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

From Friction to Non-Fiction: A Q&A with Astra Lincoln

From Friction to Non-Fiction: A Q&A with Astra ...

Astra Lincoln is a freelance writer who lives in Portland, OR. Two-time winner of the Banff Mountain Book Competition’s ‘Best Article’ award (2022, 2024), her work has been supported with...

From Friction to Non-Fiction: A Q&A with Astra ...

Astra Lincoln is a freelance writer who lives in Portland, OR. Two-time winner of the Banff Mountain Book Competition’s ‘Best Article’ award (2022, 2024), her work has been supported with...

Q&A with Dr. Arlene Blum, Health Scientist & Mountaineer

Q&A with Dr. Arlene Blum, Health Scientist & Mo...

Interview with Dr. Arlene Blum, a ground breaking mountaineer and health scientist who led the first all-women's team up Denali.

Q&A with Dr. Arlene Blum, Health Scientist & Mo...

Interview with Dr. Arlene Blum, a ground breaking mountaineer and health scientist who led the first all-women's team up Denali.

From the Archive: The Damsels and Denali

From the Archive: The Damsels and Denali

This week marks the 55th anniversary of the groundbreaking all-women summit of Denali, an expedition which Arlene Blum helped plan, climb, and lead through a harrowing self-rescue.

From the Archive: The Damsels and Denali

This week marks the 55th anniversary of the groundbreaking all-women summit of Denali, an expedition which Arlene Blum helped plan, climb, and lead through a harrowing self-rescue.

A Public Lands Victory for Climbers

A Public Lands Victory for Climbers

Congress is intent on trying to sell public lands. We speak with Erik Murdoch of the Access Fund about what climbers can do.

A Public Lands Victory for Climbers

Congress is intent on trying to sell public lands. We speak with Erik Murdoch of the Access Fund about what climbers can do.

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...