Climbers on the East Coast call it “the New”. The cliffs of the lower New River Gorge in West Virginia

Devils Tower rises out of the rolling hills of north-east Wyoming like a giant tree stump made of stone. Its

Cape Hatteras National Seashore, on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, is one of the few places on the US East Coast

Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site, outside El Paso, is a name bouldering climbers say with some reverence. The

Joshua Tree National Park is one of the busiest climbing areas in the United States, and the numbers explain why.

Most ice climbing starts with a long approach on snow to a frozen waterfall that may or may not be

Hood River, on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, is one of the best known wind sports towns

A river wave does not break and roll toward a beach. It stands still while the water rushes through it,

Sandboarding looks like snowboarding on a beach holiday, and the first run usually proves otherwise. Sand is slower than snow,