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October 2, 2026

Climbing En Plein Air by Birch Malotky

LocationsBy LukeOctober 2, 20263 Comments

The dance of renewal, the dance that made the world,  was always danced here at the edge of things…   —Ursula K. Le Guin, Dancing at the Edge of The World   Note: this story is published in Volume 15 of The Climbing Zine My first sense of it is auditory. I am walking toward…

The Art of The First Ascent by Luke Mehall

LocationsBy LukeOctober 2, 20263 Comments

You know you’re getting old when they start replacing the bolts you used for a first ascent. That was my first thought when I heard that an anchor I’d placed, over in my old stomping grounds of Gunnison, Colorado, was getting an update. Story by Luke Mehall. This piece is published in Volume 15, now…

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