DEVILS TOWER, Wyo. — It’s almost midnight on a moonless night and Frank Sanders has leashed three first-time Devils Tower climbers to a pair of bolts 600 feet off the ground.

The 38-year-old blind climber Jesse Dufton has made an impressive ascent of Wyoming’s Devils Tower, on the 500-foot El Matador, becoming the first blind person to lead the formation.Dufton ...

About 6,000 people climb the formation every year, according to the Associated Press report. “While climbing fatalities at Devils Tower are infrequent, it is still inherently dangerous,” the ...

The 38-year-old blind climber Jesse Dufton has made an impressive ascent of Wyoming’s Devils Tower, on the 500-foot El Matador, becoming the first blind person to lead the formation.Dufton ...

Loveland resident Robert Kelman, the oldest person to climb Devils Tower, stands atop the rock formation on Sept. 11, 2017. Robert Kelman may have slowed down a bit from his heyday in climbing, ...

DEVILS TOWER NATIONAL MONUMENT - The National Park Service has opened all climbing routes on the monument for climbers after an undisturbed prairie falcon nesting season.

That morning at 3 a.m., we had departed Bozeman under starry skies and balmy winds with high hopes of climbing under afternoon sun at Devils Tower, a truly magnificent formation of igneous ...

DEVILS TOWER NATIONAL MONUMENT, Wyo. (CBS4) - A Colorado man has laid claim to a record in Wyoming. The Devils Tower National Monument posted to Facebook Thursday morning that Robert of Colorado ...

Technical rock climbing equipment is required to safely climb at Devils Tower National Monument. Consult multiple sources for information on a route, as suggested gear varies between guidebooks.

While climbing fatalities at Devils Tower are infrequent, it is still inherently dangerous," the National Park Service press release states. The park sees around 500,000 visitors per year, ...

Robert Kelman may have slowed down a bit from his heyday in climbing, but his technique and skills remain strong enough that, at 87, he became the oldest person to climb Devils Tower.“He’s ...