For Miriam Pracki, a 36-year-old from Germany, taking up climbing was an essential step in overcoming years of mental health hurdles. In 2000, when she was a teenager, she developed an eating disorder ...

My low point came on a crisp fall day in 2014 in the Red River Gorge, Kentucky. I'd set my sights on 8 Ball, a 5.12d at the Motherlode that I intended to try with friends. On my first attempt, I fell ...

Basque climber Patxi Usobiaga has repeated Papichulo, a 9a+ sport climb at Oliana in Spain. This heralds a great return to form after injury. In mid 2013 Usobiaga started climbing again and the ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Rock climbers on Lake Tahoe’s South Shore have united to form a new organization that will address, among other issues, local access, land stewardship and sustainability.

Ula Chrobak is a freelancer mainly writing about science, the environment, and animals (especially dogs). She has a graduate degree in science communication and previously studied soil science. She ...