Lead falls are an indispensable part of rock climbing. Ask any performance-oriented sport or trad climber and they'll tell you: become comfortable with big, safe falls if you want to reach your full ...

Ski mountaineering is the newest Winter Olympics event in 2026. But there's another high-altitude event that could enter the picture when the French Alps host the Games in 2030. Ice climbing is one of ...

Mount Kenya, Africa's second-highest peak, offers a thrilling ice climbing experience for the adventurous. The challenge of ...

Mr. Wejchert is a climber and the author of the forthcoming book “Hidden Mountains: Survival and Reckoning After a Climb Gone Wrong.” See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With her purple ponytail dangling beneath a grey helmet, Ceri Evans kicked one crampon-clad foot, then the other, into the plywood walls of The Ice Coop, a ...

Before world-class athletes visit Longmont this weekend for the Ice Climbing World Cup, one big piece of the competition needs assembly: the ice wall. Standing nearly 50 feet tall, the wall will be ...