The Climbing Zine is a creative collective fueled by passion, dirt, and rocks.
In love for the first time at 30 years old. Venturing out onto Stoner’s Highway in Yosemite. And a dream job turns into a nightmare. The road leads to a lot of places, and eventually to Durango, Colorado. Subscribe/ get a copy of The Zine here: https://shop.climbingzine.com/ Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=16583450 Read more stories/watch videos/explore:…
The dirtbag climbing life has highs and lows. Eventually I got to a point where I was tired of it, and I wanted to pursue a career in writing. Thus, Moonlight Dreamchasers and The Climbing Zine were born. Subscribe/ get a copy of The Zine here: https://shop.climbingzine.com/ Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=16583450 Read more stories/watch videos/explore:…
Check out our latest film from Luke Mehall and Jake Burchmore. Dedicated to Mehall’s fiancee Amber DeHerrera and all the medical professionals out there. Words by Luke Mehall I miss my friends I miss the desert I miss the cracks Getting all bruised up In order to heal In order to feel I miss unplugging…
Volume 19 of The Climbing Zine is now ready to preorder. Here’s a look at our cover and the lineup of essays. The issue ships late next month. Bat Hang by Lex Abbruscato Show Up As You Are: The Rise of a Routesetter by Devin Dabney Close Calls, Core Shots, and Spaceshots…
A dollar and a dream in Joshua Tree, Califorinia. Easy solos and hard climbs. Living amongst the dirtbags and legend like Michael Reardon. Washing dishes for a living; somewhere between the 14 day camping limit and living the dream. Subscribe/ get a copy of The Zine here: https://shop.climbingzine.com/ Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=16583450 Read more stories/watch…
Luke and Dave’s first big walls in Zion. Benighted too. High on life and surviving in the vertical. Being a delivery boy for the Mountain Gazette. Traveling, climbing rocks, with my head in the clouds. Back to Potrero and then to J-Tree. Subscribe/ get a copy of The Zine here: https://shop.climbingzine.com/ Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=16583450…
“All I wanted to be after graduating college was a climbing bum”…Working in a paper factory in Illinois for dough to go to Mexico with. A rappelling encounter with baby rattlesnake in El Potrero Chico. The Cobra falls to the ground, but not Ancient Art, and name dropping “Jimmie Dunn” to a ranger in Yosemite…
A nibble from a fox of the Western Colorado University campus. Costa Rica and Nicaragua with Amber (Mom) and Greg. Benighted in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison with 5.14 Gene. And more… Subscribe / or buy zines/merch/books here: https://the-climbing-zine.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon starting at $1: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=16583450 Read some stories: https://climbingzine.com