I’ve never enjoyed walking into a gym. Growing up as a fat kid, I have enough traumatic memories around exercise to fill several therapy sessions. On top of the shame I had around my body, I also have ...

In the early days of rock climbing, athletes had a simple choice: Slip on a pair of rubber-soled high-tops or don a pair of heavy hiking boots. Suffice to say, footwear was limited and unsuited to the ...

With 1,800 climbing routes and a range of multi-use trails, this Colorado canyon is a haven for rock climbers and hikers.

As a relatively new climber, I look up and think, There's no way I'm getting up this. The limestone arches overhead in swirls of gray and rusty brown. Look closely, though, and it is carved and pitted ...

Rock climbing was a niche culture in 1990, Stipksy said. That community was very closely knit, but it grew as the Millennial ...

Jillian Stannard lay in a hospital bed, her skin peeling off after battling Stevens-Johnson syndrome and fibromyalgia. She could barely eat, and her body rejected the medication prescribed by doctors ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Stone Age Climbing Gym in northeast Albuquerque is where a lot of local rock climbers sharpen their skills before trekking out into the wilderness. But longtime climbers will tell ...

Rock climbing is a full-body workout that targets muscles in the arms, legs, back, and core. As climbers pull themselves up ...

Vertical Voyages takes students upward to sleep in the trees at John Burroughs School. This story first appeared in the Outdoors newsletter. Click here to learn more and sign up. Sometimes, Jon ...