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 ...

People walking along lower State Street can look into the front windows of Ascend Erie and see a new, 24-foot-high indoor rock climbing wall. Tucked away from view, however, is a bigger wall that ...

Of all people, it was a jiu-jitsu partner who asked Bryce Mahoney if he wanted to go on an outdoor climbing excursion to Pilot Mountain. Mahoney said, “Sure, why not?” The agreement required him to ...