The Climbing Zine is a creative collective fueled by passion, dirt, and rocks.

Titan Project

One of the greatest joys I have as a publisher is discovering an amazing climbing project, and then being able to share that with our audience. This one is from our friends at Melanin Base Camp is a film called Titan Project about Canadian climber Sabrina Chapman, and her quest to send a 5.14. Here’s some more beta,…

Luke Mehall presents The Desert, a dirtbag climbing book

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl1jOvqAOEo From Townie Books in Crested Butte, Luke Mehall and friends tell stories from his books American Climber and The Desert, and a few out of the box tales as well. Read the zine/more from The Desert: https://climbingzine.com Buy the zine/The Desert: https://squareup.com/store/the-climbi… Mehall is the author of five dirtbag climbing books, and he’s the…

Do Not Go Outside To Cry by Kathy Karlo

I see it being used all around me to describe women, often by other women: badass. I have always considered it to have a good connotation, as it implies confidence with a splash of style. Diverse, strong-willed women deserve an empowering word that delivers a heavy compliment—one that says, “She’s got things under control.” The…