You build the best darn rock-climbing wall possible, and you outfit it with an LED for every hold and write an app that lets you plan your route and repeat it later. This is essentially a DIY ...

For the latter, many have turned to 3D printers to create more rock-like climbing grips but plastic doesn’t tend to behave the same as rock unless you do what [Giles Barton-Owen] did and ...

What are the rules for speed climbing? The aim of speed climbing is to scale a 15-meter (49-foot) high wall as quickly as possible. The speed wall is identical at all competitions. Each hold is the ...

From an outsider’s perspective with two feet planted firmly on the ground, indoor rock climbing might seem kind of weird and ...

Always avoid climbing on porous rocks like sandstone and gritstone when they are wet or damp. Moisture weakens the holds and climbing on them in this state leads to permanent erosion and breakage.

Bouldering is a form of rock climbing that ... Once he reaches a rock, Tong clears off the vegetation covering it, checks for loose holds and comes up with potential routes. Sometimes, though ...

Aguilar is a pre-law senior at ISU and founded the university’s climbing team, which began its first semester of holding practices and going to competitions this fall. Less than a month ago ...