Climbing Culture

I am continually amazed and supported by the collectors of The Climbing Zine. Over 15 years of publishing there have…

A relationship with a climbing area can feel like a long-term romantic entanglement. The similarity makes sense when you think…

The Climbing Zine is now accepting stories, photography, and art for Volume 27. Below are our loose guidelines. Words The…

Note from the editor of the Valley of Giants book, Lauren DeLaunay Miller: A book about the women of Yosemite…

I’m in the back of an orange Skoda Fabia, with the white-and-green license plate that marks us as Palestinians, cruising…

Jimmie Dunn is perhaps the first person who envisioned single-pitch climbing in Indian Creek. In the mid-1970s, he walked up…

How did I end up becoming an off-width climber?  I used to absolutely hate off-widths—mostly because I didn’t like the…

We are psyched to announce our story list for Volume 26! This is our first ever “El Cap sized” issue…

I don’t really know how the normal shit go, so I guess I just play it by ear Silence is…

Words are from the traditional song “Wild Mountain Thyme.” The basis of this trip was simple: climb rocks and drink…

The distinction between a “climber” and “someone who climbs” has always fascinated me; it’s a nuance I’ve observed throughout a…

When life looks like Easy Street There is danger at your door —Grateful Dead, “Uncle John’s Band”  I’m sitting here…

Out and about, I’m looking good, A fine boy in my neighborhood.   Note: this poem is published in Volume…

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