Climbing
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …