Climbing Culture

Well here we are, old bolt; let me just say this before I remove you. You should be proud because…

“Get outside. It’s where the good stuff is happening.” In loving memory of Eric Klimt (February 8, 1980 – March…

In the rich caravan of climbers whom we meet at the crags, people come and go. Some, like the flowing…

As I’ve said and written before, my favorite thing about publishing The Zine is the connections it helps create. I…

Cover photo of Dave Marcinowski and Luke Mehall on Franklin’s Tower by Jake Burchmore Here’s a look at the story…

June’s humid breath settles in waves over the Mount Washington Valley as the sun dips low in the west. A…

The Climbing Zine is now accepting stories, photography, and art for our 2022 volumes. Below are our loose guidelines. Words…

Milton had overgrowth knots, the greasy kind, matting his beard to his wooly secondhand pullover, which sagged without shape over…

Here I am again writing because of a promise I made to myself. I am just over a week out…

Acknowledging the roots and conceptualizations of the outdoor activities that we so passionately pursue enriches our participation and ties us…

It is like any other start to a day of climbing in the Black Canyon. Dave and I are up…

It’s the same story the crow told me It’s the only one he knows Like the morning sun you’ll come…

Yesterday I got a vasectomy. It was one of those procedures I’d built up a lot in my head; partially…

Screams are a colorful thing. Each one has its own distinct message. An anger, a joy, a pain. The nature…

I’ve been working on my first ever “mixtape” – a collection of my poetry, paired with music from Devin Dabney.…