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November 4, 2025

Wide Tour by Mary Eden, a second excerpt (from Volume 25)

Climbing CultureBy LukeNovember 4, 2025Leave a comment

I was tempted to stop climbing altogether. At the very least, I wanted to quit off-width. I lost a lot of enthusiasm for wide climbing and felt like my naïve, hopeful “gumby” phase was over. That phase is special to me because being new at something was all about the experience, everything is awesome, and…

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