Climbing

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

REEL ROCK 10 Brings Some of the Best New Climbing Films to Spokane (Oct. 17)

If you’ve been active in the climbing community, you’ve probably heard of the REEL ROCK Film Tour. Founded by Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer in ...

Siobhan Ebel October 8, 2015

With the Summer Heat Long Gone, Autumn is the Perfect Time to Learn to Climb

The temperature was in the upper 60s and blue skies were pushing the gray northward. It was the perfect day to climb, and I found ...

Siobhan Ebel September 24, 2015

Looking Back at the Spokane Mountaineers (1986 to 1992)

1986 was another big year for the Spokane Mountaineers and Rich Landers and Ida Rowe Dolphin. The “100 Hikes in the Inland Northwest” guidebook was ...

Out There Outdoors September 13, 2015

Inland Northwest Wildfire Resources for Outdoor Recreationists

With hundreds of wildfires burning around the Pacific Northwest, including thousands of acres in Eastern Washington and North Idaho, the skies around Spokane look apocalyptic ...

Out There Outdoors August 21, 2015

Climbing with Anna

We summited Prusik Peak on the most perfect day in The Enchantments this season, with temperatures in the mid-60s, light breezes, cobalt skies and only ...

Out There Outdoors August 19, 2015

Looking Back at the Spokane Mountaineers (1977 to 1985)

1977 was a big year for club member John Roskelley, who, along with non-members Galen Rowell, Kim Schmitz and Dennis Henzel, attempted and succeeded to ...

Out There Outdoors August 17, 2015