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

“I am tired of climbers attempting to live separately from politics."

“I am tired of climbers attempting to live sepa...

Karen Lane is a climber and photographer based in Appalachia, documenting the region's outdoor recreation and climbing scene. In this interview, we chat with her about her essay, "Almost Perfect,...

“I am tired of climbers attempting to live sepa...

Karen Lane is a climber and photographer based in Appalachia, documenting the region's outdoor recreation and climbing scene. In this interview, we chat with her about her essay, "Almost Perfect,...

From the Archive: Minya Konka

From the Archive: Minya Konka

The following article is from the October 1971 issue of Summit Magazine, written by Dee Molenaar. Molenaar was the magazine's Northwestern Editor at the time and one of the esteemed watercolorists-cum-climbers of...

From the Archive: Minya Konka

The following article is from the October 1971 issue of Summit Magazine, written by Dee Molenaar. Molenaar was the magazine's Northwestern Editor at the time and one of the esteemed watercolorists-cum-climbers of...

Book Review: Spare These Stones: A Journey Through Southern Climbing Culture

Book Review: Spare These Stones: A Journey Thro...

John Long reviews Spare These Stones: A Journey Through Southern Climbing Culture, released in August by Mountaineers Books, charts the unique development of the “backyard wilderness” climbing areas across the...

Book Review: Spare These Stones: A Journey Thro...

John Long reviews Spare These Stones: A Journey Through Southern Climbing Culture, released in August by Mountaineers Books, charts the unique development of the “backyard wilderness” climbing areas across the...

LCO Stories: Climbing and Caring for the Eastern Sierra

LCO Stories: Climbing and Caring for the Easter...

Wendy Schneider, the Executive Director of Friends of the Inyo, shares what the playgrounds of the Eastern Sierra mean to her, and what's at stake with the rollback of conservation...

LCO Stories: Climbing and Caring for the Easter...

Wendy Schneider, the Executive Director of Friends of the Inyo, shares what the playgrounds of the Eastern Sierra mean to her, and what's at stake with the rollback of conservation...

From the Archive: We Work in Our Spare Time

From the Archive: We Work in Our Spare Time

One of the most iconic articles from the Summit Magazine's archive, "We Work in Our Spare Time" by Herb and Jan Conn discuss their lives as early dirtbags. 

From the Archive: We Work in Our Spare Time

One of the most iconic articles from the Summit Magazine's archive, "We Work in Our Spare Time" by Herb and Jan Conn discuss their lives as early dirtbags. 

Catching Pinecones: Meet the Misfits

Catching Pinecones: Meet the Misfits

Q&A with Chad Heddleston, the author of the cover story for Summit Journal 323 and the director of Catching Pinecones: The Adventure Life of Jan and Herb Conn, which hits...

Catching Pinecones: Meet the Misfits

Q&A with Chad Heddleston, the author of the cover story for Summit Journal 323 and the director of Catching Pinecones: The Adventure Life of Jan and Herb Conn, which hits...