Volume 23 is now available to order! Order/ subscribe here Cover photo of Kaya Lindsay on Whipping Boy by Mary Eden Here’s a look at the story list: James and Ed by Luke Mehall In the Company of Friends by Ed Webster Climbing Through the Fog by Colleen Tirtirian Comin’ In from the Top…
These days the publication of each and every zine is a small miracle. And, for the publication of Volume 23 we’re going to celebrate. Join us for the release party of Volume 23 of The Climbing Zine at The Gravity Lab, our new climbing gym here in Durango. We’ll be presenting stories from The Zine,…
Our second episode recorded in El Potrero Chico, Mexico, is with Mark Grundon. Mark and Luke have been friends for over twenty years, and have experienced many highs and lows together. Mark is a prolific route developer in Mexico, and he’s the owner of El Potrero Chico Guides. El Potrero Chico Guides Zine links: Support…
My phone was blowing up before I even read the editorial. Last week the Dana Johnson of the group Wilderness Watch published a syndicated piece titled, Mountains Don’t Need Hardware. The article strung together a series of falsehoods to argue that the proposed “Protect America’s Rock Climbing Act” was a way for climbers to show…
Our first episode recorded in El Potrero Chico, Mexico is with Becky Zunigar, who is the producer of the film Sueños de Altura, a documentary about the pioneers of climbing in Mexico. Sueños de Altura on Instagram Zine links: Support our podcast on Patreon KEEP THE ZINE ALIVE + Subscribe Score 15% off anything in…
The Squeak Goes Adventuring package. Children’s books for ages 2 and up. Written by D. Scott Borden and illustrated by Mallory Logan. Squeak Goes Climbing in Yosemite National Park Squeak Goes Backcountry Skiing A portion of the proceeds from these books go to the Access Fund and Protect Our Winters. Score your own here: https://shop.climbingzine.com/collections/books/products/squeak-bundle
The original Climbing Zine Book is now available in paperback! The Climbing Zine began as a modest, stapled together, black and white publication, and has grown into a worldwide phenomenon. Our first 11 volumes had modest print runs, and now those issues are mostly in the hands of collectors. Here in The Climbing Zine Book…
Most women, at some point in their lives, get discouraged about their appearance because they may not possess the ideal body, according to societal standards. I was no different. I have always lived in predominantly white communities, and with that, feminine beauty typically meant white or light skin, tall, skinny, long hair, European facial features—the…