Climbing
New Zipline Tour on Mica Peak above Liberty Lake Opens Memorial Weekend
The Mica Peak area above Liberty Lake, a former moonshine hotspot turned hiking and mountain biking mecca, will be getting a new recreational attraction come ...
Derrick Knowles
May 11, 2015
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New Ice Routes in the Cabinet Range
The Cabinet Mountains Wilderness is home to very diverse terrain, ranging from 8,000-foot rocky peaks that are often snowcapped year-round, to huge cedars in rich, ...
Jon Jonckers
April 8, 2015
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Local Climber Jess Roskelley Scales Patagonia’s Cerro Torre
Cerro Torre is often labeled the most beautiful peak in the world, and it frequently draws the most devoted technical alpinists to its climbing challenges. ...
Jon Jonckers
March 13, 2015
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Every Winter, Climbers Flock to Indoor Gyms–But Who Puts Up All Those New Routes?
Just as a grizzly bear finds a dry den to wait out winter, the same can be said for our local climbing community. With the ...
Derrick Knowles
January 28, 2015
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Let Your Kids Climb the Walls This Winter with Wild Walls’ Youth Climbing Programs
Kids love to climb: trees, rocks, walls, whatever. And they’re naturals at it too. As a parent, you have some options when dealing with your ...
Derrick Knowles
December 23, 2014
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Wisdom Earned: The Significant Story of Climber and Conservationist Chris Kopczynski
If wisdom is earned from elevation gained, miles walked, or risks taken, Chris Kopczynski is the new 21st century Aristotle. As an athlete, adventurer and ...
Derrick Knowles
October 3, 2014
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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 ...
Jon Jonckers
September 17, 2014
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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 ...
Katie Botkin
September 16, 2014
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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 ...
Derrick Knowles
May 14, 2014
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