Moab

River Barry’s quick thinking resulted in the rescue of a severely injured base jumper—and possibly a new first ascent.

29-year-old Dalton Snow was hospitalized after a trad fall while climbing on April 12, near Kings Bottom, Moab.

Boulders in Big Bend, near Moab, were defaced with grease over the weekend. Cleanup efforts are underway. 

The first ascent of Castleton Tower, the world's most iconic desert spire, went down 60 years ago. So what has changed—and what hasn't—since?

The climber who bolted three rock climbs on top of and near ancient Native American petroglyphs told Climbing magazine that he regretted his mistake and any harm he may have caused.

When Darrin Reay found three sport lines had been bolted over ancient rock art in Moab last weekend, he promptly removed the bolts. Climbing magazine reached out to chat with Reay about the incident.

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Enormous swaths of public land around Moab have been nominated for leasing to oil and gas companies, encompassing classic desert climbing areas. Public comment is open for the next 30 days to prevent leasing the land.

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During the 1960s Ingalls and Layton Kor established many of the most difficult, dangerous, and classic routes in Colorado and Utah together. Ingalls is remembered for his tower climbing, with FA’s of Castleton Tower, the Titan, Standing Rock, and North Six Shooter.

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How one Colorado-based nonprofit uses rock climbing to help young cancer survivors live again

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