About Us

Rock and Ice is the only climber-owned and operated climbing magazine. Since 1984, Rock and Ice has been publishing the most authentic, inspiring and high-quality features and photos. Our mission is to capture the awesomeness of the sport and illuminate the climbing experience. Our list of award-winning writers is unrivalled, and our new large-format size showcases pictures that capture the scope and magnitude of the walls we climb better than any other climbing magazine. Rock and Ice is renowned for publishing the work of top-notch shooters like Tim Kemple, Cory Rich, Jim Thornburg, Greg Epperson and award-winning writers like John Long and Pete Takeda.

Nine times a year, Rock and Ice is delivered to climbers' doorsteps and specialty retail stores around the world. Our approach to grassroots publishing minimizes our environmental footprint. Rock and Ice has the highest newsstand sell-through of any magazine in our category, and, due to efficiencies in printing, has less paper waste. The result: fewer discarded issues and less paper overall ends up in the landfill.

Rock and Ice is also published digitally, reducing paper usage, while extending the magazine's global reach.

Rock and Ice is owned by Big Stone Publishing, established in Carbondale, Colorado, in 2002. We are a tiny group of environmentally and socially conscious climbers and outdoor enthusiasts that lives in the foothills of the rugged Elk Mountains and just a hop away from an eclectic mix of world-class climbing areas such as Rifle, the Black Canyon, Ouray, the Fisher Towers, Moab and Indian Creek.

Other titles published by Big Stone include Trail Runner magazine.