The University of Iowa’s climbing wall will reopen next week after being closed since Nov. 8 when a student fell 30 feet, but risk management officials want stricter policies in place before anyone else straps on a harness. According to a document outlining policy and procedure recommendations that was made public Friday, all recommendations “must [...]

  University of Iowa recreation officials hope the wellness center’s climbing wall will reopen in January, before students return, following its closure in November after a student fell about 30 feet. Harry Ostrander, director of UI Recreational Services, said outside firms along with the university’s Department of Risk Management, Insurance and Loss Prevention have been [...]

The rock climbing wall at the University of Iowa Campus Recreation and Wellness Center remains closed this week after a UI student fell about 30 feet, injuring his spine. Spencer E. Bean, 21, was climbing the wall in the recreation center at the corner of Burlington and Madison streets at 9:56 p.m. Thursday when he [...]