It’s time to buy a climbing rope, and you’re starting to feel overwhelmed. Static? Dynamic? What does it all mean? What is measured in millimeters? DOES size matter? All of these questions and more ...

Oksana Chusovitina rope climbing. Keywords: D-Score, fails, falls, sticks, spotters, sporteverywhere, saves, gymnastics, ...

When it comes to activities that require gear to get started, climbing generally isn’t the most expensive outdoor sport—but it’s also not the cheapest. Putting together a full gym kit, with shoes, ...

Oksana Chusovitina rope climbing. Keywords: D-Score, fails, falls, sticks, spotters, sporteverywhere, saves, gymnastics, ...

When you decide to go to the climbing gym for the first time, figuring out what to wear when rock climbing shouldn't be the part that's intimidating. There are lots of other things to think about when ...

You may not have gym class anymore, but rope climbing can still be a good workout. And knowing how to climb a rope could be an invaluable skill in some emergency situations. Here are a few methods you ...

Staff members sit near some the top rope and lead climbs at the new Movement gym in the Design District in Dallas. Liesbeth Powers / Staff Photographer There’s a new rock climbing gym in town, and ...

Climbers still need a hydraulic boom lift to reach the highest point of Freestone Climbing Gym’s six-story rope room, but the days of human-powered ascent are getting nearer. “We’re open,” gym owner ...

Lead climb instructor Jospeh Ibarra of Richardson ascends a vaulted wall at Movement Gym, a climbing, yoga & fitness center, in the Design District of Dallas, August 21, 2025. Ibarra joined a friend ...