Rock and Ice Magazine - December/January 2021
Rock and Ice Magazine - December/January 2021
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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
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.
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.
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.
10+ mins
Golden Visions
The Grimer’s head was once filled with Olympic dreams, too.
5 mins
Jimmy Chin
43, mountaineer, alpinist, skier, photographer, film director
2 mins
Turning Points
Canada’s Alannah Yip, 23, swaps climbing and engineering
3 mins
The Example
When Alex Honnold soloed El Capitan, we all got a little braver
8 mins
Crush It!
Improve your pinch strength
2 mins
Hard Lesson
A Newbie Is Shown the Ropes And Carried Out On a Stretcher.
7 mins
The Seeker
The Mountains Breathed Life into Kyle Dempster.
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.
7 mins
Chasing Winter
Graham Zimmerman goes his own way
1 min
Achieving Symmetry
Advance Your Training By Doing Things The Same.
6 mins
A View From The Top
Alex Honnold on what’s next, that Heaven solo, and why people who criticize soloing are right.
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.
10+ mins
Mountain of Trouble
On Katahdin, the problems begin as soon as you leave the car.
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.
10+ mins
Cold, Cold World
Tips for staying warm.
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?
10+ mins
The Burden
The lingering impact on those left behind
5 mins
Rock and Ice Magazine Description:
Publisher: Outside Inc.
Category: Sports
Language: English
Frequency: Bi-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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