Do you always know the exact length of every rappel? At some point in your climbing career, you will probably encounter a rappel that is unknown but looks too long for your measly single line. Instead ...

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 ...

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 ...

There we were atop a 60-foot high clay bank down below Cahawba in Dallas County on a perfect spring afternoon circa 1984. The hooligans that I grew up with figured it was time to learn to rappel. For ...

Whether you are an avid climber or new to the rock-climbing scene, this popular activity necessitates some pretty important equipment purchases. From climbing walls in city gyms to the challenge of a ...

NEW RIVER GORGE — Anyone who knows about the New River Gorge knows of its spectacular views. The views the landlocked get from the rim of the gorge are nothing compared to those seen by those dangling ...

“Ready to lower!” I yelled. As I descended from the anchor, my belayer dropped me faster and faster until I was free-falling. I expected—or hoped—the rope would go taut, but the ground came first. My ...