Rock climbers gain protection in legislation signed into law by Biden A proposal by the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service to restrict the use of fixed anchors is now dead ...

The sole survivor of a rock climbing accident that killed three others in Washington state's North Cascades National Park is in satisfactory condition—a fact that's nothing short of "miraculous ...

Fixed anchors are typically steel hardware that are permanently embedded into rock faces; climbers can attach ropes to the anchors to help ensure their safety in case of a fall.

Rock climbers secure themselves by ropes to anchors, such as pitons or other climbing equipment. The ropes are intended to arrest their fall if they should slip, and typically climbers use backup ...

Authorities in Utah are searching for whoever banged climbing anchors into the site of an ancient outdoor engraving carved by Native Americans nearly a millennium ago. The bolts — which climbers ...

Because rock quality, placement error, or weathering can contribute towards a weaker than intended anchor point, single point anchors are rarely trusted." More in U.S.

A flatbed truck will deliver rock anchor equipment to the MSEL construction site from 4 to 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17. The flatbed will enter campus via the east gate loop off Charles Street (see ...