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!
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As part of the nationwide Adopt-A-Crag Day, North Idaho College’s Outdoor Pursuits is hosting an Adopt-A-Crag climbing crag cleanup Saturday, Aug. 29 at Q’emiln Riverside Park in Post Falls. Cleanup begins at 8 a.m. Volunteers will receive free food and giveaways from location recreational outfitters in the afternoon. Volunteers will help refurbish trails, dispose of
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If you’re still in the market for weekend plans, consider heading to Mountain Gear Sunday morning for Top Rope Anchors. When: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Where: Mountain Gear at 2002 North Division. What: Learn to set up top ropes on both bolts and natural anchors. Spend the morning learning knots and anchor systems and
About 1,300 more acres of Dishman Hills and county land will now be dedicated to natural-area protection and public, nonmotorized recreation, thanks to a non-profit conservation group called the Dishman Hills Natural Area Association. Get the full story from the Spokesman-Review.
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“Thin Fingers” at Lower Index Town Wall. // Photo courtesy the Access Fund. If you read our blog post on the restriction of access to this popular westside climbing spot you will be happy to know that everything was resolved with a land purchase. Here’s the scoop from the Access Fund: The Access Fund announced
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I know this is on the west side, near Index Washington, and most local climbers may not be familiar with it, but the issue is all to familiar to climbers everywhere. Check out this press release from the Access Fund: Access Fund and Washington Climbers Coalition Working to Protect Lower Index Town Wall, WA The
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Minnehaha image from http://www.climbingsource.com Got this response from a reader about February’s cover story on old guidebooks. Does anybody have an image of this book? We’d love to post it: Hi Jon, Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the issue. Buddy brought it over from C’dA for me. I was pretty involved in
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Through some unusual connections at work and even more unusual circumstances by email, I landed an opportunity to meet with the head of the rigging department for the Cirque Du Soleil Show – Corteo. They’re currently based in Portland, and I happened to be visiting friends in nearby Vancouver, so he agreed to take me
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