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In this issue

In our Annual Winter Gear Issue:

THE ODYSSEY: A Mentor is supposed to keep us safe, right? By Jeff Jackson

CEUSE: Seeing is believing just how great this mountain-top crag in the Hautes-Alpes really is. By Same Bie

FLUID MACHINE: His father stricken with terminal cancer, one climber seeks meaning on a very wet, very loose island tower. By Tyler Rohr

PROJECT TAHOE: A rejuvenation of hard climbing on the shores of a California high lake.

COLD RUSH: Thumping Wyoming's off-the-grid high scape in a journey for frozen gold. By Aaron Mulkey.

DEATH OF PERFECTION: Paul Preuss was the Alex Honnold of his day, onsight soloing hundreds of big, free first ascents - over a century ago. By David Smart

STRANDS: Cold and Beautiful. Getting vertical in the Canadian Rockies. By Tim Banfield

Call of Duty

Vikki Weldon: Hard lines and the front line

4 mins

THE BADGE

WE DEFINE OURSELVES AS CLIMBERS, BUT IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH?

6 mins

THE ACHIEVER

MARICELA ROSALES HAD EVERYTHING AGAINST HER. SHE BECAME A CLIMBER ANYWAY.

10+ mins

Chris Sharma

FIRST ASCENTIONIST, FORMER WORLD CHAMPION, OWNS GYMS IN SPAIN AND USA. INTERVIEWED IN QUARANTINE IN BARCELONA WITH HIS WIFE, 3-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND 1-YEAR-OLD SON.

5 mins

PROJECT WAIT

A LIFELONG CLIMBER CONSIDERS THROWING IN THE TOWEL

10 mins

Older, Wiser, Stronger!

YES, THEY CAN GO TOGETHER. HOW TO TRAIN STRENGTH AS YOU COME ALONG DOWN THE ROAD.

7 mins

CALCULATED RISK

HOW UNDERSTANDING DANGER COULD KEEP YOU OUT OF HARM’S WAY

5 mins

Accessories To Climb

Field tested

Accessories To Climb

6 mins

To The Grit

About 10 winters ago I touched down in Manchester in a hard, driving English rain. The city was hidden from view. I was groggy after a red-eye from Dallas, an over-brewed black tea barking on my dry tongue.

To The Grit

10+ mins

The Wild Ones

North Conway is a typical New Hampshire town tucked among rolling hardwood hills and set at the foot of imposing granite slabs, but 30 years ago it was the stage on which a small band of climbers led the way in boldness and vision.

The Wild Ones

10+ mins

Progression

A Modern Master Traces the History of Contemporary Winter Climbing—ice, Alpine, Mixed and Dry—and Offers Thoughts on Style, Ethics and What’s Next.

Progression

10+ mins

Golden Visions

The Grimer’s head was once filled with Olympic dreams, too.

Golden Visions

5 mins

Jimmy Chin

43, mountaineer, alpinist, skier, photographer, film director

Jimmy Chin

2 mins

Turning Points

Canada’s Alannah Yip, 23, swaps climbing and engineering

Turning Points

3 mins

The Example

When Alex Honnold soloed El Capitan, we all got a little braver

The Example

8 mins

Crush It!

Improve your pinch strength

Crush It!

2 mins

Hard Lesson

A Newbie Is Shown the Ropes And Carried Out On a Stretcher.

Hard Lesson

7 mins

The Seeker

The Mountains Breathed Life into Kyle Dempster.

The Seeker

10+ mins

The Following

Inspired by Alex Lowe's famous solo of the Ames Ice Hose, the author retraces his footsteps and learns a lesson in fear.

The Following

7 mins

Chasing Winter

Graham Zimmerman goes his own way

Chasing Winter

1 min

Achieving Symmetry

Advance Your Training By Doing Things The Same.

Achieving Symmetry

6 mins

A View From The Top

Alex Honnold on what’s next, that Heaven solo, and why people who criticize soloing are right.

A View From The Top

10+ mins

The Coz

In the 1980's and Early 1990's, When American Climbers Were Still Deciding Whether to Accept Sport Climbing, Scott Cosgrove Established Some of the World’s Hardest Sport and Trad Climbs. Opinionated and Vocal, He Was Loved and Disliked Sometimes Simultaneously. When He Died in February, 2016, American Climbing Lost an Icon.

The Coz

10+ mins

Mountain of Trouble

On Katahdin, the problems begin as soon as you leave the car.

Mountain of Trouble

4 mins

Mountain of Sorrow

Marty and Denali Schmidt hoped to be the first father-son team to summit the Savage Mountain. Instead, they disappeared, leaving a daughter / sibling to pick up the pieces.

Mountain of Sorrow

10+ mins

Cold, Cold World

Tips for staying warm.

Cold, Cold World

2 mins

A Self - Made Superman

UELI STECK was a global phenomenon in alpine climbing. He electrified the world with his ming-blowing speed and solo mountaineering exploits-so much so that people came to think of him as superhuman, a conciet abruptly overtuned by the shocking news of his death at just 40 while training on Nuptse. Leavin us to wonder: Just how did a seemingly normal Swiss guy from a town of hockey fanatics and dairy farmers transform himself into the world's foremost alpinist?

A Self - Made Superman

10+ mins

The Burden

The lingering impact on those left behind

The Burden

5 mins

Read all stories from Rock and Ice

Rock and Ice Magazine Description:

PublisherOutside Inc.

CategorySports

LanguageEnglish

FrequencyBi-Monthly

Rock and Ice takes readers on a virtual tour of the vertical world of climbing with exciting features, gripping photography, gear reviews, and plenty of tips and techniques from the experts. The magazine covers every aspect of the climbing scene: rock climbing, mountaineering, big wall climbing, ice climbing, bouldering and the indoor climbing gym scene.

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