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Dirtbagging

Basaseachi by Matt Spohn

DirtbaggingBy LukeDecember 10, 2022Leave a comment

The teenage Federale slings his machine gun over his shoulder and bends toward my bag. Cocaine? he asks. Marijuana? I…

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Powders of Persuasion by Luke Mehall (from The Desert)

DirtbaggingBy LukeJune 3, 2022Leave a comment

My college years in The Desert were adventurous and crazy, a complete immersion in the unknown. After I graduated, I…

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Going It Alone by Vic Zeilman

DirtbaggingBy LukeMay 17, 2022Leave a comment

At some point in my early to midtwenties, I came to the conclusion that life is not about rock climbing.…

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Events We Support: Get Complimentary Zines for YOUR Event

DirtbaggingBy LukeDecember 21, 2018Leave a comment

At The Zine we’ve got a plan. We started out small, really small, and we printed like 100 copies per…

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Back…To Climbing by Greg Pettys

DirtbaggingBy LukeFebruary 9, 2016Leave a comment

Note: this piece was published way back in Volume 2. That zine out of print, but you can pick one…

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Lindsey Schauer: The Quintessential Climbing Mom

Dirtbagging, LocationsBy LukeSeptember 30, 2014Leave a comment

In the Last Pitch section of the new Climbing Zine, there’s a great, sentimental piece, written by Mallory Logan. Titled…

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Hippies, Dirtbags, and A Gift From Grandma

DirtbaggingBy LukeJuly 16, 2014Leave a comment

When I was in my later years of being a teenager I was convinced that I was born too late.…

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Seth Adams on Negotiating Rest Days and Relationship Building

DirtbaggingBy LukeJune 3, 2014Leave a comment

I’d been reading a book on relationships. It suggests not to spring things on your partner; that if you have…

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Hear Mehall On The Dirtbag Diaries

DirtbaggingBy LukeMarch 13, 2014Leave a comment

Publisher of The Climbing Zine, Luke Mehall, follows his dreams, no matter how absurd. Recently the Dirtbag Diaries podcast asked…

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Book Review: Forget Me Not by Jennifer Lowe-Anker

DirtbaggingBy LukeJanuary 27, 2014Leave a comment

“The best climber is the one having the most fun.” Alex Lowe  This is a new column for The Climbing…

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The Spray Dictionary

Climbing Culture, Dirtbagging, HumorBy LukeAugust 27, 20121 Comment

spray: 1. Climbing talk. 2. A climbing conversation in which the unconscious ego enters, steering the chatter towards graceless self-aggrandizement.…

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The Climbing Zine Manifesto

DirtbaggingBy LukeMay 13, 2012Leave a comment

In an age when the power of the media has been given to the people, we are here to offer…

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