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March 1, 2026

The Joy Pendulum, Swinging High and Low in Yosemite Valley by Lauren DeLaunay

LocationsBy LukeMarch 1, 2026Leave a comment

As I listened to my boyfriend make his tenth phone call of the hour, I absentmindedly stirred vegetables and reflected on the events of the past month. Fuck this season, I overheard from the kitchen. Together, we had been stunned by a hero’s suicide and his partner’s avalanche burial, witnessed my mentor’s paralyzing accident, and…

Dirtbag Paradise by Amber Roepke (a poem)

Climbing CultureBy LukeMarch 1, 2026Leave a comment

It’s your mom’s minivan pimped out And only seats two Because if it wasn’t hard enough to live in a van It’s way harder to hook up in one   This poem is published in The Climbing Zine Book 2, now available. Banner photo by: Kristen Hughes   With a full set of seats in…

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