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Feb 19, 20 •
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Say a prayer for those you love and everyone else. That’s what I’ve written on my sleeping pad, and the last words I read before going to bed. The first person I pray for lately is my friend Mark Grundon. Mark is twenty two years old and has cancer, or...
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Feb 18, 20 •
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UPDATE: the second edition of Squeak! has been released. Same great story, with a couple updates, including The Climbers Pact from the Access Fund. You can get a copy of the book here. Longtime Zine contributor and all around good guy, D Scott Borden...
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Feb 16, 20 •
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Just A Climber (For Bears Ears) is the result of 20 years of thinking and recreating in Indian Creek. When the new protections are threatened by the Trump administration Luke Mehall sharpens his tools from his rucksack of poetry, and prepares for the battle...
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Feb 12, 20 •
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We know you’re stoked to “read the zine” and “wear the zine” so we’re now offering a deal every week. Here’s what we have going on this week. $2 zines and sale on dirtbag state of mind merch/ plus Squeak is back and...
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Feb 9, 20 •
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Note: this piece was published way back in Volume 2. That zine out of print, but you can pick one up on Kindle for $0.99. For me, it has always been about the Mother. Since the first time a Zen dishwasher took me climbing just outside Gunnison, Colorado, I...
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Feb 5, 20 •
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Note: this piece is published in Volume 17, and it is an excerpt from his book, The Desert. Both are now available. Now some men will drive to the edges of nothing So they can take a peek at the great abyss Some men avoid love like it was a plague or...
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Jan 29, 20 •
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Screams are a colorful thing. Each one has its own distinct message. An anger, a joy, a pain. The nature of each rings clear somewhere deep in our instincts. From the sound alone, you can practically see the scrunched nose and raised upper lip of a shout...
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Jan 2, 20 •
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The Climbing Zine is always accepting stories, photography, and art. Below are our loose guidelines, informal pitches from solid writers are always accepted. Words The Climbing Zine publishes thought provoking essays, stories and rambles. Word count can be...
