Since its start in the mid-1980s, indoor rock climbing was seen as a slightly risky and extremely difficult niche sport. It was considered by a good chunk of the country to be off the beaten path, ...

Once a fringe activity of mostly young adults, indoor climbing is gaining a mainstream foot hold, drawing fans that might include your neighbor’s 8-year-old son and your own grandma. The sport has ...

Mallory and Abby Farchione found a new passion. Hand over hand, the sisters take turns propelling themselves up climbing walls inside Rock Ventures, an indoor rock-climbing facility in Rochester.

Erik Cline is a longtime indoor rock-climber who feels something is missing on Long Island: a sufficient number of places to climb. So, the Setauket resident decided to do something about it. He and ...