New London, Conn. (Jun 3)--A cadet climbs the rigging aboard the Coast Guard Training Barque Eagle. USCG photo by SANTOS, DAVID M. PA1
March 25--Coast Guard members get some hands-on experience in how to inspect a tower. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
San Juan, Puerto Rico (May 9)--Cadets aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle go through many daily training routines such climbing rigs and sails. Second class Cadets sail on Eagle as part of their summer trainin More
Ocsar Murga, a volunteer at the Soldier Activity Center, Fort Bliss, Texas, sets up a route for competitors to follow on the rock wall prior to the Bliss Bourlder Battle, 11 Oct. Murga, a 25-year-old native of More
NEW YORK, New York (May 22, 2002)--U.S. Coast Guard cadets aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle man the rails while rendering honors to a Navy ship during the Fleet Week parade of ships May 22, 2002. More
AT SEA (July 2)--A third class cadet climbs up the shroud, which stretches from the top of the mast down to the vessels sides on the Coast Guard Barque Eagle. This is the only way the crew or the cadets can re More
MOBILE, Ala. (July 2, 2002)--Cadets training aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle climb the shrouds to set the sails. USCG photo by USCG photo by PA2 Chad Saylor
MOBILE, Ala. (July 3, 2002)--Crewmembers on Coast Guard Cutter Eagle climb the shrouds up to the foretruck. USCG photo by USCG photo by PA2 Chad Saylor
MOBILE, Ala. (July 3, 2002)--Crewmembers from Coast Guard Cutter Eagle climb the shrouds onboard the Brazilian-flagged Cisne Branco. The crew visited the Brazilian sailing vessel in the Gulf of Mexico. USCG ph More
A Marine with 1st Battalion, 10 Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division scales a cliff face during mountaineering training while participating in Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training from Aug. 14 through Sept. 1 More
LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY IN LAKE MICHIGAN -- Four members of the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels climb above the CGC Biscayne Bay during the National Cherry Festival Air Show off Traverse City, Mich. July 5.
Capt. Thom W. Burke, commanding officer of the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge, goes aloft to inspect tactical air navigation during a maintenance spot check. Blue Ridge serves under Commander, Expeditio More
Members of ISAF Joint Command stand on top of "Ghar" a 1500 ft. mountain on Kabul Military Training Center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 20. Coalition members stationed around Kabul are using the challenge of cli More
Master Sgt. Steve Horton, ISAF Joint Command, climbs down "Ghar" a 1500 ft. mountain on Kabul Military Training Center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 20. Coalition members stationed around Kabul are using the chal More
Climbers traveling with Fort Carson's Outdoor Recreation Center navigate a peak in the Never Summer Range, 70 miles west of Fort Collins.
U.S. Marine recruits with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, place their hands over their head while rappel masters ensure their g More
Lance Cpl. Patrick Humphries, a field radio operator with 9th Communications Battalion, Bravo Company, Radio Platoon, sits and waits to receive the OK to come down from the communication tower at Camp Leatherne More
Lance Cpl. Joshua Flores, an air conditioner mechanic with 9th Communication Battalion, works on a broken air conditioning unit at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, May 19.
MOUNT EVEREST, Nepal -- At 29,035 feet, Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth. (Courtesy Photo from Lt. Col. Rob Marshall)
Sgt. Matthew S. Davies, a 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit radio operator, climbs the rock wall at the Wallace Creek Fitness Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 12.
Sebastian Pereria, 8, son of Jose Pereria, crafter, Marine Corps Exchange, gets a firm grip on a rock during the Climbing Wall Family Night at the Combat Center's West Gym, Jan. 17, 2014.
