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

"Relax man, it's easy"

"Relax man, it's easy"

Excerpted from Tobin, the Stonemasters, and Me by Rick Accomazzo (June 2024). Published by Stonemasters Books. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.  Tobin, the Stonemasters, and Me tells the story of Tobin...

"Relax man, it's easy"

Excerpted from Tobin, the Stonemasters, and Me by Rick Accomazzo (June 2024). Published by Stonemasters Books. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.  Tobin, the Stonemasters, and Me tells the story of Tobin...

Jim Donini on Latok I. Photo: Michael Kennedy

Latok I: The Magnificent Failure

Excerpted from Survival Is Not Assured: The Life of Climber Jim Donini by Geoff Powter (June 2024). Published by Mountaineers Books. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. By Geoff Powter ...

Latok I: The Magnificent Failure

Excerpted from Survival Is Not Assured: The Life of Climber Jim Donini by Geoff Powter (June 2024). Published by Mountaineers Books. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. By Geoff Powter ...

Win a Sport Climbing Trip to Spain!

Win a Sport Climbing Trip to Spain!

Enter for a chance to win a sport-climbing trip for two people to Spain with ROCKBUSTERS! Also included: $1,000 worth of airfare from Summit Journal, and $5,000 (!) worth of gear from...

Win a Sport Climbing Trip to Spain!

Enter for a chance to win a sport-climbing trip for two people to Spain with ROCKBUSTERS! Also included: $1,000 worth of airfare from Summit Journal, and $5,000 (!) worth of gear from...

Alpine Rising: Sherpas, Baltis, and the Triumph of Local Climbers in the Greater Ranges, by Bernadette McDonald

One Summit—Two Centuries

Excerpted from Alpine Rising: Sherpas, Baltis, and the Triumph of Local Climbers in the Greater Ranges by Bernadette McDonald  Ten Nepali climbers crept out of their tents at Camp 3....

One Summit—Two Centuries

Excerpted from Alpine Rising: Sherpas, Baltis, and the Triumph of Local Climbers in the Greater Ranges by Bernadette McDonald  Ten Nepali climbers crept out of their tents at Camp 3....

Alpinism as Humanism: Second Thoughts on Climbing Games

Alpinism as Humanism: Second Thoughts on Climbi...

Here's a very cool piece from the archives. The most famous piece written by Lito Tejada-Flores—legendary climber of Yosemite's Golden Age, who famously road-tripped down to Patagonia with Yvon Chouinard, Doug...

Alpinism as Humanism: Second Thoughts on Climbi...

Here's a very cool piece from the archives. The most famous piece written by Lito Tejada-Flores—legendary climber of Yosemite's Golden Age, who famously road-tripped down to Patagonia with Yvon Chouinard, Doug...

Press Round-Up: Summit in the News!

Press Round-Up: Summit in the News!

Since announcing Summit's revival almost four months ago now, we've racked up some decent press coverage. Take a look in case you've missed it! High Country News: Historic climbing magazine returns...

Press Round-Up: Summit in the News!

Since announcing Summit's revival almost four months ago now, we've racked up some decent press coverage. Take a look in case you've missed it! High Country News: Historic climbing magazine returns...