Northwest Mountaineering Journal
Encyclopedia
The Northwest Mountaineering Journal (NWMJ) is an annual, online journal
started in 2004 by Lowell Skoog to serve as a record of new climbs and ski descents, as well as to provide articles and stories pertinent to mountaineering
in the Pacific Northwest
of North America. The journal is run by volunteers and is available for free. The Mountaineers hosts the NWMJ.
Historically, new routes were reported in the Mountaineers Annual through 1995. The American Alpine Journal
documents routes around the world, including from Washington, but requires that routes be of at least a minimum seriousness (grade IV
). Online interaction through forums such as CascadeClimbers.com, aerial photography by John Scurlock, and a critical mass of active climbers has helped spur a renaissance of route development and exploration, many of which are less than a grade IV, but there was not a venue for documenting these routes for posterity.
Electronic journal
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started in 2004 by Lowell Skoog to serve as a record of new climbs and ski descents, as well as to provide articles and stories pertinent to mountaineering
Mountaineering
Mountaineering or mountain climbing is the sport, hobby or profession of hiking, skiing, and climbing mountains. While mountaineering began as attempts to reach the highest point of unclimbed mountains it has branched into specialisations that address different aspects of the mountain and consists...
in the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...
of North America. The journal is run by volunteers and is available for free. The Mountaineers hosts the NWMJ.
Historically, new routes were reported in the Mountaineers Annual through 1995. The American Alpine Journal
American Alpine Journal
The American Alpine Journal is an annual magazine published by the American Alpine Club. Its mission is "to document and communicate mountain exploration."...
documents routes around the world, including from Washington, but requires that routes be of at least a minimum seriousness (grade IV
Grade (climbing)
In rock climbing, mountaineering and other climbing disciplines, climbers give a climbing grade to a route that concisely describes the difficulty and danger of climbing the route...
). Online interaction through forums such as CascadeClimbers.com, aerial photography by John Scurlock, and a critical mass of active climbers has helped spur a renaissance of route development and exploration, many of which are less than a grade IV, but there was not a venue for documenting these routes for posterity.