Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Wendy Altschuler is a seasoned travel and adventure writer and author. If you’re looking for a newfangled way to get in shape, be ...

My husband and I just celebrated our 11-year anniversary in August. Since spending time together is really the only gift we both wanted, I surprised him, booked a babysitter, and signed us up for an ...

I’m channeling my inner gecko as I inch my way up a limestone wall at Reimers Ranch Park. Geckos, though, have naturally sticky feet. Mine are just stuffed into extra-tight climbing shoes with gummy ...

The Outdoor Adventures’ 22-foot climbing wall welcomes all experience levels, from hard-crimping climbers looking for difficult problems to first-timers hoping to try out climbing in a relaxed, ...

I first started climbing in 2013, wearing an old pair of someone else's shoes, scrabbling across damp Massachusetts rock, with a belayer who only kind of remembered how to set up her ATC (a device ...