After summiting, it's easy to feel like the challenge is over and all that remains are a few simple raps. Your situational awareness and risk perception change, distracting you from the necessary ...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than 100 people are rappelling 26 stories down the side of the Chase Tower on East Broad Street in downtown Columbus on Friday. They are raising money to help girls who are ...

Before you head out for rappelling in Maletsunyane Gorge, make sure you have the right gear. A helmet, harness, and sturdy ...

DURYEA, Pa. — Patrick Quinn was a senior in high school when he first got into rock rappelling. The 55-year-old hasn’t done it in years, but this year seemed like the perfect time for the ...

FORT BENNING, Ga., (Sept. 25, 2013) -- More than 180 Soldiers took to the skies Thursday, as the rappel exercise of the Warrior Training Center's Air Assault Course was held at Dickman Field. During ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – “Over The Edge at ONE DAYTONA” got a little edgier than planned on Friday, only adding to the adventure for that ol’ thrill seeker Rusty Wallace. Winds in the 20-mph range made ...

Three people are dead, and another is injured after falling off of a mountain in a climbing accident involving a suspected failed anchor while they were rappelling, police said. The Okanogan County ...

A thin, braided nylon rope was all that stood between Paul Kuenker and a 30-foot drop as he was gracefully floated to the ground from his perch atop an indoor rock wall at a Tempe climbing gym. The 28 ...