It would have been hard to write about Phil Schaal even if he were still here—here meaning still alive. Alive meaning still breathing and walking. With anything that involved Phil, he would have been critical, demanded better, demanded the best. by Cyrena Lee, Senior Contributor to The Climbing Zine. This piece is published in The…
As we get The Climbing Zine Book ready for publication we’re going to feature a few of our writers and contributors. Since Rhiannon Williams has been such a prolific contributor I figured we would start with her. Here’s a short Q&A we did. Rhiannon’s piece from Volume 9 will be featured in the book, along…
Tim Foulkes of TFTV tells a story for a Creeksgiving film project. Filmed in Indian Creek, Bears Ears National Monument.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYfI5uhtMn8 The Climbing Zine is celebrating our 10th anniversary by releasing a Climbing Zine Book featuring the best essays from Volumes 1-11. Here’s a link to the Kickstarter, the first 50 early bird supporters can get a book at a discounted rate:
Most women, at some point in their lives, get discouraged about their appearance because they may not possess the ideal body, according to societal standards. I was no different. I have always lived in predominantly white communities, and with that, feminine beauty typically meant white or light skin, tall, skinny, long hair, European facial features—the…
The fringe is where the magic happens. Four climbers pack into The Freedom Mobile, a graffiti-ed vehicle, spray painted red, white and blue. The sun is shining so brilliantly, its impossible not to be intoxicated by the Vitamin D it provides, even before climbing. by Luke Mehall, (This piece was originally published in Volume 5,…
We are super psyched to announce that the new DIRTBAG STATE OF MIND hoodies are in, and to celebrate their release we’re offering them on sale for $29.99. We’ve got both women’s and men’s and both are cotton-poly blend. Also: check out our Instagram and Facebook accounts we’ll be giving away some hoodies over the…
A short clip of The King, a 5.12+ in Indian Creek, Bears Ears National Monument. From an upcoming movie by Jake Burchmore and Luke Mehall.