Climbing_(magazine)

<i>Climbing</i> (magazine)

Climbing (magazine)

American rock climbing magazine


Climbing is a major US-based rock climbing magazine first published in 1970.[1] In 2007, it was bought by Skram Media, the publisher of Urban Climber Magazine.[1] The headquarters of the magazine is in Boulder, Colorado.[1][2] It is published nine times a year.[3] Climbing was purchased by Outside in 2021.[4]

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Golden Pitons

Each year, Climbing gives out a number of awards, called the Golden Pitons. Award categories include: Sport Climbing, Breakout Performance, Climber of the Year, Rusty Piton, Lifetime Achievement, Comeback, Alpine, Boldest Move, and Competition.[5]

See also


References

  1. Christian Beckwith (January 8, 2007). "Newswire: Urban Climber Magazine buys Climbing". Alpinist.
  2. Mick Ryan (May 2002). "Rock & Ice magazine sold, Climbing magazine's future unclear". UKC News. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  3. Eric Horst (December 4, 2012). Learning to Climb Indoors. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-7627-9274-0. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  4. "Santa Fe-based 'Outside' magazine sold to Pocket Outdoor Media of Colorado". Santa Fe New Mexican. February 21, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  5. "2016 Golden Pitons: Vision Award". Climbing. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

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