Chasing Winter
Rock and Ice|February 2018, #248

Graham Zimmerman goes his own way

Joe Purtell
Chasing Winter

http://`

In 2004, Graham Zimmerman finished high school in Edmonds, Washington, and went off to college—in New Zealand. Eighteen years old, he was looking only for alpine ice. He spent his college years in both hemispheres, chasing winter.

In a turnaround of the usual progression, as he puts it, “I got into mountaineering and ice and mixed climbing before rock climbing.”

This story is from the February 2018, #248 edition of Rock and Ice.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

This story is from the February 2018, #248 edition of Rock and Ice.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

MORE STORIES FROM ROCK AND ICEView All
Rock and Ice

Call of Duty

Vikki Weldon: Hard lines and the front line

time-read
4 mins  |
June/July 2020
Rock and Ice

THE BADGE

WE DEFINE OURSELVES AS CLIMBERS, BUT IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH?

time-read
6 mins  |
June/July 2020
Rock and Ice

THE ACHIEVER

MARICELA ROSALES HAD EVERYTHING AGAINST HER. SHE BECAME A CLIMBER ANYWAY.

time-read
10+ mins  |
June/July 2020
Rock and Ice

Chris Sharma

FIRST ASCENTIONIST, FORMER WORLD CHAMPION, OWNS GYMS IN SPAIN AND USA. INTERVIEWED IN QUARANTINE IN BARCELONA WITH HIS WIFE, 3-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND 1-YEAR-OLD SON.

time-read
5 mins  |
June/July 2020
Rock and Ice

PROJECT WAIT

A LIFELONG CLIMBER CONSIDERS THROWING IN THE TOWEL

time-read
10 mins  |
June/July 2020
Rock and Ice

Older, Wiser, Stronger!

YES, THEY CAN GO TOGETHER. HOW TO TRAIN STRENGTH AS YOU COME ALONG DOWN THE ROAD.

time-read
7 mins  |
June/July 2020
Rock and Ice

CALCULATED RISK

HOW UNDERSTANDING DANGER COULD KEEP YOU OUT OF HARM’S WAY

time-read
5 mins  |
June/July 2020
Accessories To Climb
Rock and Ice

Accessories To Climb

Field tested

time-read
6 mins  |
February/March 2020
To The Grit
Rock and Ice

To The Grit

About 10 winters ago I touched down in Manchester in a hard, driving English rain. The city was hidden from view. I was groggy after a red-eye from Dallas, an over-brewed black tea barking on my dry tongue.

time-read
10+ mins  |
December/January 2020
The Wild Ones
Rock and Ice

The Wild Ones

North Conway is a typical New Hampshire town tucked among rolling hardwood hills and set at the foot of imposing granite slabs, but 30 years ago it was the stage on which a small band of climbers led the way in boldness and vision.

time-read
10+ mins  |
December/January 2020