https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76-aB_lPoF4 For 20 years Luke Mehall has been writing climbing poems, and in 2020 he’s decided to give the writers who inspired him a tribute. Dedicated to Robert Hunter, who was Jerry Garcia’s lyricist, and Nipsey Hussle, the rapper and entrepreneur, who both died last year, Grateful Hussle blends hip-hop and hippie, all while set…
This last month, as we raise funds for The Climbing Zine Book, I’ve been telling a lot of stories about how The Zine came to be. I thought over the course of the month I’d run short on material, but now 29 days into it, I realized I have so many stories its ridiculous. …
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,…