Corporal Tyler Bukoski, computer maintainer, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, works through a route at a rock climbing gym in Carlsbad, Calif., June 27, 2014. Bukoski, 22, is from Wanaque, New Jersey. (U.S. Mari More
Spc. Scott Skipper, a health care specialist with 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, shovels snow onto a reflective blanket at the Kahiltna Glacier Ba More
U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Campbell, a combat medic with the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, packs his rucksack as he prepares for an exped More
Aric Pope, recreational attendant, West Gym, searches for his next opportunity to advance up the rock-climbing wall at the West Gym, June 4, 2014. With air-conditioning, hydration readily available and safety s More
U.S. Marines of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response are taught how assemble rock climbing ropes during a bilateral training exercise at the Candanchú Mountain Training Camp, Spain, June More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Norris, 220th Engineering Installation Squadron, performs an antenna preventative maintenance inspection perched high on a tower at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base July 1 More
Senior Airman Emma Duff, Armed Forces Network broadcaster, tiptoes on a tower beam while rappelling for a tower rescue training class Aug. 27, 2014, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The tower rescue trainin More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Oai Tran simulates assaulting a beach with steep earth during an urban-climber course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 30, 2014. Tran, 21, from Hayward, Calif., is an infantry rifleman with More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Even Whitney practices rappelling during a helicopter rope-suspension techniques masters course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 14, 2014. Whitney is a machine gunner with Battalion Landing More
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Corey Lewis, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Connecticut National Guard, prepares his gear for final phase of the Basic Milita More
Spc. Isaac Merriam, infantry team leader, Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, belays a fellow Soldier at Smuggler's Notch More
Sgt. Ryan Adams, an instructor for the Assault Climbers Course, tightens the slack from the suspension bridge at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 12, 2016. These bridges allow Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionar More
Marines find items to make an improvised explosive device inside a closet during the Tactical Site Exploitation Course, taught by 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, at Camp Lejeune N.C., April 20 2016. During the e More
Soldiers with the Army Mountain Warfare School, Vermont Army National Guard, pose with the University of Vermont Women's Soccer Team during a team-building event at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vt More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, practice tying different knots during assault climbers course at Stone Bay, North Carolina, Aug. 30, 2016. This training builds combat re More
Melanie Stam (foreground), Capt. Nick Anthony (middle) and Ben Stilin (background) hike atop the Sahale Arm in North Cascades National Park, Washington, Sept. 10, 2016. After encountering an exhausted 77-year-o More
A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 911th Technical Rescue Engineering Company, 12th Aviation Battalion, Fort Belvoir and a firefighter assigned to the Rescue 104 Fire Department, Arlington County, Va., prepare to c More
Members of the 142nd Fighter Wing CBRNE, Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) participate in low angle rope extraction training Oct. 1 at the Rocky Butte Natural Area, Portland, Ore. The CERFP mission is to More
The Maroon Bells are two peaks in the Elk Mountains about approximately 12 miles southwest of Aspen, Colorado. Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak are separated by approximately 1/3 of a mile. Both peaks are 14er More
Tech. Sgt. Joshua Donahue, 9th Communication Squadron cable and antenna maintainer, explains the purpose of safety equipment required for climbing to Col. Larry Broadwell, 9th Reconnaissance Wing commander, and More
John Dorman, senior alpine guide and instructor for the JBLM Alpine Club, demonstrates how to properly use and track an avalanche beacon at the JBLM Alpine Club basic alpine course, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wa More
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 35th Operations Support Squadron airfield systems section, inspect a localizer antennae at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 27, 2017. The antennae transmit signals at different phases More
A 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Soldier rappels down a climbing tower during a mountaineering skills class led by students of the Special Operations Advanced Mountaineer School’s Senior Mountaineering Cl More
Green Berets assigned to 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) climb a rock wall during the tower portion of the Senior Mountaineer Course June 28th, 2017 at Fort Carson, Colorado. The course, hosted by the Spe More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV), participate in the ground fighting portion of the battalion’s annual Spartan Games at Marine Corps Base Quantico, V.A., Ja More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV), create a formation to start the battalion’s annual Spartan Games at Marine Corps Base Quantico, V.A., July 8, More
