Powders of Persuasion by Luke Mehall (from The Desert)
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
At some point in my early to midtwenties, I came to the conclusion that life is not about rock climbing.…
Basaseachi by Matt Spohn
The teenage Federale slings his machine gun over his shoulder and bends toward my bag. Cocaine? he asks. Marijuana? I…
Events We Support: Get Complimentary Zines for YOUR Event
At The Zine we’ve got a plan. We started out small, really small, and we printed like 100 copies per…
Back…To Climbing by Greg Pettys
Note: this piece was published way back in Volume 2. That zine out of print, but you can pick one…
Lindsey Schauer: The Quintessential Climbing Mom
In the Last Pitch section of the new Climbing Zine, there’s a great, sentimental piece, written by Mallory Logan. Titled…
Hippies, Dirtbags, and A Gift From Grandma
When I was in my later years of being a teenager I was convinced that I was born too late.…
Seth Adams on Negotiating Rest Days and Relationship Building
I’d been reading a book on relationships. It suggests not to spring things on your partner; that if you have…
Hear Mehall On The Dirtbag Diaries
Publisher of The Climbing Zine, Luke Mehall, follows his dreams, no matter how absurd. Recently the Dirtbag Diaries podcast asked…
Book Review: Forget Me Not by Jennifer Lowe-Anker
“The best climber is the one having the most fun.” Alex Lowe This is a new column for The Climbing…
The Spray Dictionary
spray: 1. Climbing talk. 2. A climbing conversation in which the unconscious ego enters, steering the chatter towards graceless self-aggrandizement.…
The Climbing Zine Manifesto
In an age when the power of the media has been given to the people, we are here to offer…