Deciding when to retire climbing gear is tough. Losing half your rack to an unplanned escape is one thing, but decommissioning gear is quite another. According to several mechanical engineers, ...

Rock climbing naturally brings out the gear geek in all of us. The equipment itself is just plain sexy—and as sport-specific and downright essential as it gets. If you rock climb, or aspire to, you ...

I’m just experienced enough of a climber and mountaineer to tell you this: Climbing is hard. That's true if you’re tackling a tough route at the gym, grabbing onto the Gunks in upstate New York or ...

Rock climbing has gained popularity over the past few years, and whether you watched “Free Solo” or the Paris Olympics, you might be wondering how to start rock climbing. Getting into the sport is ...