Steven Potter is a digital editor at Climbing. He's been flailing on rocks since 2004, has successfully injured (and unsuccessfully rehabbed) nearly every one of his fingers, and holds an MFA in ...

SEATTLE – Next summer, climbers in the Cascades will not have to fret over fixing an unsafe anchor in order to secure a rope to the side of a mountain. Last Wednesday, the National Park Service ...

A debate over the use of fixed climbing anchors in designated wilderness areas has been simmering over the past couple months after federal agencies proposed new guidance that could impact their use.

David Gladish’s article in The Seattle Times warns that “Federal proposals could curtail climbing anchors in WA wilderness” [Jan. 10, Local News]: The proposals would simply affirm the ethic among ...