I think I’ve read the words afraid, scared, terrified, anxious, and fear more over the last two weeks than in the last two years. In the contexts of both I am afraid and don’t be afraid. Like all climbers, I’ve spent time putting myself in situations that scared me—on purpose. I’m a very average climber.…
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Episode 7 of the Dirtbag State of Mind podcast. Mehall and friends have misadventures from Indian Creek to Yosemite National Park and many places in between To subscribe to The Zine visit our site: https://the-climbing-zine.myshopify.com/ To support us on Patreon visit here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=16583450&fan_landing=true Listen to the Power Company interview with Brown Girls Climb on Spotify:…
We are rolling along with Luke Mehall reading from his 2016 memoir American Climber. Here we get into yet another near death experience of his, and how it affected him. Plus, living in a tent at Hartman Rocks in Gunnison, Colorado for months on end. And, then 9/11 happens, and the world is forever changed.…
We are back with episode 5 of our first season! This is our first episode that I’ve recorded from my home studio, and we are psyched to continue to bring you the podcast. Here we dive further into American Climber, my memoir. Subscribe/ get a copy of The Zine here: https://shop.climbingzine.com/ Read more stories/watch videos/explore:…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ises1elSYiY Greg Cairns and Luke Mehall joke that it took them 2 years to create the 3 minute film, Just A Climber, For Bears Ears. Here’s a few outtakes that capture that process.
This piece is published in Volume 18, now available to order. You can read Part 1 of the story here. Banner photo of the late Gobright by Dan Krauss. Fast-forward a handful of years and a lifetime of memorable ascents later, and Brad is home in Southern California for the summer to earn a few…
I thought that my last column was hard to write, but this one might be even more difficult. Last time I wrote about the passing of my friend Dan Escalante, who was killed in an avalanche in Crested Butte. I cried the whole time I was writing it. In some ways I could say Dan helped me…