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
Chatting with Melissa Ruiz, 4x National Para Cl...
Melissa Ruiz is a four-time Para Climbing National Champion with big wall ambitions.
Chatting with Melissa Ruiz, 4x National Para Cl...
Melissa Ruiz is a four-time Para Climbing National Champion with big wall ambitions.
Win a Climbing Vacation to the Red River Gorge!
Enter for a chance to win a an epic climbing vacation to the Red River Gorge, courtesy of The Silos! Also included: $500 worth of airfare from Summit Journal, and...
Win a Climbing Vacation to the Red River Gorge!
Enter for a chance to win a an epic climbing vacation to the Red River Gorge, courtesy of The Silos! Also included: $500 worth of airfare from Summit Journal, and...
On Big Jim Whittaker, Time, and Fate
Jim Whittaker, who in 1963 became first American to summit Everest, died on April 7, 2026. He was 97 years old.
On Big Jim Whittaker, Time, and Fate
Jim Whittaker, who in 1963 became first American to summit Everest, died on April 7, 2026. He was 97 years old.
Boldly Reinforcing Negative Stereotypes About t...
David Thoenen is a contributor to Summit Journal 324. His piece, Sirdar: the Story of a Sherpa on K2, is a work of historical fiction about the American Expedition to...
Boldly Reinforcing Negative Stereotypes About t...
David Thoenen is a contributor to Summit Journal 324. His piece, Sirdar: the Story of a Sherpa on K2, is a work of historical fiction about the American Expedition to...
All the Unknowns We Could Manage
Benjamin Lieber is a climber, high-altitude mountain guide, and Mountain Hardwear athlete. This is his Changla Khang West first ascent story.
All the Unknowns We Could Manage
Benjamin Lieber is a climber, high-altitude mountain guide, and Mountain Hardwear athlete. This is his Changla Khang West first ascent story.
From the Archive: “Northwest Passage” on the Sq...
Rock climbing started on Squamish’s Chief in 1959 when Fred Beckey, Hank Mather, and Don Claunch made the first major technical climb via the Squamish Buttress.
From the Archive: “Northwest Passage” on the Sq...
Rock climbing started on Squamish’s Chief in 1959 when Fred Beckey, Hank Mather, and Don Claunch made the first major technical climb via the Squamish Buttress.