As temperatures warm up and Red Rock Canyon draws more visitors to its popular climbing routes, safety is top of mind for ...

Planning a Denali climbing expedition? In this video, we cover essential mountaineering safety tips to help climbers prepare for extreme weather, high-altitude challenges, glacier travel, and ...

This guide will walk you through the best routes, recommended gear, safety tips, and everything you need to know for a successful ascent of Helvellyn. So lace up your boots, strap on your pack, and ...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. -- With summer hikes ahead, local fire crews want you to be prepared so you can enjoy nature and get home safely. Early Sunday morning, firefighters and search and rescue crews ...

We talk traditional rock climbing (i.e. “trad climbing”) with Mark Smiley and Vikki Weldon at the Arc’teryx Climbing Academy. The term “Traditional” rock climbing (or as many often refer to as “Trad”) ...

Mountaineers have tried to rationalize their obsession with scaling peaks for centuries. “What is above knows what is below but what is below does not know what is above,” wrote Rene Daumal. Anatoli ...

Climbing a rock face, opening a new route and rejoicing when you reach the summit: this is mountaineering, a challenge against the mountain and against yourself whether it’s on rock, snow, ice or ...