Rock & Ice
Rock & Ice is a magazine published by Outside focusing on rock and ice climbing. The first issue came out in March 1984.[1] The first publisher was . George Bracksieck worked for him, beginning in January 1984, and the two became equal partners in September that year. The magazine was bought out within the first year by , who remained publisher and editor the end of December 1997.[2] His company, Eldorado Publishing, sold Rock & Ice to North-South Publications, an investment group led by Dougald MacDonald. After a few years, it was sold to Big Stone. The magazine is published eight times a year.[3] It was headquartered in Boulder, Colorado until 2002, when it moved to Carbondale, Colorado.[1][4] Rock & Ice was purchased by Outside in 2021.[5]
The cover of the first issue featured Alex Lowe climbing the first ascent of The Fang in Vail, Colorado.[2]
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References[]
- ^ a b "About Us". Rock and Ice. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ a b Alison Osius. "Roots". Rock & Ice. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ Eric Horst (4 December 2012). Learning to Climb Indoors. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-7627-9274-0. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ Mick Ryan (May 2002). "Rock & Ice magazine sold, Climbing magazine's future unclear". UKC News. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Santa Fe-based 'Outside' magazine sold to Pocket Outdoor Media of Colorado". Santa Fe New Mexican. February 21, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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