Deciding when to retire climbing gear is tough. Losing half your rack to an unplanned escape is one thing, but decommissioning gear is quite another. According to several mechanical engineers, ...

Hey, I have an idea for you guys. Why don’t you get some climbing gear? After all, rappelling is a method for descending a mountain. But, you have to get up there first. I’ll concede, Shelbyville, ...

JEREMY RELLOSA: Hey, everyone. It's Jeremy from Outside, and today we're going to talk about when to know it's time to retire your climbing gear. So first, we'll look at your rope, and the first few ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the 50 years since, much has changed, and were you to gear up for either climb today, your kit would be much different--safer, ...