If you're not already frequenting your local climbing gym and bragging about how you can send a 5.10, it's only a matter of time. Climbing has seen a major surge in popularity with the emergence of ...

Climbing Mt. Fuji from the Base! Tips and Preparation GuideSummaryClimbing Mt. Fuji is not a matter of luck, but something ...

shoes, and ten of each size of those gadgets that climbers stuff into cracks, how does a novice decide what to buy? Here’s a primer, designed to help an aspirant wade through today’s jungle of gear ...

If you’re just getting into rock climbing, it can be tempting to buy the coolest, flashiest gear, but finding the best beginner climbing shoes is actually pretty simple. They should feel relatively ...

I am a self-taught climber. When I first tied in, sometime in the early 1970s, my buddy Donnie and I were on our own. There was no one to figuratively and literally show us the ropes. We looked at ...

Among my friends, I’m the de facto outdoor-gear guy. And for years, they’ve consulted me for climbing-gear recommendations, especially if they’re new to the sport and have no idea where to start. I’ve ...

My husband and I just celebrated our 11-year anniversary in August. Since spending time together is really the only gift we both wanted, I surprised him, booked a babysitter, and signed us up for an ...

Gear guides, how-to articles, and relatable stories for the beginner climber. Not many will argue that hitting the fingerboard will improve your climbing grade, but if simply going climbing is just as ...

Climbing Mt. Fuji is one of the things I want to do before I die.When I heard about climbing Mt. Fuji, I vaguely thought it ...

What started as an ordinary beginner climbing course quickly became a social experiment when professional climber Magnus Midtbø disguised himself as a nervous newcomer from Finland. Armed with a fake ...

Ice climbing is one of the hottest winter sports around. WSJ’s Jeff Bush travels to Switzerland to learn what it takes to climb a frozen waterfall. Photo Jeff Bush CLIMBING a wall of ice may sound ...