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“Life Lived Wild”: A tale of adventure and companionship

“Life Lived Wild”: A tale of adventure and companionship

Rick Ridgeway, a prominent mountaineer, writer, photographer, filmmaker and jack-of-all-trades professional adventurer recently published a collection of carefully crafted and sequenced short stories to serve a dual purpose as his memoir and guide book. The book, “Life Lived Wild,”sweeps the reader away to the world’s

A freshman's guide to fall in Bozeman

Fall in Southwest Montana is truly magical. As the weather cools and the cottonwoods shift their leaves from green to gold, I find myself spending as much time outdoors as I possibly can. Recreation opportunities abound in the Bozeman area this time of year and the hardest decision is often

A bear-y nice hike

Gorgeous views, a flowing creek and a lightly trafficked hiking trail are a dream come true for many hikers, including myself. Bear Canyon trail has all three of these magnificent things. Bear Canyon is roughly an 8.1-mile out-and-back-hike if you take the turnaround before hiking

Eliminating that climbing shoe stench

Eliminating that climbing shoe stench

Every climber knows the shame of hiding their mangled and musty climbing shoes. No corner of any closet, car or dorm is ever deep enough to stop the rankness from filling the air. Every climber knows the embarrassment of carpoolers crawling in, only to get scent-slapped by the world’

How to get outside this winter

How to get outside this winter

With COVID-19 cases surging across the country and cold temperatures pushing people indoors, finding new ways to get outside and away from the crowded gym is more important than ever. While many MSU students usually find themselves up at Bridger Bowl for a casual after-class run, the resort

Winter's arrival slows fall climbing

Though the fall season this year in Bozeman has been particularly great for climbers with cool temperatures and low humidity, winter is right around the corner, coating local areas in snow and ice and pushing crowds back into climbing gyms. Unfortunately, under the current circumstances of COVID-19, both the

Patrick Callis — professor by day, climbing legend by night

To most students on campus, Patrik Callis is just another professor, but in the local climbing community he’s an looming figure. Callis began teaching chemistry at MSU in 1968. He moved to Bozeman shortly after earning a Ph.D. from the University of Washington and quickly made his mark