This is the seventh in a 12-part series from Climbing Magazine, Wild Country and Red Chili, demonstrating and explaining the basic skills needed to be safe on the crags. In this episode, Julie Ellison ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Still feeling a little shy? The following five steps will serve as your perfect rock climbing starter guide—and from there, the ...

Wild Country and Climbing Magazine have produced a series of 'How To' videos designed to demonstrate basic climbing skills and techniques. In this video Julie Ellison, Climbing Magazine Gear Editor, ...

I am a self-taught climber. When I first tied in, sometime in the early 1970s, my buddy Donnie and I were on our own. There was no one to figuratively and literally show us the ropes. We looked at ...

Details: Join REI for an in-store, introductory class in rock climbing including gear specific to women. Participants will leave with an understanding of the different types of climbing, what gear is ...

Rock climbing has gained popularity over the past few years, and whether you watched “Free Solo” or the Paris Olympics, you might be wondering how to start rock climbing. Getting into the sport is ...

Kelty Godby says people will often tell him they're afraid of heights and could never go rock climbing. His go-to response? "All climbers are afraid of heights; that's why we're alive." Godby is the ...

Rock climbing is a total-body workout that engages multiple muscle groups and helps to build strength, endurance, and flexibility. When you climb, you use your arms, legs, core, and back muscles to ...

This three-day camp will introduce and teach standard rock-climbing techniques to young, aspiring climbers, such as knots, belaying and the correct way to move over rock. After one day of introduction ...