EditorialPeople, some masked and some not, at a rock climbing gym which made them optional in Los Angeles, March 10, 2022. (Mark Abramson/The New York Times)
EditorialPresident Joe Biden talks about successes in combating the coronavirus pandemic at an indoor rock climbing center in Alexandria, Va., May 28, 2021. (Sarah Silbiger/The New York Times)
EditorialMia Krampl , left, and Lucka Rakovec train at First Ascent, a climbing gym in Kranj, Slovenia, on Feb. 21, 2020. (Ciril Jazbec/The New York Times)
EditorialThe debut of rock climbing at the Tokyo Olympics created an awkward dynamic for two friends: Lucka Rakovec, left, and Mia Krampl. (Ciril Jazbec/The New York Times)