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Super-tall climbing gym planned

Go to Source FORT COLLINS – If all goes as planned, Jon Lachelt’s eight-year dream of building a climbing gym in Fort Collins will become a tangible reality this fall. That’s when Lachelt and his partners hope to

Anthony Bass pitches simulated game

Go to Source Houston Astros right-hander Anthony Bass, who has been out of action for over a month, pitched a simulated game on Monday. Sidelined by a strained right intercostal muscle, Bass will be sent on a minor league rehab…

Hooks silence Missions 7-2

Go to Source A Father’s Day matinee between the Hooks and Missions started off nicely for the home team but ended up being a runaway for the visitors. The Missions jumped out on top early, using a walk, two hits, and a sacrifice fly…

Cyclists have rights, too

An unfortunate incident occurred on the morning of April 6 while some cyclists were climbing along the relatively steep switchbacks leading out of the Santa Cruz valley to the pillars, which signify the right turn to…

Gardening: Climbing Vines

Vines just need something to lean on. There are clinging vines like ivy, Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus species), and creeping fig (Ficus pumila) that do pretty well on their own by employing tiny structures that act like…

Google’s climb of Mount Meru

“Do you really want to climb this?” asked the journalist next to me as we looked up at the steep flight of steps leading up to Mount Meru. No, this was not the mythical mountain of Hindu yore. We were at the base of the structure at the…