Climbing

Reel Rock Film Tour at Perry Street Brewing

Reel Rock 11 is back this year at Perry Street Brewing. The event, which takes place on Wednesday, November 2, from 7 -10 p.m., will ...

Elena Gardner October 13, 2016

Four Traits Climbers Develop in the Northwest That Can Come in Handy Across the Globe

I hiked up the steep trail to the top of a volcanic canyon in northern Chile to fetch water, which flowed through a slim canal ...

Summer Hess August 17, 2016

Spokatopia Outdoor Adventure Festival: 1 Day, A Whole Summer’s Worth of Fun (July 9)

At the 2nd annual Spokatopia Outdoor Adventure Festival Saturday, July 9 at Camp Sekani Park on the Spokane River you can try stand up paddleboarding, ...

Out There Outdoors June 22, 2016

Off-the-Beaten-Path BC Adventure Towns

Living as close as we do to British Columbia and the unthinkably uncrowded Kootenay region, with its lifetime’s worth of outdoor adventure potential, dramatic scenery ...

Out There Outdoors June 18, 2016

Polished Holds: Popular Spokane Climbing Routes to Take On This Summer

Nothing highlights the popularity of a climbing route like polished holds. Most crags feature a few favorite routes or classic climbs, but often the most ...

Jon Jonckers June 15, 2016

To Bolt or Not to Bolt: Time for a Conversation on Local Climbing Ethics?

My throat itched and I could feel a thin layer of soot building in my nose from a nearby wildfire as we wound through a ...

Summer Hess March 21, 2016

Winter Climbing Comps Come to EWU and Wild Walls

The Northwest Collegiate Climbing Circuit (NC3) is the largest bouldering competition for college students in the country. Every year students from Idaho, Oregon, and Washington ...

Siobhan Ebel January 16, 2016

Looking Back at the Spokane Mountaineers (1993 to 1998)

The 1993 summer outing was held in North Cascades National Park. The big conservation effort this year was organized by the author of this article, ...

Out There Outdoors October 20, 2015

Leavenworth Climbing Road Trip: Classic Boulder Problems in the Central Cascades

The picturesque town of Leavenworth, nestled in Washington’s Cascade Mountains, is home to more than 50 different climbing crags. While the area is well known ...

Siobhan Ebel October 15, 2015