The Blake’s Hitch is one of the most trusted friction hitches in tree climbing and arborist work, widely used for its reliability, ease of tying, and ability to adjust smoothly during ascent and ...

LYNNWOOD — With granite crags and huge roadside boulders, Snohomish County is a rock climber’s paradise, but as the winter closes in, the Cascades can be awfully wet and slippery this time of ...

After all, you need a good rope if you’re climbing a mountain. Karl Kreunen, CLU, is vice president, life product marketing, for Ohio National Financial Services. Karl may be contacted at [email ...

You may not have gym class anymore, but rope climbing can still be a good workout. And knowing how to climb a rope could be an invaluable skill in some emergency situations. Here are a few methods ...

Scooter hockey, whiffle ball and other unique games held my interest, but there was one activity that became my nemesis -- the rope climb. We had this dingy, frayed, thick brown rope that hung ...

A 57-year-old man died after he fell while trying to climb down a rope of bed sheets at his Logan Square neighborhood nursing home, Chicago police said today. The man, Ramon Crisantos, was ...

Alex Honnold is known in the rock climbing community for his fearless ... what is generally considered a rock climbing essential, a rope. Honnold’s route up The Shining Path.YouTube But the ...

For many Americans, it was the most dreaded moment in gym class: the challenge to wrap oneself around a vertical rope and climb as high as possible. Some of us couldn't even get off the floor.

Alex Honnold has shocked the sport of climbing by reaching the peak of El Capitan without using ropes, climbing one of the world's largest monoliths in less than four hours with little gear other ...

Two inmates staged a Hollywood-style prison break by shimmying up a rope to a hovering helicopter that had been commandeered by accomplices. Benjamin Hudon-Barbeau, 36, and Danny Provencal ...