Hello to all you readers of The Wire! Another academic year at our four-year-degree-granting-institution-of-choice has started and the buzz of ~1500 young people fills our campus again. Whether you’re...
Ben Kearney, Campus Life Reporter
• April 21, 2022
The Sweet Onion Crank, Whitman’s annual rock-climbing competition is returning to campus on April 23. The Wire interviewed first year organizer Keathley Pinney Brown to learn more about the competition...
The Whitman Climbing Center will be opening to students with new safety guidelines.
The center will have a limited capacity of 20 individuals, including staff, all of whom must be cleared to be on campus....
Anthony Reale, Mickey Shin's Cheez-It Fetish
• February 8, 2018
The Whitman College climbing gym eagerly awaits the announcement of the Rock Pope after the characteristic white smoke and scent of armpits wafted out of the climbing gym Tuesday. This occurrence was...
One of the most common walks across Whitman College takes students from Reid Campus Center to Ankeny. Along the way, one might see busses loaded with kayaks for a weekend trip, students ascending Whitman’s...
Last weekend, the day after the 4th of July I headed to Vantage, Wash. to climb during the weekend with a group of friends. I climbed with Kayla Erickson (who I have mentioned in previous blog posts)...
Last week, I kicked off the beginning of July by climbing outside with a group of three other Whitties--Tristan, Tom and Sebastian--at Exit 32, better known as Little Si. Little Si (near Mount Si) is a...
I have yet to climb outside this summer. Alas, there seems to be a curse against me climbing outside lately because all the plans I've had to do so this summer have fallen through. Most recently, I was...
Note: If this is your first time reading my blog and you are unfamiliar/new to climbing, I highly recommend you look over the introduction to climbing guide provided in my first post. Definitions for...
Hi, my name is Charlotte Hill! I'm 21 years old, an English major, and entering my senior year at Whitman College. In my blog I will discuss my personal experiences rock climbing at the climbing gyms...
Now, red letters on the Climbing Center's website proclaim a change to the policy that loosens requirements for use of the wall. Students, faculty and staff may bring unlimited family and two guests for a fee of seven dollars.
