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 ...

Whether you are an avid climber or new to the rock-climbing scene, this popular activity necessitates some pretty important equipment purchases. From climbing walls in city gyms to the challenge of a ...

Jenny was Outside's director of audience development. When she’s away from her screens, you can probably find her rock climbing. The flat, stretchy waistband on the Summit is ultra-comfortable, and ...

An indoor climbing gym with 50 indoor walls and 12 rope courses is opening at the American Dream megamall in the Meadowlands next month. The walls will soar 24 feet and feature unique routes 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 ...

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 ...

During a rock climbing session at his local gym, Alexander Tsao gazed at the rope that was keeping him secured 40 feet off the ground and suddenly had a thought: What happened to the ropes when they ...

I haven’t climbed since grade school (unless you count a few trees and more fences than I’d care to confess). But as far as rock climbing or bouldering is concerned, I’m green as grass. This summer, I ...