SANDISFIELD — A woman here who owned a mountain coveted for decades by climbers far and wide never quite had the resolve to shoo them away. So, when the opportunity recently presented itself, she sold ...
Looking up at the granite wall before me, I feel a mix of nerves and excitement as I tie my harness to the rope. Here, in the rugged wadis – an Arabic word for a deep valley carved into the mountain – ...
It wasn’t difficult to recognize a racist name growing up, even if I didn’t know what the word itself meant — my friends’ wincing faces said enough. So imagine how I, an avid rock climber, felt when ...
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Most Colorado mountain guides try to draw you in with promises of heart-pounding ski runs, unforgettable vistas, and bucket-list summits. But Ridgway-based Moxie Mountain Guides hopes to give their ...
STRATTON — Stratton Mountain has a new attraction. Stratton Mountain Resort opened its two-story climbing gym, Climb Stratton Rocks and Boulders, last month. “It was super well received. We had a lot ...
Few outdoor adventures offer the payoff rock climbing does — a screensaver-worthy shot from a summit, along with a story you’ll never tire of telling. The boasting and epic views are rewards for years ...
Arkansas has big plans for Petit Jean State Park. They include rock-climbing routes and mountain bike trails. But some of the locals are concerned. Turning the century-old state park into a ...
After breaking a speed climbing record on Himalayan peak Manaslu, ultra runner Tyler Andrews breaks another climbing record ...