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• Film festival boosts Idaho wilderness

  April 7, 2013 in Idaho, Outdoors on Page C12 A group that invests money and muscle into improving iconic Idaho wilderness areas is bringing the Telluride Mountainfilm Festival to Spokane this week. The Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation is presenting …

• Gear Junkie: LuminAID provides portable light source

  March 10, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C11 It looks like a pillow with a cell phone glued on the side. Closer up, you see a solar panel and a tiny red light. Odd products come across my …

• Roskelley learns to zero in on slim window for climb

  February 24, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 Ten years ago, a 20-year-old Jess Roskelley had all sorts of modern technology at his fingertips when he seized a moment of fame as the youngest American to climb Mount …

• First U.S. team to top Mount Everest reunites

  February 23, 2013 in City, Outdoors on Page B6 BERKELEY, Calif. – It might be hard to conceive now, in an era of extreme sports and ultra-light equipment, but there was a time when Americans who set out to … 3

• Gear Junkie: It’s the sleeping bag of the future

  February 17, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C11 Time for bed. It’s below-zero outside, and you’re camping out under the stars. A to-be-released sleeping bag from Nemo Equipment is made for snoozing through some of the coldest nights …

• Out & About: Spokane native lands state-record mackinaw

  February 10, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 OUTFISH – A 35-pound, 10-ounce state-record lake trout was caught Monday in Lake Chelan by Phil Colyar of Wenatchee. Washington Fish and Wildlife biologists measured the fish, which was officially …

• 2012: A review of the year Outdoors

  December 30, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 The spotlight was on predators in 2012, and so were the nets, traps and crosshairs in many cases throughout the Inland Northwest. The Spokane Tribe sparked one debate on predator …

• Pioneers climbed Grand Teton on a lark

  December 2, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Sometimes you make it by the seat of your pants. Sometimes, it takes both pant legs. That’s how a trio of University of Montana students turned the second documented ascent …

• Field reports: Volunteers spiff up Spokane River, Dishman Hills

  October 7, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C11 OUTSTANDING – Volunteers celebrated National Public Lands Day in a big way last weekend with hard-working turnouts for two major annual events: • Dishman Hills Service Day – About 60 …

• Some families went extra mile on summer vacations

  September 23, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 They couldn’t be with him every step of the way, but Robin Johnson’s family was along for the journey as he hiked the Pacific Crest Trail this season. The emotional …

• Kilimanjaro quality time: Slaters

  September 23, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Keith Slater celebrated his 40th birthday by climbing Mount Rainier. That was 20 years ago. He raised the bar by 5,000 feet for his 60th, and celebrated the summit feeling …

• High School outdoor writing contest deadline Nov. 15

  September 23, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 It’s time for high schoolers to begin thinking about fame, fortune and the great outdoors. The Spokesman-Review once again is joining the Outdoor Writers Association of America in sponsoring a …

• Gear Junkie: Standouts at Utah Outdoor Retailer Show

  August 19, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C11 More than 1,000 brands and tens of thousands of attendees gathered last week for the twice-annual Outdoor Retailer trade show in Salt Lake City. I was on site for four …

• Climbers attracted to volcano that lost its top

  July 22, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 Ah, Mount St. Helens. I’ve written hundreds of stories about it, explored the trails around it on foot, skis and mountain bike; and climbed it 10 times, if I can …

• Out & About: Chimney Rock climbing routes erased

  July 22, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 OUTCRY – Climbers were humbled this month to find a massive rock fall had wiped out a generation of climbing routes on the east face of Chimney Rock, a landmark …

• Attempting to recover body from Mount Rainier

  July 5, 2012 in Region LONGMIRE, Wash. — Clear weather today at Mount Rainier National Park may permit the recovery of the ranger who fell to his death June 21. Clouds, snow and avalanche danger …

• Weather may permit recovery of ranger’s body Thursday

  June 27, 2012 in Outdoors, Region ASHFORD, Wash. — Clear weather forecast for today may give national park officials the break they’ve been waiting for to recover the body of a ranger who fell to his … 1

• Field Reports: Fishing, boating, wilderness, climbing and more

  June 24, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 PREDATORS – A state wolf specialist in Montana says mountain lions killed two radio- collared wolves in the Bitterroot Valley since January. Liz Bradley of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks …

• Mount Rainier ranger killed in climbers’ rescue

  June 22, 2012 in Region LONGMIRE, Wash. — A Mount Rainier ranger slid more than 3,000 feet to his death as he helped in efforts to rescue four injured climbers who fell on a glacier, … 4

• 3 dead, 2 missing after weekend on Everest

  May 21, 2012 in Nation/World KATMANDU, Nepal — Three climbers died and two others were missing while descending from the summit of Mount Everest — a toll that raised concerns about overcrowding in the “death … 3

• Woman, 73, oldest to climb Mount Everest

  May 20, 2012 in Outdoors See details about record-breaking climb in Rich Landers’ Outdoors Blog.. 4

• Spokane doctor, expert hiker, dies in fall

  April 10, 2012 in City on Page A5 Dr. Richard Byrd, a Spokane pulmonary specialist and globetrotting adventurer, died last Tuesday after suffering a blow to the head in a fall while on the coast of Cuba. Byrd, … 15

• New gear stands out at Outdoor Retailer

  February 5, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 More than 1,000 brands and 20,000 attendees: The twice-annual Outdoor Retailer trade show, held last week in Salt Lake City, offered a peek at the future of gear. The Gear …

• Experts: Risks along with rewards on Mount Rainier

  January 23, 2012 in Region SEATTLE — As the search for four people on the slopes of Mount Rainier stretches into its second week, experts say the rewards for the hardy few who attempt the … 1

• Local filmmaker warms up to glacier climbing for Banff entry

  November 27, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 People who produce adventure films featured in the Banff Mountain Film Festival shouldn’t be stereotyped as hard-core, muscle-powered adrenaline junkies with a death wish. “I’d never been ice climbing before …

• Banff films bring extreme outdoor pursuits to Spokane’s big screen

  November 13, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 Adventure, humor, awareness and awe, plus a good dose of pucker factor, are coming to Spokane next weekend in a road show of top outdoor adventure films. The cream of … 1

• Out & About: Tickets to upcoming Reel Rock Film Festival free

  October 9, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C14 OUTDEAL – Some of the year’s top climbing short films are coming to Spokane in a film tour – Reel Rock VI – Oct. 20, starting at 7 p.m. at …

• Gear Junkie: Tips on going fast and light up high

  August 28, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 While touring Europe recently, a jutting limestone peak in Austria’s Kaisergebirge Mountain Range was on my schedule. But a problem: I had only one day to climb it. The circumstances …

• Veteran claims adaptability helps at adventure races

  August 7, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 Getting in shape for an adventure race is fairly simple, if you have the time. “Pretty much any vigorous activity you do outside can be considered training,” said Jeni McNeil, …

• Out & About: Here’s a chance for life on the rocks

  July 10, 2011 in Outdoors, Sports on Page C10 OUTDO – A fun-oriented, weekend introduction to rock climbing is set for July 23-24 at Q’emiln Park in Post Falls. The annual UClimb sponsored by Mountain Gear enlists pro climbers …

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