Army Reserve Soldier Pfc. Akjla Webb, information technology specialist, 335th Signal Command (Theater) conducts a stretching exercise before going out onto an obstacle course on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurs More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Rodriguez, an aviation survival technician at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, prepares climbing gear with Hyun Dai Kim and Sung Jun Lee with the Korean coast guard, during a More
Chief Master Sgt. Jarrod Sebastian, right, 23d Wing command chief, adjusts Col. Jennifer Short’s, 23d Wing commander, helmet before they climb a radio antenna tower as part of an immersion tour, Dec. 11, 2017, More
U.S. Marines from 1st Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division compete in the Climbing Wall Team Challenge held by 21 area Single Marines Center, Camp Pendleton, CA, Jan. 24, 2018. The Commandi More
Airman 1st Class Nicholas Castellanos, 9th Operation Support Squadron radar, airfield and weather apprentice, secures his climbing gear before climbing a tower during a certification course at Beale Air Force B More
Capt. John A. Driebergen, a pilot in the 190th Fighter Squadron, gives a high-five to a child during the Courageous Kids Climbing event at the YMCA, Boise, Idaho, Sept. 9, 2018. Courageous Kids Climbing was est More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Amber Houston, 39th Wing Staff Agency superintendent, poses for a photo while climbing to South Base Camp, Mount Everest, April 13, 2018. Houston was motivated to climb on the world’s More
The Cottam family speaks with 66th Rescue Squadron Airmen during a squadron tour at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 16, 2018. The 66th RQS rescued Dr. Daniel Cottam, his wife and his uncle when Cottam was s More
NASCAR driver Kyle Larson, alongside his crew, rappels down the rappel tower aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 28, 2019. Larson visited the depot in preparation for the Coca Cola 600 More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Breanna Gawrys, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group physician, climbs the bouldering wall near the Flex Gym on Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 30, 2019. Gawrys worked with a colleague to r More
Cadets from the 2nd Regiment of Basic Camp complete Rudder's High Ropes Course when they go through the High Ropes Confidence Course, taking them through a variety of obstacles that requires them to utilize bot More
Tech. Sgt. Wong Ly, 31st Communications Squadron cable and antenna systems supervisor, and Airman 1st Class Matthew Geter, 31st CS cable and antenna technician, perform equipment safety checks at Aviano Air Bas More
BOSTON -- SEPT 11, 2019 -- U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Brian Jones of Cape Cod Massachusetts, right, works with Hull Technician 3rd Class Pamela Hensley, a climbing instructor aboard USS Constitution. More
191012-N-UJ417-1065 – NEW YORK CITY (October 12, 2019) Members assigned to Naval Special Warfare (NSW) participate in the annual “Climb for Courage” by One Summit, a non-profit that builds resilience in kids ba More
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 20.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conduct fast-rope training at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Nov. 6, 2019. SPMAGTF-CR-AF More
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force SFC Genki Yatsuyanagi with Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, climbs a rock formation during an assault climbers training as part of Exercise Iron Fist 2020 at Marine Corps Bas More
7th Force Support Squadron Airmen lead Team Dyess First Sergeants in a warm-up routine during an early morning Alpha Warrior course demonstration at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, March 12, 2020. The 7th FSS host More
Ray Hoogendijk, 423rd Force Support Squadron Outdoor Recreation (ODR) director at RAF Molesworth, England, joined six other wounded veterans to climb the Matterhorn mountain in the Swiss Alps, Aug. 6, 2020. The More
BOSTON (Aug. 25th, 2020) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Lyons climbs the shrouds aboard USS Constitution. During normal operations, the active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution provide free More
BOSTON (Sept. 29, 2020) Airman Yummy Soaia climbs the shrouds aboard USS Constitutuion. USS Constitution is the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the More
Staff Sgt. Isaac Redmond tests the safety of ropes prior to mountaineering training Oct. 16, 2020, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Paratroopers from the Scout Platoon of the 1st Battalion, 501st Inf More
Master Sgt. Steve Horton, ISAF Joint Command, stands on top of "Ghar" a 1500 ft. mountain on Kabul Military Training Center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 20. Coalition members stationed around Kabul are using the More
Climbers practice mountaineering skills in the Never Summer Range, 70 miles west of Fort Collins in April. Mike Smith attended the course led by Fort Carson Outdoor Recreation Center employees Trevor McConnell More
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Joshua Hayden, Crucible chief, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, gives a brief and demonstrates proper helicopter rope suspension techniques More
Sgt. Raul Gonzales, Clp. Andre Wanzer, Clp. Joshua McNeil and Lance Cpl. Patrick Humphries field radio operators with 9th Communications Battalion, Bravo Company, Radio Platoon, setup their safety gear and harn More
Lance Cpl. Joshua Flores, an air conditioner mechanic with 9th Communication Battalion, replaces a broken conductor on an air conditioning unit at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, May 19.
