When 24-year-old Greta Staggs first started her job as a climber steward, she admits to feeling a little nervous. She was one of two people hired by Access Fund, a nonprofit that protects climbing ...

POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — After purchasing 718 acres of the Ashland Wildlife Management Area, the Red River Gorge Climbers’ Coalition (RRGCC) has a lot of work ahead to prepare new trails for ...

Two separate climbing incidents just days apart at Red River Gorge this week prompted rescue responses from the Wolfe County ...

WOLFE COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Sunday marked an intense day for the Wolfe County Search and Rescue Team. The team’s chief, John May, said they usually respond to more hiking rescues within the Red River ...

WOLFE COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — The rocks and cliffs in the Red River Gorge make it an international destination for climbers to visit, especially on the brink of its peak season. "It's a really neat ...

L. Renee Blount explores the Daniel Boone Backcountry Byway, seeking out the world-renowned rock climbing of eastern Kentucky. Behind the wheel of the 2025 Land Cruiser—a symbol of Toyota’s ...

Powell and Wolfe search teams plus a paramedic located and treated off-trail hiker. Team lifted hiker over downed trees and carried her to ambulance in ~3 hours. Coordinated effort credited to PCSAR, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man was rescued from a remote Kentucky hiking trail after reportedly falling 40 feet off a cliff and sustaining "multiple traumatic injuries." The Wolfe County Search & ...

Lauren Webb, 7, and Brooke Webb, both of Goshen, Suzanne Webb, of Louisville, and Morgan Webb, 9, and Matt Webb, both of Goshen, along with their dog Daisy, looked out over changing foliage along Sky ...