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“If this climb doesn’t blow you away, nothing will,” James ventured as he hit the brakes. “I still can’t believe that Earl and I did it.” We hopped out of the Youth Challenge Bus and ambled over to the abrupt rim of a dark abyss at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River. Never…
It was that familiar feeling you get when you finish a big climb—that immense wash of relief that climbers all know, when you finally touch down from that last rappel, and you are once again planted on solid ground. It’s a bittersweet transition from the transcendental vertical realm to the horizontal plane of the ordinary.…
Living on the road feels like traveling through space in a spaceship. You are in your car spaceship, flying in your little capsule alongside your fellow space travelers, zooming along the interstates and through infinite emptiness in a martian land. Banner art and story by Marina Hansen, published in Volume 20, now available …
The reflection targets my disfigurement. If only the borders of this mirror could protect the rest of the world from my hideousness. My life’s insignificance rampages through my thoughts like an atrociously loud party that never ends. Nothing I do is good enough. I want to expunge my existence on a daily basis. Not even…
Volume 24 is now available to preorder. The issue is printed and has started shipping. Here’s a look at the story list: Guerreras by Zach Clanton Sharp Edges, Holding On by Letting Go by Shara Zaia Climbs Fall Apart by Luke Mehall Scotch On The Rocks by Greg Petliski You’re Safe, Mom, Climb When Ready…
One persons project is another’s warmup. As climbing grows to be more competitive, I think we should all keep that in mind. In other words, I don’t really care that much about your project, and you shouldn’t care that much about mine. However if we can use the story of our hardest climbs to inspire…
A passion that fuels Is one that burns brightly Words by Devin Dabney. Photos by Angelique Brown. Published in The Climbing Zine Book 2. The small space Between boredom and anxiety Where we form notoriety for lack of sobriety and zero propriety for standard society Many try to capture the essence— To…