Climbing
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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