Every assisted braking device (ABD) can inadvertently lock the rope to varying degrees when quickly feeding out slack to a ...

Every Tuesday morning, a group of people from their late 60s to their early 80s gather at Spire to climb. They all have one ...

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse opened the renovated climbing gym in the Recreational Eagle Center (REC) at the ...

A coach nearly killed a professional climber last year due to improper Petzl GriGri use. This video breaks down the accident and includes comments ...

Note: Belay school will take place the last hour of each day if the wall is not at max capacity. Top Rope Bouldering Climbing Wall Events Belay School Top-rope climbing is climbing that is done ...

For kids and adults alike, the new Rifle Climbing Center opened over the weekend. Jason Marshall and Karissa Dunbar worked hard to make this center welcoming for new and experienced climbers, for ...

One of the most important safety procedures that one can do before climbing is tying into the rope and anchor system properly. The knot that is most commonly used for tying into a harness is the ...

(Climbers do not need to wear a harness while bouldering.) A: Bouldering is climbing horizontally (traversing) the wall without being "connected to a wall with a rope." USM's bouldering line/limit is ...