitates some pretty important equipment purchases. From climbing walls in city gyms to the challenge of a ...

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 ...

Aid climbing: Climbing by pulling or resting on gear that is either placed or fixed into the rock. This is in contrast to free climbing. Aid routes are also called “nail ups.” Anchor: The point where ...

I never thought I’d need to get this high to write a story, but when I tackled indoor climbing at Roca Climbing & Fitness, I found myself suspended by my fingertips and an auto belay rope about 45 ...

LYNNWOOD — With granite crags and huge roadside boulders, Snohomish County is a rock climber’s paradise, but as the winter closes in, the Cascades can be awfully wet and slippery this time of year.