I've had an inflamed middle knuckle in one of my fingers for a few months. I saw a doctor, and after an x-ray he told me it was synovitis, the first stage of rheumatoid arthritis.

He told me a) not to be worried and b) maybe to be a little worried.

If your forearms inflate like balloons and your fingers always seem to uncurl just before the anchors, then this two-part series on endurance training is just what you’re looking for.

I have seen folks jury-rig various scraps to the shafts of their old tools trying to retro them for modern leashless climbing.

Three fatalities on this one route alone underscore the seriousness of jugging fixed ropes. Though seemingly simple and safe, this task, like rappelling, is one of climbing’s most insidious killers. The good news is that, as with rappelling, a few simple precautions can minimize the risk.

John Long relives the adventures of the Stonemasters when they first began rock climbing at Pirates Cove at Newport Beach, California.

Bollywood, adventure and jungle critters in south India. Jeff Jackson goes rock climbing in India on a life changing pilgrimage.

They are America's up-and-coming generation - but who are they, really?

Stephon Siegrist and the Huber Brothers-three of Europe's top free climbers-embark on an Antarctic expedition to the spellbinding realm of the Queen Mound Land, and open the coldest chapter of their lives.

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