Scree

A place for updates about the print magazine and other miscellany. The name "Scree" is a callback to the original Summit's back-of-the-book section, a hodge-podge of letters to the editor, cartoons, poems, and other bits and bobs.

Scree

The Afterlife of Hoaxes: Excerpt from “Imaginary Peaks”

The Afterlife of Hoaxes: Excerpt from “Imaginar...

In the May 1960 issue of Summit is an article about an attempt to climb one of the “Last Great Problems” of the North Cascades. The 2,400’-vertical east face of...

The Afterlife of Hoaxes: Excerpt from “Imaginar...

In the May 1960 issue of Summit is an article about an attempt to climb one of the “Last Great Problems” of the North Cascades. The 2,400’-vertical east face of...

From the Archive: Of Salamanders and Bongbongs

From the Archive: Of Salamanders and Bongbongs

This article ran in the June 1962 issue of Summit.   By Michael W. Barghoff I can't climb. I am normally well aware of this, but sometimes am subject to an...

From the Archive: Of Salamanders and Bongbongs

This article ran in the June 1962 issue of Summit.   By Michael W. Barghoff I can't climb. I am normally well aware of this, but sometimes am subject to an...

From the Archive: An Unclimbed "No Name” Peak

From the Archive: An Unclimbed "No Name” Peak

This article ran in the May 1960 issue of Summit.   By Paul Williams Although the age of exploration in the North Cascades is over and all of the highest peaks have...

From the Archive: An Unclimbed "No Name” Peak

This article ran in the May 1960 issue of Summit.   By Paul Williams Although the age of exploration in the North Cascades is over and all of the highest peaks have...

What do buildering and the future of grading have in common?

What do buildering and the future of grading ha...

Owen Clarke is a writer and editor based in Alabama. His work often focuses on rock climbing and motorcycling, but he has covered a range of outdoor adventure sports —...

What do buildering and the future of grading ha...

Owen Clarke is a writer and editor based in Alabama. His work often focuses on rock climbing and motorcycling, but he has covered a range of outdoor adventure sports —...

From the Archives: Nuts to You!

From the Archives: Nuts to You!

Editor's Note: This article ran in the May 1967 issue of Summit.   By Royal Robbins "Nuts to you.” That's what Chuck Pratt said when I told him I was taking...

From the Archives: Nuts to You!

Editor's Note: This article ran in the May 1967 issue of Summit.   By Royal Robbins "Nuts to you.” That's what Chuck Pratt said when I told him I was taking...

From the Archive: Sea of Dreams

From the Archive: Sea of Dreams

Editor's Note: This article ran in the May-June 1987 issue of Summit.     By Dana R. Eubanks The alarm clock sounds at 3:30 a.m. on September 27, 1986. The gear...

From the Archive: Sea of Dreams

Editor's Note: This article ran in the May-June 1987 issue of Summit.     By Dana R. Eubanks The alarm clock sounds at 3:30 a.m. on September 27, 1986. The gear...