When I first learned to crack climb, I loved tight hand cracks. But when things got a little wider--around three inches--my spirit sank, and all my strength suddenly drained from my body. As I ...

A climber in Utah was saved after he slipped down a cliff face and got his knee stuck in a crack for 12 hours on Friday night, officials said. The male climber, who was not publicly identified ...

Friday night, San Juan County Search & Rescue was called to Generic crack climbing route in Indian Creek. The victim’s knee became stuck in a crack when he slipped, and his climbing partners ...

SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah (KSTU) -- A man was stuck for around 12 hours on a San Juan County cliff face after his knee got stuck in a crack of a climbing route Friday night. San Juan County Search and ...

The Crack of Destiny--clocking in at anywhere from 5.14a to 5.14c--is now one of the ... Berthod's place in climbing lore was one of mystery and gossip. After establishing multiple crack ...

It’s a lot more pressure as a female to go out on a limb and say it’s the hardest crack climb in the world, which is traditionally a very male-dominated part of the sport. And so to say that here’s ...

Swiss climber Didier Berthod showed up at Indian Creek, Utah, in 2005, completely unheard of in American climbing circles. “The Creek” is widely considered the crack climbing mecca of the ...

After climbing about 15 feet up the vertical rock wall, I came to the crux. It’s what rock climbers call the hard part. The only thing the rock offered me was a flaring-out crack for about 12 ...