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Once a fringe activity of mostly young adults, indoor climbing is gaining a mainstream foot hold, drawing fans that might include your neighbor’s 8-year-old son and your own grandma. The sport has ...

Indoor climbing walls are currently seeing a boom in activity across the UK. However, thousands of these thrill seekers getting to grips with indoor climbing walls will never actually attempt to climb ...

Rock climber Alex Honnold made headlines in June when he climbed 3,000 feet to the top of Yosemite's El Capitan without a rope. But long before he stepped onto those granite cliffs, Honnold, like many ...

Although it’s increasing in popularity as one of the biggest growth sports in the world, indoor climbing actually has a pretty rich and long history. Home to record-breaking experiences, including the ...

It used to be that the only way to experience rock climbing was to drive out to the mountains, find a crag to conquer, and take your chances. With the advent and recent popularity boom of “extreme ...

Indoor climbers could be putting themselves at risk of cancer and other diseases. A study has found that the air in popular indoor rock climbing wall facilities is laden with potentially toxic rubber ...

One look at his children’s faces and Kevin Berk also clearly saw his entrepreneurial opportunity. On the advice of his brother, Berk took his family rock climbing to an indoor gym in Flagstaff 16 ...

Rock climbing has become a popular and exciting outdoor activity with a growing number of climbers across the United States. Numbers of avid rock climbers from Minnesota have also grown in recent ...