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.

The myth of Oliver Moon changed the face of Yosemite climbing forever.

They say that good things come in small packages, but the Dolomites of northern Italy are great things in a very big package.

Steve Dieckhoff started climbing in the late 1960s when climbing meant you tied in at the base and went up. This simplistic, purist's approach burned ...

The mighty Grimer and the world's best climbers square off at Arco.

With a dove-gray synthetic upper and translucent gel-like flashing, the Smoothy is an eye-catching shoe.