Rock climbing may seem like a niche sport, possibly one fraught with danger. But experts say it offers participants a wide variety of physical and mental health benefits that are not always found ...

Rock climbers who have expressed concern over proposed changes to federal regulations affecting climbing safety equipment in wilderness areas got some powerful allies this week when more than a ...

Charles Van Anda of Denver gets ready to put in a piece of climbing protection on North Table Mountain above Golden in a 2011 file photo. Rock climbers fear new guidance being proposed by the ...