December, awaiting the construction of its final walls, the first climbing gym in the Garfield County area since the closure of the Monkey House in ...
Some climbs require climbers to place removable gear into cracks in rock, in lieu of bolts. That style of climbing, using camming devices or small steel wedges called nuts, is called traditional ...
Still, with China’s youth unemployment rate remaining high and many young people facing a prolonged search for stable work after graduation or in between jobs, becoming a climbing buddy offers a ...
The climbing community worried that an overhaul of policies that could ban bolts would isolate one of the most ardent supporters of wild places. “We want to make sure that the climbing community ...