I was home for the summer after my freshman year of college, working as a lifeguard at the local community college, when one of my friends texted me. There was this new 24-hour bouldering gym in town that...

Throw one hammer in, and then the other, followed by the exact same movement of the feet. Repeat this until you reach the desired destination — which is usually the top. You take a look around and instead...

For a certified crack-climbing addict like myself, winter in Salt Lake City can be a tough time of year. As the snow line quickly descends from the peaks above the town of Alta to the foothills of Cottonwood...

“Being able to see your biceps in the mirror, as shallow as that sounds, is like a really good feeling. Especially for women, it’s like ‘I did that. I built that.’ … Knowing that I put in the...

  The world is waking up to the rush that is rock climbing. In the metropolis of Santiago, Chile, the situation is no different. Whether it’s pulling plastic or taking trips into the neighboring...

Any person who lives or has visited Salt Lake City knows that there is an abundance of climbing tucked away in the mountains that tower over the city. It’s pretty obvious. A 20-minute drive from downtown...

When I ask about why people chose to move to Utah, I often hear one response: "I came here for the mountains." Plenty choose to stay for that reason as well. Salt Lake City is undoubtedly one of the best...

“It’s done … I don’t think I can move my arm,” said Brett Davis as he sat in a snowbank on the side of the road in La Plata Canyon. AJ Verkouw, Davis’ partner on the trip, did a quick roadside...

Steph Davis is a professional rock climber, free-soloer, BASE-jumper and more. She's written the books Learning to Fly and High Infatuation. She answered six questions for Wasatch on risk and the outdoors. 1.)...