Engineers have used a variety of techniques to create robots that can scale walls – “the Climber” uses a rolling seal, while the insect-like robots from SRI have caterpillar tracks with ...

The hand holds on the Nova are a pretty far stretch from the usual polyurethane grips found at the indoor rock climbing gym. Image courtesy of LUNAR Europe This climbing wall doubles as a piece of art ...

Walls can’t hold [Elijah Cirioli]. The would-be superhero has been busy scaling the sides of buildings using his self-contained vacuum climbers. (Video embedded after the break.) After being inspired ...

Last month we told you about a team of Brigham Young University engineering students, who created a clever Batman-inspired wall-climbing system. They were competing in the U.S. Air Force Research ...

When Ellie Farmer is working her way up a climbing wall, she sometimes plants her foot or reaches her hand just-so and has to squeal down to her parents, as if to say, “Look! I did it!” She can scale ...

A new trend in homes is bringing X Games and REI adventure right into the house. Residential climbing walls now let climbers scale their backyard fences, rec rooms — even bedrooms. Check out a wide ...

A complete overview of Olympic sport climbing with our guide on official regulations, scoring, and information on all three ...

Climbing at Princeton University is alive and well. For more than two decades, the OA climbing wall has been the home and the focal point for climbing at Princeton. Thousands of Princeton students, ...

Looking for a fun new hobby that challenges both your physical and mental abilities? Give rock climbing a try: The indoor/outdoor sport -- which involves making your way up a wall by way of tiny ...