An excerpt from Luke Mehall’s piece, Hip-Hop and Climbing, which will appear in the next volume of The Climbing Zine: Volume 5, The Dirtbag Issue will drop on April 20th as an e-zine on Kindle, followed by a print release. “The top gets higher the more I climb” Drop the World by Eminem and Lil…
With spring just around the corner every rock climber is getting stoked. But how stoked are you? Is your stoke in progress, are you stoking off, or have you been getting out climbing already and you are substantially stoked? Well, your friends at The Climbing Zine are here to help you guide your stoke level…
It seems like the era of the old-school dirtbag climber’s lifestyle is steadily evolving into a new era of dirtbag-dom. Back in the 1970s, being a climber was synonymous with a wanderlust, “living in a van down by the river” sort of lifestyle. A sneak peak into The Climbing Zine Volume 5, The Dirtbag Issue [story by…
In the Black Canyon there are two kinds of free climbing routes: the casual shorter routes that offer a fun day out with friends, and the big routes, lines that stretch from the river to the rim and take a full day’s commitment. by Drew Thayer Climbing big routes in the Black Canyon is an…
“Dude, those are skinny jeans,” Jonathan says. “They’re regular fit,” I insist. “See, look at the label.” “I don’t care what the label says, they are skinny jeans.” Jonathan and I are up River Road, near Moab. It’s January, and I’ve just survived another Outdoor Retailer trade show up in Salt Lake City. I say…
Conditions in the winter were far from ideal for buildering in Gunnison; ice and snow made climbs more difficult and cold temperatures made it harder to grip holds with numb fingertips. But it made sense during the winter. Climbers don’t get that rush that they are dependent upon as often, the rush that comes from…
My introduction to the climbing world came as a chance to try something different with my brother-in law. I was a gym-rat of sorts in regards to weight lifting, and that had an obvious effect on my first route ascension as I flailed around on the rock looking for bomber jugs and holds I could sleep…
In the grand scheme of things, for my generation, climbing gear has always been rad. Cams have always been around, the Gri-Gri has been a staple, and ropes have been lightweight and performed at a high level. Many breakthroughs occurred before we started climbing, and we reap the benefits. The products I end up embracing…