If you’re not already frequenting your local climbing gym and bragging about how you can send a 5.10, it’s only a matter of time. Climbing has seen a major surge in popularity with the emergence of ...

I had a chance to try rock climbing and thought it would be a good way to start tackling my fears. It was scary at first, but in the end, I loved it — and it's helped me relax in other ways, too. I've ...

I’ve never enjoyed walking into a gym. Growing up as a fat kid, I have enough traumatic memories around exercise to fill several therapy sessions. On top of the shame I had around my body, I also have ...

Some misconceptions exist about rock climbing. The one I had was that you need a rock to do it. The midwest is home to some popular rock-climbing spots — the most proximate are in the Red Wing and La ...

(WKYT) - The Red River Gorge in Kentucky is known across the country as a mecca for rock climbing. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced climber, the Gorge offers many challenging rock faces to ...

As a relatively new climber, I look up and think, There's no way I'm getting up this. The limestone arches overhead in swirls of gray and rusty brown. Look closely, though, and it is carved and pitted ...

Normally, when climbing a rock wall like the one at Scioto Audubon Park, you need to be completely focused. Most climbers there wear special rock-climbing shoes, a harness and still may not make it ...

MUNISING, MICH. -- If you’re looking for a memorable Michigan adventure this winter, then make your way to the eastern Upper Peninsula in February. Michigan Ice Fest returns to Munising from February ...

My anxiety often stopped me from doing things I wanted to do, and I was sick of it. I had a chance to try rock climbing and thought it would be a good way to start tackling my fears. It was scary at ...