How many pieces do you need for a traditional anchor? Most climbers don't have time to blink before they answer this question. But if you answered "three," you're wrong. An anchor takes as many pieces ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A proposal by federal agencies that could have severely limited the use of fixed climbing anchors in wilderness areas is now dead, following adoption of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... We humans want the most out of life, so why shouldn’t we push to get more of what we want? That’s what some rock climbers must be thinking. They want to ...

Non-destructive testing (NDT) methods for rock bolts and anchors are pivotal in ensuring the stability and longevity of underground structures, mines, tunnels, and slopes. This branch of research ...

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — Though the $5.4 million rock blasting project in the Tongass Narrows has ended, it leaves in its wake a more navigable waterway and a memento. As crews dredged rubble from the ...