What goes up must come down. You may be aware that down climbing is much more difficult and time consuming than climbing upwards, as well as sounding a little contradictory. This is because it's much ...

After summiting, it's easy to feel like the challenge is over and all that remains are a few simple raps. Your situational awareness and risk perception change, distracting you from the necessary ...

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Sure, I can settle this debate: Both opinions are right. Next question? Oh, wait. You probably want more than that. Well, as I said, they’re both right. On the one hand, the rappel loop is designed to ...

No other sport relies quite as heavily on gear during life-and-death situations as climbing. From short sport climbing routes to multi-day big wall aid climbs, your gear is your only lifeline holding ...

COURTESY RAPPEL MAUI Tour participants make their descent down the waterfalls using numerous natural footholds — indentations between rocks and “steps” formed by rocks jutting out from the cliff face.

I love all the natural wonders of the Hocking Hills, but the most stunning, to me, are the region’s rocks: the exposed outcroppings, steep cliffs, shadowy caves and rocky gorges. But it’s not always ...

A thin, braided nylon rope was all that stood between Paul Kuenker and a 30-foot drop as he was gracefully floated to the ground from his perch atop an indoor rock wall at a Tempe climbing gym. The 28 ...

Rappelling, or as locals like to say “repling”, is the descent of a steep cliff or slope using a rope. In Indonesia, one famous spot to do this is at the Sri Gethuk waterfall. Located in the area of ...