Let’s say that you begin climbing regularly, be it at the Ritt Kellogg Climbing Gym, some other climbing gym, or outside. After a while, you start to notice a slight aching pain around your elbow. […]

Let’s say that you begin climbing regularly, be it at the Ritt Kellogg Climbing Gym, some other climbing gym, or outside. After a while, you start to notice a slight aching pain around your elbow. […]
“It’s rad. If you allow it to, it’ll change your life forever.” These two sentences could apply to innumerable things; for Abby Dione, they whole-heartedly apply to only one: rock climbing. Dione […]
Colorado Springs offers incredible outdoor spaces for trail running, hiking, rock climbing, and mountain biking, all just minutes from campus. As such, it is well suited for our highly active campus community. Accustomed to such […]
I sat down with Colorado College’s Dan Crossey in the CC Carpentry Shop to talk about his favorite old-school rock climbing crags hidden around Colorado and the Southwest. Crossey, an outdoor enthusiast and adventurer, attended […]
Rock climbing has historically been heavily dominated by white men of means. In recent years, more women have been attracted to the sport. However, both male and female people of color are underrepresented in the […]
Climbing gyms almost always exude some sort of vibe. Here in Colorado Springs, for example, there are three prominent climbing gyms. City Rock, the family-friendly, all-around gym; Springs Climbing Center, the bouldering-only, intensive training gym; […]
Over Half Block, I drove to Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California to take a Single Pitch Instructor course with the American Mountain Guiding Association. The SPI exam is a certification that allows you […]
A junior from Berkeley, Calif., Kat Gentry is a route setter at Colorado College’s Ritt Kellogg Climbing Gym. She has been climbing for about eight years and has competed at events such as the 2012 […]
Photos by Sarah Laico I am incredibly fortunate to have spent the past two blocks in la Habana, Cuba, studying Spanish, living with a Cuban host family, and immersing myself in the lifestyle. Throughout my […]
These photos, compiled by the Editor In Chief, tell the story of the first semester. They show anguish, excitement, pain, embarrassment and compassion. Scroll through below to see the wonderful work of our staff photographers […]