"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you need to know when choosing ice tools, along with my favorite picks for the best ice axes.

Dry-tooling, which is gaining traction as a sport, is the idea of using ice climbing tools on dry rock. We break down the discipline. Using ice axe tools on rock has been happening since ...

Scratch, tap, squeak. The sound of my tools pierces the cold fall day, awakening a primal feeling within me. These tools aren’t meant for building a house, or crafting a sculpture, but for climbing on ...

Outside reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Metolius Wood Grips Compact Training Board. Enjoy coverage of racing, history, food, culture, travel, and tech with access ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The bulk of life in the rainforest is found the leafy layers of the canopy. But little was known about this world until relatively recently, when ...

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As rock climbing grows in popularity, more climbers are flocking to climbing gyms for training purposes. However, it is difficult to measure your progress as a rock climber. You can judge general ...

Jerry Gallwas was a teenager in the early 1950s scouting for desert climbs when he found a 75-pound anvil in an abandoned mining shack. Gallwas had dreams of fashioning his own climbing gear, so, ...