MOUNT EVEREST, Nepal -- A member of the United States Air Force 7 Summits Challenge Team crosses a crevasse during an expedition to the summit of Mount Everest. (Courtesy Photo by Lt. Col. Rob Marshall)
U.S. Army Sgt. Brad Converse, a tower and safety non-commissioned officer with the 41st Signal Battalion Maintenance Support Team, looks over the South Korean landscape, while installing a communications dish o More
Sgt. Matthew S. Davies, a 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit radio operator, reaches for a hold on the rock wall at the Wallace Creek Fitness Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 12.
Jose Pereria, crafter, Marine Corps Exchange, climbs a rock wall during the Climbing Wall Family Night at the Combat Center's West Gym, Jan. 17, 2014.
Corporal Tyler Bukoski, computer maintainer, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, maneuvers along a wall at a rock climbing gym in Carlsbad, Calif., June 27, 2014. Bukoski, 22, is from Wanaque, New Jersey. (U.S. Mar More
Spc. Garrett Oldsen, a scout with 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, unloads supplies at Kahiltna Glacier Base Camp May 21, 2014. The Fort Wainwright-based 1/25 SBCT climbing team began their ascent to the More
U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Hickey (right), a field artillery officer with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, reviews a map of Mount McKinley with another member of the expedit More
Aric Pope, recreational attendant, West Gym, grips a handle on the rock-climbing wall at the West Gym, June 4, 2014. The wall has several handles located in key positions for participants to place their hands a More
Lance Cpl. James Hamrick, rifleman with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, descends a rock face during a bilateral training exercise at the C More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Charles Schmidt, 220th Engineering Installation Squadron, performs an antenna preventative maintenance inspection perched high on a tower at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Dequan Sease practices rappelling during a helicopter rope-suspension techniques masters course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 14, 2014. Sease is a combat engineer with Battalion Lan More
U.S. Army Capt. Jason Beams, training division officer in charge, climbs the mountain at Smugglers' Notch, in Jeffersonville, Vt., Feb. 18, 2016. The Adjutant General of Vermont, along with other Vermont Nation More
A U.S. Soldier with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, climbs an ice wall at Smuggler's Notch in Jeffersonvil More
Sgt. Chris Ginandt, an instructor for the Assault Climbers Course, slides down a one-rope bridge to demonstrate the capabilities and the method of descent to the students of the course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Ap More
Marines delicately move an improvised explosive device to a staging area after it was properly disarmed and deemed safe during the Tactical Site Exploitation Course, taught by 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, at More
Soccer players with the University of Vermont Women's Soccer Team evacuate a teammate in a litter during litter carry training at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vt., May 7, 2016. The soccer team per More
A Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, practices securing a knot during assault climbers course at Stone Bay, North Carolina, Aug. 30, 2016. This training builds combat readin More
Ben Stilin (front), Melanie Stam (middle) and Capt. Nick Anthony (rear) hike down a switchback on their way to Cascade Pass in North Cascades National Park, Washington, Sept. 10, 2016. After encountering an exh More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 911th Technical Rescue Engineering Company, 12th Aviation Battalion, Fort Belvoir and firefighters assigned to the Rescue 104 Fire Department, Arlington County, Va., prepare rescue More
Certified climbing instructors host training attended by Beale leadership Nov. 8, 2016 at Beale Air Force Base, California. The 100 foot tower serves as a place to certify and recertify Airmen who climb as a pa More
An airman in the Air National Guard practices crevasse self-rescue at the JBLM Alpine Club basic alpine course, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, February 26, 2017. The basic alpine course is designed to gi More
Desiccant containers sit attached to an AN/FMQ 19 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 27, 2017. The desiccant material absorbs moisture in the air for reading atmospheric pressure, which affects the information dis More
A Special Operations Advanced Mountaineering School student places an anchor around a rock before leading students down the side of a peak in Colorado's Tenmile Range, June 20, 2017. A fixed line is an anchored More