The hands make all the difference. Small tendons in the fingers must be strengthened and thickened over the course of years, all the better to dangle from a narrow ledge. Nails must be clipped short.

Do you need strength and agility to climb a rock wall? Yes. But, you may also need something else: perseverance. Despite physical challenges that would discourage most of us from attempting to scale a ...

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I was the queen of flappers—until recently. I’ve been climbing on and off for over six years now and I feel I’m just learning how to take care of my hands properly. The secret of my success (which isn ...

SALT LAKE CITYSALT LAKE CITY — The skin stretches taught, veins pouring in tributaries over the linear lines of the carpals and metacarpals. The phalanges fall into line like a picket fence with ...

If you ask Giovanna Dubuc how she lost her right hand, you might get a straight answer. And the 16-year-old Community School of Davidson student’s straight answer is: “I didn’t lose it. It’s just the ...