Since its start in the mid-1980s, indoor rock climbing was seen as a slightly risky and extremely difficult niche sport. It was considered by a good chunk of the country to be off the beaten path, ...

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LYNNWOOD — With granite crags and huge roadside boulders, Snohomish County is a rock climber’s paradise, but as the winter closes in, the Cascades can be awfully wet and slippery this time of year.

PHOENIX — An expansive new Tempe fitness center will surely drive you up the wall — and that’s just the point at Bouldering Project. The 53,000-square-foot gym at Hardy and Alameda drives, between ...

Before having a moment was an overused term, rock climbing had moments. Certain decades, in fact, when the holds seemed to align just so, and the sport traversed bounds in a few short years. And now, ...

The Outdoor Adventures’ 22-foot climbing wall welcomes all experience levels, from hard-crimping climbers looking for difficult problems to first-timers hoping to try out climbing in a relaxed, ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — In our exclusive new series Adventures with Alan, we'll travel across Southern Colorado week-by-week to show you everything from hidden gems to well known spots. This week, we visit ...

Decades ago, indoor rock climbing might have sounded like a contradiction. But indoor climbing walls are now available at a number of Westchester and Rockland facilities. There’s the Cliffs at ...