The Wenatchee Valley, in central Washington, is the perfect shoulder season destination, with opportunities for spring skiing, hiking and trail running, rock climbing, kayaking and river sports, and mountain biking.
Check out Jon Jonckers great cover story on how local climbing routes are named.
Washington Climbers Coalition pays off Access Fund Land Conservation Campaign loan for Index, returning funds to the revolving loan program
“North Face” is Philipp Stölzl’s new film about a 1936 attempt by two German climbers (Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas) to scale the Eiger in the Alps. In honor of the movie’s release, the Seattle Times has compiled a list of other awesome climbing movies. Check it out!
Three climbers are presumed to have died on Mt. Hood on December 12, reports this story from the Seattle Times, re-kindling an ongoing debate in Oregon about whether locator beacons should be required for all climbers. Is it an unnecessary encumbrance for experienced climbers? An infringement of liberties? Do beacons give novice climbers a false …
Just when you think you had everyone on your list covered with ideas from OTM’‘s Holiday Gift Guide, we come along with another totally rad gift idea. The Access Fund‘s Super Holiday Pack is ideal for the climbing gear junkie — and it benefits the Access Fund’s mission to advocate for keeping climbing areas open …
Spokane mountaineer Dawes Eddy, who climbed Mt. Everest at 65 earlier this year, will present a slide on his accomplisment Wednesday, 7 p.m., at the Jepson Center’s Wolfe Auditorium, Gonzaga University. Physiology researcher Don Winant will present a report, “Built to Scale: Dawes Eddy at Extreme Altitude,” detailing a medical study that followed Eddy on his …
If you’re sad about only getting to rock your sweet Halloween costume one night out of the year, you’re in luck: vampires and Looney Toons are encouraged at the Boulder Bash at Wild Walls this Friday evening, October 30th, so figure out a way to make your guise climbing-friendly. They promise fancy new holds and …
As evidenced by the photos below, if you missed UClimb in Post Falls this weekend, you missed some great climbing on a gorgeous day with some seriously smiley people. Stay tuned for more awesome opportunities – and take advantage of (at least) one!
The Spokesman-Review has posted a video chronicling 60-year-old Spokane mountaineer Kay LeClaire’s climb up Mount Everest. She is the second oldest American woman to have reached the summit, and in doing so, she completed the seven summits. Check it out!
