Authorities in Japan have rescued the same climber from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of a week. The 27-year-old man was first rescued on Tuesday after falling ill, Shizuoka ...

TOKYO — A climber was rescued twice in one week from Japan’s Mount Fuji after he went back to search for his lost phone, police said Monday. On Sunday, rescuers carried the climber on a ...

Firefighters in York County rescued a rock climber after a 15-foot fall on Sunday, officials said. Wrightsville and Hellam Township firefighters said they were dispatched at about 11:44 a.m. after ...

TOKYO (AP) — A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later ...

THE WRIGHTSVILLE FIRE COMPANY SAYS A CLIMBER FELL 15FT ONTO A ROCK LEDGE. CREWS HAD TO GET EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL TO THE PATIENT. THEN CREWS LOWERED THE PATIENT OFF THE ROCK LEDGE TO A WAITING EMS.

Those who climb indoors are doing something for their health. But climbing shoes contain chemicals of concern that can enter the lungs of climbers through the abrasion of the soles. A climbing ...

NICHOLAS COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A rock climber who fell several feet had to be rescued first responders Sunday in Nicholas County. Firefighters with the Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department said ...

Kauk was also found guilty of a misdemeanor for domestic violence. Kauk, 44, the son of Yosemite climbing legend Ron Kauk, is a well-established name in California outdoor circles, according to ...

A climber who fell from a cliff wall near the town of Index is now recovering after a dramatic helicopter rescue. It was one of two rescues in that area last week. Around 3:00 p.m. Saturday ...

In the second high-angle rescue within a week near Index, a climber was saved after reportedly falling close to 100 feet on Saturday Afternoon, Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue (SRFR ...