I can’t breathe. I’m exhausted. My heart is beating through my chest. I can’t believe this is happening. I’m sorta freaked out. I’m dangling in mid-air, 50 feet above the ground, swaying in the breeze ...

My first memory of engaging in physical activity for any reason other than "play" occurred in high school gym class. Up to that point, the only exercise I did surrounded a sport or game. There I was, ...

Tori Ward fit the tips of her shoes onto "rocks" as small as a child's fist. From below, Molly Wick fed Ward rope as she made her ascent 10, 20, 30 feet in the air. Along the way, Ward clipped herself ...

On Monday night, I fell off a wall. After a moment I felt the bounce of the harness and stopped. My hands and feet once again came close enough to cling to the rock wall in front of me. “Gotcha,” my ...

There’s a new way to see Silver Falls State Park — from the top of an almost 300-foot tree. Tree Climbing at Silver Falls, a new business at Oregon’s largest state park, is offering guided trips that ...

During the summer vacation, climbing enthusiasts will have the opportunity to test their personal limits at dizzying heights in the Munich Airport Center (MAC). Experienced climbers and newbies alike ...

If you’re a fan of exercise but not a fan of the monotonous rut of workout machines, you should check out a rock climbing gym. Challenging but playful, rock climbing is a full-body exercise that ...