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In this March 2, 2013 photo, Bob Hitchcock loads skies into a car parked on the S-curve at the Mill B South trailhead in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. A Salt Lake County study of parking in Big Cottonwood and Little Cottonwood canyons recommends 17 areas where changes should be made including prohibiting parking along the road outside of this trailhead. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Kim Raff)

Crews rescue 2 in Cottonwood Canyon

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Last updated Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 9:39am

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Crews kept busy on Memorial Day with two rescues at Big Cottonwood Canyon.

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A climber makes an ascent in Castle Rocks in Idaho. (Standard-Examiner file photo)

BLM ponders closing popular Idaho rock climbing area

Hanna Fuvaro The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, May 4, 2013 - 4:54pm

BOISE -- Despite opposition from local rock climbers who argue the plan is too restrictive and was pushed through without stakeholder input, the federal Bureau of Land Management may permanently close a popular climbing site in southeastern Idaho.

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USU runner Brittany Fisher continues remarkable recovery from 2012 rock-climbing accident

Megan Allen Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, May 3, 2013 - 3:26pm

LOGAN – From an outsider’s perspective, sports like track and field, and cross country, often appear to be individual sports. Results and finishes are determined by each athlete’s personal performance, rather than as a group. However, ask any runner, jumper or thrower and they will tell you just how wrong that is.

So much of a track athlete’s success comes from the support of his or her teammates. From helping coach them in practice to cheering them on from the sidelines as they compete, the camaraderie and support involved in a single event is what turns these individual performances into team sports.

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Daniel Turner climbs to the top of a boulder during the Ogden Climbing Festival on Saturday, April 13, 2013. (REYNALDO LEAL/Standard-Examiner)

Hundreds gather for Ogden Climbing Festival

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, April 14, 2013 - 7:44am

OGDEN — Layla Tanner eased nimble fingers into barely visible cracks and crevices in a multi-ton boulder. The Ogden resident lifted her full weight with her fingertips, then raised her left foot to feel for a subtle foot-hold in the stone.

After a few false starts, she lifted her body atop The Tooth, as the giant rock in the Ogden Boulder Field is known. Standing victorious, Layla surveyed all of the Ogden metro area below, and the western horizon far beyond.

“Climbing makes me feel powerful,” said Layla, only 15. “It’s not like any other sport. Anyone can play soccer. Rock climbing is solving problems on your own, without help from any teammates. Making it to the top makes me feel strong.”

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6th Annual Ogden Climbing Festival

Reynaldo Leal

Last updated Saturday, April 13, 2013 - 3:07pm

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A group of volunteers from Weber Pathways repair a section of a trail in Ogden in this file photo. The Ogden Trails Network Advisory Committee and The Front Climbing Club have formed a strategic partnership to maintain a set of trails between 22nd and 27th streets. The trails lead to several popular rock-climbing spots in the area. (Standard-Examiner file photo)

Two groups team up to restore 'ghost trails' in Ogden

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, December 10, 2012 - 8:50am

OGDEN — A pair of Ogden outdoor groups have combined forces to save and improve a set of trails in the mountains above the city.

The Ogden Trails Network Advisory Committee and The Front Climbing Club have formed a strategic partnership to maintain a set of trails between 22nd and 27th streets. The trails lead to several popular rock-climbing spots in the area.

Mike Joseph, chairman of the OTNAC, said the trails were set to be eliminated because they were thought to be “ghost trails.”

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American Bouldering Series Regional Championship for the Southern Mountain Region

Robby Lloyd

Last updated Saturday, December 8, 2012 - 11:11pm

170 participants, from 7 to 19 years old, competed Saturday in the American Bouldering Series Regional Championship for the Southern Mountain Region, which takes in Utah, New Mexico and Arizona. at The Front Climbing Club, located at 225 20th St., Ogden.

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Youth boulderers from around the region compete Saturday in Ogden. (ROBBY LLOYD/Special to the Standard-Examiner)

Youth boulderers compete in Ogden

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, December 9, 2012 - 2:30pm

OGDEN — Le Evans of Salt Lake City crimped and pinched his way to the top of an 18-foot indoor climbing wall on his first attempt, while his mother Hao operated the camera below.

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Some people are pushing to have the name of Negro Bill Canyon, near Moab, Utah, changed because they believe it’s offensive. Others say such a change would cause the area to lose its history. (Courtesy image)

Push is on to change name of Negro Bill Canyon near Moab

Brady McCombs The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, November 26, 2012 - 12:15am

SALT LAKE CITY — Louis Williams cringes every time he tells Moab visitors the name of the canyon with the great hike to a stunning arch: Negro Bill Canyon.

Williams, a window cleaner who has lived in Moab for 14 years, is leading a renewed campaign to change the name of the Southern Utah canyon that he and others believe is inappropriate.

He has posted an online petition that has garnered more than 600 signatures and plans to submit a formal renaming application to the U.S. Board of Geographic Names.

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Rescuers had to battle high winds, loose rocks to reach stranded climbers

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 1:27am

WILLARD — Brandon Toll, Weber County Search and Rescue incident commander, said Sunday’s rescue was the first time his crew had been called to assist in a rescue at the area on Willard Peak, which is known as London Spires.

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Mike and Kevin wait in the distance while patient Tim and rescuer Dakota come up the notch. Since we didn't have the litter (due to high winds that kept the helicopter from doing the gear drop) we had to assist Tim up, even though he had broken toes and maybe other foot injury. (Photo Courtesy of Sheri Trbovich)

Two climbers rescued by Weber County Search and Rescue

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Last updated Monday, September 10, 2012 - 1:49pm

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Dallas Hammonds practices bouldering Wednesday at The Front in Ogden. Hammonds and her brother, Devin, will be travelling to Atlanta for the USA Climbing Sport Climbing Series National Championship.

Two Roy teens off to Atlanta for national rock-climbing competition

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, July 2, 2012 - 6:09am

ROY — Dallas and Devin Hammonds have been rock climbing since The Front Climbing Club opened its doors in Ogden two years ago.

Now the siblings are headed to a national competition, where they hope to earn a spot to compete with others around the world.

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During a bouldering clinic for children at the Ogden Climbing Festival on Saturday, Shane Bryson, from The Front climbing gym, shows Anna Abney where to put her hands as she makes her way up a large rock. (NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner)

Ogden Climbing Festival gains traction, fans of all ages

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 9:14am

OGDEN — With crimping and sloping hand-grabs, 31 competitive climbers crawled their way Saturday up boulders with names like “Lobster” and “Tooth.”

The competition at the 27th Street boulder field was one of the activities scheduled during the three-day fifth annual Ogden Climbing Festival.

Participants got points based on the climbing difficulty and amount achieved in two hours.

Other activities included a climbing clinic, instructed by professional climber Peter Croft, and a kid’s clinic. More than 60 people participated in the two events.

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