Rock Climbing

Climbing store suspect arrested

OGDEN — A man was arrested early Thursday morning on suspicion of burglarizing at least three climbing stores along the Wasatch Front.

Sherry Ferrin works on painting a mural with her grandchildren on the side of a parking structure at 23rd Street and Washington Boulevard in Ogden on Thursday. The vinyl painting celebrates the changes the city has made, including its attraction of top sporting activities. When complete, “Breaking Through” will depict a climber, a cyclist, a kayaker, a runner and a BMX biker. It’s the seventh mural in Ogden in a decade. (KERA WILLIAMS/Standard-Examiner)

Mural celebrates Ogden's 'Breaking Through' in outdoor recreation

OGDEN -- A mural celebrating Ogden's growing stature as a sports activities center is being painted on the side of a parking structure at 23rd Street and Washington Boulevard.

Woman survives 90-foot tumble at Bridal Veil Falls

PROVO -- A 30-year-old woman broke her feet but survived after falling 30 feet and tumbling another 60 feet during a hiking trip at Bridal Veil Falls.

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According to its website, Petzl has discovered that exerting excessive force on the fully extended handle of the belay device GRIGRI 2 can cause internal damage, possibly causing the GRIGRI 2 handle to become stuck in the open position, disabling the assisted braking function.

Clearfield company Petzl recalls rock climbing device

CLEARFIELD -- Petzl America Inc. has recalled a popular belay device because it is not functioning properly.

Even though only one device was sent back broken, courtesy of a Navy SEAL, the Clearfield company that ships climbing products worldwide is replacing each product.

Sheriff's office IDs woman in fatal Willard Canyon fall

WILLARD -- The Box Elder County Sheriff's Office has identified Laney Peacock, 19, as the woman who fell to her death in Willard Canyon on Saturday.

Utah climber injured after 40-foot drop

PROVO -- Authorities say a climber is in stable condition after a 40-foot drop in central Utah's Rock Canyon.

2 climbers rescued in Utah's Rock Canyon

PROVO -- Authorities say two climbers were rescued with scrapes and bruises after they became stuck during a rappel down a 350-foot cliff in a canyon east of Brigham Young University.

Bad weather changes venues for climbing festival in Ogden

OGDEN — Inclement weather has forced a change of venues for the climbing competition in the fourth annual Ogden Climbing Festival.

(Photo from Garrett Smith’s website blog www.hammersincphoto.com) Photographer, climber and skier Garrett Smith, 26, of Salt Lake City, hangs from a climbing rope in 2009 with Half Dome in Yosemite National Park in the background. For the past two years, Smith worked in customer sales support at Petzl America, a Clearfield manufacturer of climbing gear, caving gear, work-at-height equipment and head lamps. He was caught in an avalanche in the backcountry of the Manti-La Sal National Forest on Saturday and died of his injuries Sunday.

Friends, family keep alive glow of man caught in slide

CLEARFIELD -- In a world often looked at as black and white, Garrett Smith brought a lot of color.

(Associated Press file photo) A law enforcement officer piles marijuana plants pulled from a farm found in the Grass Valley area of Southern Utah in August. State and federal law enforcement agencies say growing operations on public lands in Utah have increased significantly and are exploiting natural resources and scarce water supplies.

State, feds crack down on pot growth in Utah's backcountry

SALT LAKE CITY -- Marijuana-growing operations on public lands in Utah have become a significant problem and pose a threat to public safety, say state and federal law enforcement agencies.

(Wayne County Sheriff’s Department/The Associated Press)
In this Saturday image provided by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department, a search and rescue helicopter descends for 57-year-old David Cicotello at No Man’s Canyon in southeastern Utah.

One brother survived

HANKSVILLE -- No matter what, David Cicotello knew he had to survive.

Climber killed but brother rescued in Utah canyon

HANKSVILLE  -- Authorities say a 70-year-old Colorado man was killed in a climbing accident, but his 57-year-old brother was rescued after being stranded for at least three days on a ledge in a remote Utah canyon.

Local climber Lowe to be featured in film

Climber Jeff Lowe has pioneered and conquered some of the world's toughest routes, earning him a worldwide reputation in the climbing community.

Now, a legendary accomplishment of his that has yet to be duplicated nearly 20 years later serves as the centerpiece of a new film featuring the Ogden resident and internationally renowned master of rock and ice.

"Jeff Lowe's Metanoia" uses the Eiger, a famously challenging mountain in Switzerland, as a backdrop for Lowe's life story. For nine harrowing days in the winter of 1991, he pieced together a nearly impossible route up the very center of the Eiger Nordwand, the daunting north face of the monolith -- without using the expansion bolts climbers normally use.

Nineteen years have passed, and Lowe's extraordinary first ascent has never been repeated.

(Photo courtesy Central Asia Institute) Greg Mortenson poses with Sitara "Star" schoolchildren in Afghanistan.

'Dr. Greg' Failed to climb a mountain, but still achieved great heights

After failing to summit K-2, the world's second-highest mountain, Greg Mortenson made a wrong turn that changed the course of his life.

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