The first wall I ever climbed was in a Galyans within a mall. It was a towering monolith presiding over the store center like an epic plastic Everest, or so I thought when I was 10. Holds shaped like ...

Adam Roy is the executive editor of Backpacker. He lives in Colorado’s Front Range, where he spends his free time hiking, climbing, and running his home mountains. The Bouldering Bucket ($33) is the ...

Shortly after I started my PhD at the end of 2016, a small, community-focused bouldering wall opened on the street I lived on ...

This three-day camp will introduce and teach standard rock-climbing techniques to young, aspiring climbers, such as knots, belaying and the correct way to move over rock. After one day of introduction ...

Rock climbing is gaining popularity in India as a sport. Why not challenge yourself to a session this weekend? Beginners have a chance to learn the basics, and build confidence in a rock climbing ...