Beacon plan Index plan Olympia, June 21, 2017. Years of work by rock climbers culminated this week when Washington State Parks Director Don Hoch signed a new climbing management plan for Forks of the Sky State Park (Index Town Walls) and an updated plan for Beacon Rock State Park. The Forks of the [...]
Public policy and public perception of climbing is evolving. Climbing as a sport began in the 19th century. Edward Whymper and his Victorian era friends started "climbing" as an elite leisure activity 150 years ago. Working class climbers took to this activity in England in the 20th century and they started (literally) using railroad hardware [...]
Join our partners Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest and The Mountaineers to provide some tender loving care to a badly eroded trail serving the most popular crag near Darrington. Three O'Clock Rock is a remarkable slab of granite overlooking a wild mountain valley. Climbers have been going there since 1969. Blueberry Hill [...]
2016 Index falcon closure announced by WDFW Graphic from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Please do not climb in the area shown here until July 15, 2016 (this is the upper right portion of The Diamond, including "Hell bent for glory" and the top of "Centerfold." If any defensive behavior [...]
On April 23, 2016, a large group of volunteers turned out for the third or fourth Icicle Cleanup, hosted by the Leavenworth Mountain Association. The Leavenworth Mountain Association connects the community to the mountains for the benefit of both. The Seattle Vertical World is America's first climbing gym, founded in 1987. Two teams [...]
