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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 Neal Kaptain. George Bracksieck worked for him, beginning in January 1984, and the two became equal partners in September of that year.

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The magazine was bought out within the first year by George Bracksieck, who remained publisher and editor until 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

  1. 1 2 "About Us". Rock and Ice. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 Alison Osius. "Roots". Rock & Ice. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  3. Eric Horst (4 December 2012). Learning to Climb Indoors. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 187. ISBN   978-0-7627-9274-0 . Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. Mick Ryan (May 2002). "Rock & Ice magazine sold, Climbing magazine's future unclear". UKC News. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  5. "Santa Fe-based 'Outside' magazine sold to Pocket Outdoor Media of Colorado". Santa Fe New Mexican. February 21, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.