Our final episode for Season 4 is a story read by Kaya Lindsay. This story was published in Volume 22 of The Zine. We never publish “how-to” material, but after hearing so many stories about climbers getting knees stuck in cracks, we figured this would be a good “zine-style” piece on the subject matter. Visit…
“Everybody must give something back / For something they get” —Bob Dylan, “Fourth Time Around” On Writing (about climbing) Writing is my job. People seem to be impressed by that when the inevitable “So what do you do?” happens at the crag or a party. But I guess the only other jobs I’ve had were…
I looked down at my Gri-Gri as a salty tear rolled off my cheek into a thousand feet of space and granite. I wiped my eyes with the back of my hand, black with sweat and dirt, and moved my ascender up the rope again. “I can’t believe I wanted to do this,” I thought…
Two podcasts at once! I chat with Steven Dimmitt of the popular Nugget Climbing Podcast. We take turns interviewing each other, and really get into the history of what we do, and the challenging side of a “dream job”. Visit The Nugget: www.thenuggetclimbing.com Check out some more stories/content: www.climbingzine.com Discount link for 15% off any product…
TC, The OG, a conversation with Tommy Caldwell dropped this week on our DSOM podcast. We have an interesting, wide ranging conversation, and we asked him about this route, Flex Luther, which he established in the era when he and Sharma weren’t rating their hard climbs. Last year Matty Hong, who did the second ascent…
“Keep dreamin’, stay hungry, and remember that there is no finish line.” This quote by Todd Skinner in the opening pages of the book Hangdog Days by Jeff Smoot gave me chills the first time I read it. In the pages that followed, I felt history come to life as I read tale after tale…
Mehall reads the essay “Creeksgiving”. A tale of the old school celebration in the Super Bowl campground. Check out some more stories/content: www.climbingzine.com Discount link for 15% off any product (except subscriptions) in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAGPODCAST15 Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theclimbingzine Our sponsors: Kilter: http://settercloset.com (email holds@kiltergrips.com for more information) Scarpa: www.scarpa.com Patagonia: www.patagonia.com/cleanclimbing Sterling: www.sterlingrope.com (use the code DIRTBAG) for…
“Get outside. It’s where the good stuff is happening.” In loving memory of Eric Klimt (February 8, 1980 – March 9, 2016) The alarm blared repeatedly until I was jolted awake, not knowing what was a dream and what was real. I had to go to work for a few hours; that was real. The…