Looking for a rock climbing gym in Denver or Boulder? ... DBC offers small yet active bouldering gyms that have been described as some of the most inclusive and welcoming of their kind.

The small country in southeastern Africa is leveraging its little-known rock cliffs and boulders to develop local interest in climbing — and to draw adventure tourists.

Climbing book author Damon Corso, 39, understands the allure of the rocks — and the value of learning bouldering, top-roping and lead climbing in a safe, indoor setting. Advertisement ...

Gone are the color-coded plastic holds and the plush gym flooring. Instead, real rock digs into my fingers, my feet scrape ...

Bouldering (also called block climbing) is practiced on short stretches of rock faces or small walls, without the use of ropes, harnesses or belay devices.