Cleaning a sport climb with dubious lower-offs, or retreating from a route with questionable protection, can sometimes be ...

With summer on the horizon here’s a timely safety reminder about bolts and other fixed equipment on our crags when rock climbing. Climbers first started using steel pitons (pegs) and bolts in the ...

The National Park Service is killing a controversial plan that would have allowed local land managers to ban climbing anchors in wilderness areas. The agency on Wednesday said it was ending a nearly ...

Federal proposals have reignited the decades-old debate over the installation of permanent climbing anchors in the wilderness, reopening a rift between climbing advocates and conservationists about ...

A rock climber climbs Smith Rock on May 16, 2020. Federal proposals to gear used in parks would only apply to national parks directly, not state parks like Smith Rock. However, some climbers worry ...