AT dawn on his thirty-second birthday the rock climber Dan Osman is poised to break the world record, his own, for a free fall from a standing structure. Using nothing more than the modified equipment ...

As dark, ominous clouds drifted over Quandary Peak early Wednesday afternoon, Denver residents Justin Burt, Wilder Ripley and ...

The City of Delta's annual Outdoor Heritage and Safety Day returned on Saturday at Confluence Park, featuring free lunch by ...

In this video, we dive deep into the essential basics of using friction savers with the Doubled Rope Technique (DdRT), a fundamental method in arborist climbing. Friction savers are critical tools ...

I don't think I'd be able to hold onto the handle knowing what was coming at the end of my swing into the abyss.

Once reserved for mountain towns, iron-rung climbing courses called via ferratas are showing up in places like Columbus, Ohio ...

Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides scaled Mount Everest this month in Nepal, struggling against harsh weather to make it to the summit of the world's ...

Climbing rope – Dynamic rope for lead climbing; static for rappelling. Belay device – Assists in managing the rope for safety. Carabiners – Used for securing ropes and protection.

A climber was trapped about 75 feet up on rocks without any climbing safety gear in Garden of the ... Rescuers spent about an hour setting up a rope system to lower the uninjured man to the ...