The Climbing Zine is a creative collective fueled by passion, dirt, and rocks.
Words by: Luke Mehall Director: Greg Cairns Mehall is the author of five books, including The Desert, a dirtbag climbing book. He is also the publisher of The Climbing Zine. You can score one of his books and/or zines here: https://squareup.com/store/the-climbi… Greg Cairns of Cairns Film is a filmmaker, storyteller, and river guide. Check out…
Luke Mehall reads his essay, “The Art of The First Ascent”, first published in Volume 15 of The Climbing Zine. Keep The Zine Alive and subscribe (this link will get you 15% off) : https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAGPODCAST15 Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theclimbingzine Our Sponsors Kilter: http://settercloset.com (email holds@kiltergrips.com for more information) Osprey Packs: www.osprey.com Edelrid: www.climbgreen.com
Erik Murdock is the Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs at the Access Fund and a key player in the establishment of Bears Ears National Monument. We geek out about how Bears Ears National Monument came to be, and get the story from his perspective. A very policy oriented, but fascinating conversation, and a…
The second episode of Season 3 is a conversation with Kaya Lindsay, from One Chick Travels. Kaya is a contributor to The Climbing Zine, and the creator of the Girls Gone Wide film. We sat down on a winter evening in Moab, Utah, and have a conversation ranging from women living the van life, community,…
Volume 21 is here. Cover shot of Brittany Goris by Garet Bleir Five Rings by Alex Johnson The Art of Being Crusty by Luke Mehall Staying Hungry on the Salathe by Brittany Goris Why Climbers Should Write, and Writers Should Climb by Cyrena Lee Spring Cracks by Luke Mehall To Chip or Not To Chip…
I’ve spent much of my adult life working towards a dream—a writing dream, infused with climbing—that has largely come true. Which means me of the Greg Brown line, “If your dream came true, would you want it then?” I had no idea what would come along with my dream coming true. My dream…
Season 3 is here and we’re kicking it off with our conversation with Tommy Caldwell. Big thanks to Shaun Matusewicz as well for joining in on the conversation. You can now support the DSOM podcast on Patreon, starting at $3. Here’s the link: https://www.patreon.com/theclimbingzine This link will get you 15% off anything in our store:…
This winter I’ve had the fever. No, not the fever for more cowbell, or the fever from COVID (thankfully), but rather cabin fever. Before COVID, I used to love working from home. After decades of service industry jobs, I was finally living the dream, and running my own publishing business. It was a perfect balance…