For Miriam Pracki, a 36-year-old from Germany, taking up climbing was an essential step in overcoming years of mental health hurdles. In 2000, when she was a teenager, she developed an eating disorder ...

My low point came on a crisp fall day in 2014 in the Red River Gorge, Kentucky. I'd set my sights on 8 Ball, a 5.12d at the Motherlode that I intended to try with friends. On my first attempt, I fell ...

As with any relationship, Carol and Greg Onofrio have their share of sadness and struggle. A son who for years struggled with alcoholism. Another son with autism. Plus all the normal wear and tear of ...

Ula Chrobak is a freelancer mainly writing about science, the environment, and animals (especially dogs). She has a graduate degree in science communication and previously studied soil science. She ...