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One end of the rope is attached to the climber, and then runs up to the top of the climb, through an anchor, and back down to a safety person (known as a belayer). As the climber climbs, the belayer ...

Eli Dannenbaum fashions a belt out of climbing rope Monday, March 10, 2025, outside of Gemstone Climbing in downtown Twin Falls. Dannenbaum travels around climbing and working out of the back of ...

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Can you identify who is truly in danger in this tricky brain teaser? Test your IQ, logical reasoning, and observation skills ...

Out & Back with Alison Mariella Désir is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, ...