OTM: What inspired you to create and start publishing OTM back in 2004? JS: Outdoor activity was clearly on the rise and didn’t seem to be getting the attention it deserved. Oh, and I needed a job. OTM: Were you surprised that Spokane finally made it into Outside magazine’s top 10 outdoor town list? JS: […]
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Beyond The Mountain Steve House, Patagonia Books, September 2009, 285 pages Beyond The Mountain is cutting edge climber and Patagonia Climbing Ambassador, Steve House’s first book. In it he describes a dozen or so of his most memorable climbing exploits during the period from 1988 to 2008. The book is studded with chapters describing climbs
If you spend enough time in the outdoors, you are likely to experience a close call with death. Whether it’s a bear encounter, loss of footing on a steep slope or simply unexpected weather, every smart person who chooses to experience the inherent risks of outdoor adventure must be prepared – physically and mentally –
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Water Search And Rescue rarely involves rescuing a live human being. The Spokane County Water Rescue team’s last live rescue subject was a moose, which they pulled out of Newman Lake this April. More often than not, a person makes it out before help arrives—or falls victim to the water’s surprising weight. Then rescue turns
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SPOKANE WAS NOT UNLIKE hundreds of other cities and towns at the time that discovered the rivers that ran through them were a tremendous source of waterpower. Now, despite the efforts to harness the river-which Avista Utilities and its predecessor Washington Water Power did a thorough job of by placing a half-dozen dams along its
You might think that whitewater kayaking is the sport of choice for a thrill-seeking twenty-something, but Terry Miller just might convince you otherwise. This avid local kayaker might be over the hill, but don’t let that fool you-this guy can rip through rapids. Miller’s first kayak experience was a side venture during a Salmon River
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For Devon Barker, a world-class surf and whitewater kayaker from McCall, Idaho, you could say that kayaking is in her blood. She is, after all, the progeny of the founders of Barker River Trips, a rafting company based in Lewiston. Barker always loved being on the river, but she didn’t start kayaking until her sophomore
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