A complete overview of Olympic sport climbing with our guide on official regulations, scoring, and information on all three ...

Why do people put up with Boulder, Colorado’s inflated prices and snooty reputation? Access. You won’t find another town in the United States with so much at its doorstep. That access is why I packed ...

In this Sundance award-winning documentary, André Riccardi sets out to chronicle his final journey after receiving a ...

Climbing is one of those activities you can practice for your whole life. But it’s not always obvious how to get started. Good news: bouldering has become a popular subgenre for its approachability, ...

To the untrained eye, climbing shoes — tight, tapered footwear that my former partner called “goofy-looking elf shoes” when I was trying to get him into climbing — may look alike. And before you ask, ...

I haven’t climbed since grade school (unless you count a few trees and more fences than I’d care to confess). But as far as rock climbing or bouldering is concerned, I’m green as grass. This summer, I ...

Rock climbing used to be about getting as high off of the ground as possible. It required ropes, harnesses and carabineers, and mid-climb breaks—or even missed holds—were optional. After all, you ...