Climbing ropes is a difficult challenge that has haunted young athletes, from middle-school PE class to military recruits, for generations. You need to develop two things to master climbing rope, ...

Am I shivering from the crisp morning mountain air or from my nerves? Likely a mix of the two as I tie into the rope dangling from the top of the crag (the rock face). Honestly I'd be more surprised ...

A few years ago, around the time that rock climbing made its Olympic début, in Tokyo, many New York City graffiti artists developed a keen interest in the sport. Some joined climbing gyms. Others ...