Our mountaineering expert looks at America’s greatest ever mountaineers, detailing the historic ascents of the nation’s ...

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The bolts — which climbers use to fasten the ropes that keep them from falling from the rock face — were discovered in early November at the Pregnant Sheep Petroglyph Panel in northeastern ...

Rock climbers in Colorado and beyond are marking ... and elsewhere to the iconic likes of El Capitan, Zion National Park and the North Cascades. Long-anticipated master plans approved for 2 ...

At age 15, Herson became the youngest person to free climb the Nose route on El Capitan ... placing his own gear for protection on the rock. His parents also introduced him to big-wall climbing ...

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Sunny skies, calm winds, cool temperatures. Conditions couldn’t have been better for climbers at Red Rock Canyon on Thursday. Some climbers were found enjoying the routes at Calico Basin inside ...

This past fall, Connor Herson decided to take a four-month break from his studies at Stanford University to go rock climbing ... person to free climb the Nose route on El Capitan.

Another popular beach near Santa Barbara is preparing to become a construction zone in 2025. El Capitan State Beach, right off Highway 101 about 20 miles west of downtown Santa Barbara, is set to ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — On Christmas Day the Las Vegas Search and Rescue successfully rescued two climbers stranded in Pine Creek Canyon at Red Rock. The climbers had been navigating the “Olive Oil ...