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 ...

The climbing industry has boomed over the last decade. Impressive establishments have cropped up across corporate America, and they purport to cater to all. Climbing gyms appeal to a health-centric ...

Climbing gyms are popping up all over, according to Climbing Business Journal, an industry publication that follows the indoor climbing business. According to the journal’s most recent statistical ...

Samantha “Sam” MacIlwaine is a climber and freelance journalist based in the American West. Her work can be found in Climbing, Gripped, and The Moab Sun News. She holds a B.S. from Columbia University ...

In the eighties, nineties, and much of the early aughts, rock climbing gyms were little more than training grounds where climbers honed their skills in preparation for objectives on real rock. But ...

PLAINVIEW, New York -- Whether it is your first time facing a climb or learning a new course, Island Rock invites everyone to break a sweat while climbing to new heights. "Climbing is like 80 percent ...

My colleagues and I just voted to unionize our Bay Area rock-climbing gym. The future of this business has never looked brighter. As a Marin County resident who grew up here and graduated from ...

GRAND CHUTE — Odyssey Climbing and Fitness gym will bring an indoor climbing experience to the Fox Cities when it opens its second location, in Grand Chute. The indoor gym first opened in Aushwaubenon ...

HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A new Holland-area climbing gym promises a friendly, unintimidating space for climbers of all levels. It offers 5,100 square feet of climbing terrain, a café and a ...

PLAINVIEW, New York -- Whether it is your first time facing a climb or learning a new course, Island Rock invites everyone to break a sweat while climbing to new heights. "Climbing is like 80 percent ...