Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thanit Weerawan / Getty Images There are dozens of different types of rope, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. So, ...

Mathematicians have shown it is theoretically possible to design ideal climbing ropes to safely slow falling rock and mountain climbers like brakes decelerate a car. They hope someone develops a ...

On 14 July 1865, while descending from the first ascent of the Matterhorn in Switzerland, four climbers plunged to their deaths after their safety rope snapped during a slip. It was this incident that ...

SALT LAKE CITY, July 6, 2016 - University of Utah mathematicians showed it is theoretically possible to design ideal climbing ropes to safely slow falling rock and mountain climbers like brakes ...