Rock Climbers

A 60-year-old man has caught the internet's attention with his daredevil act of climbing up on a mountain without the safety equipment. Alain Robert, who is a French Rock climber, goes by the name "French Spiderman" of "The Human Spider"

The small wooden box that hangs on the side of a mountain provides refreshments to climbers who need a quick break in the middle of their climb.

Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi who represented her country at an international event in South Korea without wearing a hijab headed home Tuesday morning amid fears that she would get prosecuted upon her arrival in Tehran.

A video of a climber scaling a high fort wall without safety harnesses has impressed viewers. The video features Jyoti Raju - a self-taught solo climber whose ability to scale walls without any aid or support has earned him the moniker of "Kothi Raju" or "Monkey Man".

A world-renowned rock climber, US national Brad Gobright, fell to his death while climbing a sheer rock face in northern Mexico, authorities said Thursday.

A dozen young men and women stand before a rock face on the outskirts of Islamabad, challenging and cheering each other on as they take turns scrambling up the limestone in front of curious onlookers.

Salas was 14 when he lost his vision. His eyesight had always been subpar - he was wearing glasses by the time he was 5 - but it wasn't until his freshman year of high school that his vision began deteriorating rapidly. It happened without warning. Glasses no longer helped. Colors bled into a fuzzy gray. Even the moon was blurry. Tests revealed his...

Wiretaps of the pope's private conversations allegedly recorded by a racy social climber and a Spanish prelate are rocking the Catholic Church after confidential information including claims of theft and debauchery was passed to investigative journalists.

More than 130 climbers were stranded on one of Southeast Asia's highest mountains today after an earthquake rocked parts of the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo island, a rescue official said.

A 54-year-old Indian attempting to climb all the highest peaks in the seven continents, is stuck at Camp II on Mount Everest along with 11 other fellow climbers due to the devastating earthquake that rocked Nepal.

Two US free climbers who completed a historic climb of a sheer 900-meter (2,950-feet) rock face in Yosemite National Park called their 19-day journey a "spiritual experience."

Two US free climbers reached the top of an iconic rock formation in Yosemite National Park on Wednesday, after spending nearly three weeks inching up a sheer 900-metre (2,950-feet)-high cliff face.

Aimed at rock climbers, the Nixie quadcopter is worn wrapped around the wrist and springs into the air to take pictures from hard-to-reach places.

The bodies of two Belgian climbers who were swept away by falling rocks and ice on France's Mont Blanc mountain were found on Saturday after two days of searching, police rescue officials said.

Nepal may install ladders on Mount Everest's Hillary Step, the final rock wall which climbers have to scale to reach the summit, in a bid to ease congestion, the government said on Monday.

A 60-year-old man has caught the internet's attention with his daredevil act of climbing up on a mountain without the safety equipment. Alain Robert, who is a French Rock climber, goes by the name "French Spiderman" of "The Human Spider"

The small wooden box that hangs on the side of a mountain provides refreshments to climbers who need a quick break in the middle of their climb.

Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi who represented her country at an international event in South Korea without wearing a hijab headed home Tuesday morning amid fears that she would get prosecuted upon her arrival in Tehran.

A video of a climber scaling a high fort wall without safety harnesses has impressed viewers. The video features Jyoti Raju - a self-taught solo climber whose ability to scale walls without any aid or support has earned him the moniker of "Kothi Raju" or "Monkey Man".

A world-renowned rock climber, US national Brad Gobright, fell to his death while climbing a sheer rock face in northern Mexico, authorities said Thursday.

A dozen young men and women stand before a rock face on the outskirts of Islamabad, challenging and cheering each other on as they take turns scrambling up the limestone in front of curious onlookers.

Salas was 14 when he lost his vision. His eyesight had always been subpar - he was wearing glasses by the time he was 5 - but it wasn't until his freshman year of high school that his vision began deteriorating rapidly. It happened without warning. Glasses no longer helped. Colors bled into a fuzzy gray. Even the moon was blurry. Tests revealed his...

Wiretaps of the pope's private conversations allegedly recorded by a racy social climber and a Spanish prelate are rocking the Catholic Church after confidential information including claims of theft and debauchery was passed to investigative journalists.

More than 130 climbers were stranded on one of Southeast Asia's highest mountains today after an earthquake rocked parts of the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo island, a rescue official said.

A 54-year-old Indian attempting to climb all the highest peaks in the seven continents, is stuck at Camp II on Mount Everest along with 11 other fellow climbers due to the devastating earthquake that rocked Nepal.

Two US free climbers who completed a historic climb of a sheer 900-meter (2,950-feet) rock face in Yosemite National Park called their 19-day journey a "spiritual experience."

Two US free climbers reached the top of an iconic rock formation in Yosemite National Park on Wednesday, after spending nearly three weeks inching up a sheer 900-metre (2,950-feet)-high cliff face.

Aimed at rock climbers, the Nixie quadcopter is worn wrapped around the wrist and springs into the air to take pictures from hard-to-reach places.

The bodies of two Belgian climbers who were swept away by falling rocks and ice on France's Mont Blanc mountain were found on Saturday after two days of searching, police rescue officials said.

Nepal may install ladders on Mount Everest's Hillary Step, the final rock wall which climbers have to scale to reach the summit, in a bid to ease congestion, the government said on Monday.