The Calling: A Life Rocked by Mountains
In 2006, Barry Blanchard wrote “The Calling” for Issue 15. In writing his new memoir, The Calling: A Life Rocked by Mountains, Blanchard used the… Read More »The Calling: A Life Rocked by Mountains
Barbara Washburn: Accidentally Adventurous, Deliberately Brave
As a mother, wife, climber, cartographer and self-described “accidental adventurer,” Barbara Washburn was the antitheses of a ’40s housewife. “Sometimes [my] home would be in… Read More »Barbara Washburn: Accidentally Adventurous, Deliberately Brave
The Patagonia Climbing Season is Coming
As the austral summer approaches, videographer and climber Tad McCrea reminisces about climbing seasons past and offers a bit of advice to climbers everywhere: “[S]cour… Read More »The Patagonia Climbing Season is Coming
Amazing Grace: A Tribute to Brian Delaney
Patrick Horne remembers his friend Brian Delaney, a New England climber who transformed his ambling gait into graceful movement whenever he touched rock.