Separately, 38-year-old Keita Kurakami, a rock climbing ambassador for Patagonia Inc., was found unconscious and pronounced dead at a local hospital Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and ...

Rebecca Weber, a participant in the Women's Rockreation Club, scales a rock wall at The Quarry. The club was started to give female climbers a safe space to climb. (Jackie Durfey) The Women’s ...

The Bouldering Project’s newest gym in St. Paul opens on Saturday with some of the steepest indoor climbing terrain in the ...

As far as workouts go, rock climbing is about as full-body as it gets—not only does it target the arms, back, and shoulders, but it also engages the legs and the core to improve strength and ...

Rock climbing is one of the most effective mind-body workouts, building strength, balance, and flexibility while boosting memory, focus, and resilience. Climbing gyms are booming and is increasingly ...

Rock climbing enthusiasts and newcomers alike now have a place to test their skills after Bluestem Boulders opened in Ames in the fall. Located at 539 E. Second St., the gym offers a variety of ways ...

What happens when raw strength meets the vertical challenge of rock climbing? Join us as the world’s strongest woman takes on ...

In the months after she claimed a silver medal in sport climbing at the Paris Olympics, Brooke Raboutou returned to the place where she had once competed as a child prodigy: Arco, Italy. Just outside ...

Katherine Cedro didn’t always consider herself a rock climber. The Wayne native embraced the sport when she was in college studying to become a nurse. She would climb on her own indoors, and ...

Between the sounds of crunching dirt and the clinking of carabiners, words of encouragement and laughter filled the air at McDowell Mountain last month. “Everyone is so supportive and wonderful, and ...