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Although the issue was delayed by COVID, we’re proud to announce that Volume 19 is now off the press. Banner…
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The Salajeet Collectors by Amanda Forrest
This story starts and ends with a chicken. On a bright morning in a high valley of the Hindu Kush,…
The Zine Introduces The Complete Package
The Climbing Zine creates stories for all our readers; whether you’re able to pay to read them or not. Most…
Chuck Pratt, Liquid Sunshine by Pat Ament (Part 1)
Chuck Pratt: Liquid Sunshine by Pat Ament (note the full version of this piece was published in Volume 17, which…
The Painted Wall by Luke Mehall
It is like any other start to a day of climbing in the Black Canyon. Dave and I are up…
The Giving Bolt, An Ode To The Bolt by Jimmy Keithley
Well here we are, old bolt; let me just say this before I remove you. You should be proud because…
Show Up As You Are: The Rise of a Routesetter by Devin Dabney
The Factory Bouldering Gym in Orange, California, was by no means small, but it felt small that day. In addition…
The Long Run, a profile of Alan Carne by Luke Mehall
“There were no girls when I started climbing [in England],” Alan said, in a tone more serious than joking. I’d…
Effort and Folly on Mount Waddington by Drew Thayer
Humbled The cam lobes slide in the fissure as I test it, useless. This dark, metamorphic rock, tortured entrails of…
Biophilia On The Rocks by Birch Malotky
June’s humid breath settles in waves over the Mount Washington Valley as the sun dips low in the west. A…
Flirting with The Nose In A Day in The Valley of Stone
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” Goerte I…
Navajo Rising by Aaron Mike
Acknowledging the roots and conceptualizations of the outdoor activities that we so passionately pursue enriches our participation and ties us…
The Long Way Back by Mike Reddy
“Oh you feel and you taste it and you want to go higher. So what do you do? And so…
Fill The Void by Shay Skinner
The reflection targets my disfigurement. If only the borders of this mirror could protect the rest of the world from…
An Open Letter To The Buttermilks by Georgie Abel
An Open Letter to the Buttermilks by Georgie Abel Photos by Tristan Greszko Dear person who climbed the Peabody boulders at…