Vision Quest – Benji Fink and Mexico’s Steepest Big Wall
On November 30 my dear friend and climbing partner, Benji Fink, died in his sleep in Vail, Colorado. Apparently, he just drifted off peacefully, exactly the way he lived. He was 44 years old.
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Rock and Ice’s Jeff Jackson Included in Best American Sports Writing 2019
A piece by Rock and Ice editor-at-large Jeff Jackson has been selected for inclusion in the Best American Sports Writing 2019 anthology.
American Alpine Club Announces 2018 Hall of Mountaineering Excellence Inductees
Danika Gilbert, David Roberts and Doug Chabot are announced as the 2018 inductees to the Hall of Moutaineering Excellence, while Jeff Jackson wins the 2018 H. Adam Carter Literary Award.
Ascent 2018 Feature: Paradox of Paradise
When Hawaii sent out a ballistic missile alert the author reevaluates everything. (This feature appears in Ascent 2018. Ascent is a compendium of the best climbing writing.)
TNB: Naked Soloist is Saner Than I Am
It was spring break. My wife had taken the kids to Florida. I felt like a teenager home alone with the keys to the car. The possibilities were dizzying...
TNB: Hawaii Rocks – Totally Aloha
Rock and Ice editor, Jeff Jackson, discovers some "magical" climbing in Hawaii.
TNB: 5 Ways to Make People Love Your Routes
I’ve established hundreds of climbs from shit piles to lauded classics, but in the interim between that first POS and my latest masterPOS, my motivation has changed.