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Jan 3, 20 •
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Dirtbagging •
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We know you’re stoked to “read the zine” so we’re now offering a deal every week. Here’s what we have going on this week. The Desert by Luke Mehall $17.99 Volumes 12-17 for $29.99 We are also psyched you can now make...
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Jan 2, 20 •
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Climbing Culture •
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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...
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Jan 1, 20 •
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Climbing Culture •
Luke •
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Chuck Pratt: Liquid Sunshine by Pat Ament (note the full version of this piece was published in Volume 17, which is now available in print.) Banner photo by the author. Ascetic solitude is difficult. You withdraw from the world to get a clearer glimpse of who...
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Dec 24, 19 •
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Climbing Culture •
Luke •
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For 10 years we’ve been publishing The Climbing Zine. We started off with print runs of 100, then 500, then 1,000, and now these days we are at 10,000 per issue. As we’ve grown the interest in our old zines as collector’s items. Those have...
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Dec 22, 19 •
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Climbing Culture •
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“There were no girls when I started climbing [in England],” Alan said, in a tone more serious than joking. I’d just met Alan Carne only twenty-four hours before, on a warm September day seeking refuge in the shade of the 4×4 Wall at Indian Creek,...
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Dec 13, 19 •
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Climbing Culture •
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I hold and turn my helmet like a classroom globe, dragging my fingers over each mark, each sign of wear. Every indent, every groove represents a route, a pitch, a move, a memory. Note: this piece is published in the new Zine, Volume 17, now available to...
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Dec 12, 19 •
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Climbing Culture, Uncategorized •
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A black fin of sandstone protrudes from the right side of the crack. I pinch it like a tufa and look up at the iron ring. Next stop, ring, I tell myself. Feet up, then hands. I layback the crack for a few moves and then pull in to stand atop the fin. It...
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Dec 10, 19 •
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Climbing Culture, Uncategorized •
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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....
