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We Put Up an X-Rated Route, Then Someone Bolted It For Their Own "First Ascent
23+ hour, 33+ min ago (609+ words) During our ascent Lane had commanded a bold lead of the crux that neither of us will soon forget. We expected slightly vegetated cracks but, after digging them out, we found grasses materializing out of closed seams. No crack. No…...
Hours of Climbing Lead to One Incredible Leap
2+ week, 6+ day ago (302+ words) Extreme sports enthusiast Dan Darby has shared point-of-view footage documenting a wingsuit flight from Rampart Ridge, Washington, USA capturing the entire journey from the mountain approach to landing. The video begins with Darby hiking through alpine terrain, including sections of…...
Why the Story of a 7-Year-Old Climbing El Cap Is, Well, Complicated.
1+ mon, 16+ hour ago (457+ words) "I'm going to the moon!" shouted Joey on camera, pushing off from the wall. Typically, when climbing records are broken, Climbing reporters like me are quick to celebrate and share the details. But this one felt different. From my view…...
Terra Firma Bouldering Company brings social climbing to Okemos
1+ mon, 18+ hour ago (224+ words) OKEMOS, Mich. (WLNS) " This Friday, Terra Firma Bouldering Company is opening its doors to the public. For the past week, members have had the chance to exclusively experience the space to try it out. Their first location is in Grand…...
This Idaho Town Just Voted to Evict Its Only Rock Gym. Will It Become an Indoor Climbing Desert?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (847+ words) The long-brewing saga of a small town climbing gym in Idaho entered a new chapter this week, when the Driggs City Council voted on May 19 to terminate the gym's lease. Teton Rock Gym, a nonprofit, has long operated out of…...
Charlize Theron 'Slammed' Into A Rock, Broke Some Toes And Jacked Up Her Elbow To Make Apex The No. 1 Movie On Netflix
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (475+ words) I think I'm accident-prone. Honestly, I feel like I'm just -- if something is going to go wrong, it will happen with me. This isn't the first time Theron has gotten injured on a movie set. She revealed she had to…...
Children with hand and arm differences learning to rock climb at special camp
11+ mon, 1+ hour ago (86+ words) Kids with hand and arm differences are climbing to new heights at Camp Rock, hosted by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. CBS Philadelphia's Stephanie Stahl shows how these kids are learning adaptive rock climbing skills and creating bonds with others…...
Charlize Theron Scales 'Apex' Billboard in Times Square to Promote New Film
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (260+ words) Charlize Theron took on the role of a daredevil this week when she climbed a Times Square billboard to promote her new Netflix movie, Apex. "Don't make me climb a wall in Times Square for nothing!" she joked. The adrenalizing…...
Lake Tahoe Mourns 15-Year-Old Climber Noah Wiley Who Died Toproping
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (649+ words) The South Lake Tahoe climbing community is mourning after a local teen, Noah Sebastian Ortega Wiley, fell to his death in a climbing accident. Wiley died on April 9 while toproping at 90 Foot Wall, a granite crag on Lake Tahoe's Emerald…...
City ROCK to open second climbing gym on north side
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (217+ words) (COLORADO SPRINGS) " Popular indoor rock climbing facility City ROCK hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, April 14 for its second location on the north side of Colorado Springs. The new facility, located at 11541 Ent Parkway north of Great Wolf Lodge, will…...