Climbing
McLellan’s Middle Finger of Fury
On the steep overhanging side of the Half Dome Boulder, there are a few strange veins in the granite rock that come together at a ...
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New Climbing in North Idaho
I’ve never seen a first ascent of anything. But now, I can say I’ve seen a second ascent. More importantly, I can say I’ve nabbed ...
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The Art of Risk: Roskelley Awarded the Piolets d’Or Lifetime Achievement Award
In the cool of evening on Saturday night, March 29,2014, six of us, all senior Spokane Mountaineers, left our hotel rooms for a 20-minute walk ...
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Spring Climbing at Frenchman Coulee
Our region in the springtime is notoriously variable – rainy, chilly, slower to bloom than the territory immediately to the west. Fortunately, for climbers dying ...
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Women Rock
No one knows for certain how many local female climbers have climbed 5.12 or higher in the past twenty years, but one thing is certain. ...
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Name That Climb: The Stories Behind The Routes
In the mountains, every time someone blazes a memorable new trail or creates a distinguished new path, he or she names either the endeavor or ...
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Crushing Rocks: Hedwig & The Swimming Pool
A PROJECT NEAR AND DEAR to my heart has been resurrected! The production of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH that thrilled audiences four years ago ...
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Crushing Rocks: A Grammy< Sasquatch! & The Hop
HAPPY MARCH! A couple of important things have happened since last we “spoke”… First off, a hearty congrats to KORY KRUCKENBERG, formerly of Spokane, currently ...
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Broadway Musicals Hit Town
Since I missed out on saying it in January, HAPPY NEW YEAR! I’ve been laboring over the subject of this column for the last few ...
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