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The Giving Bolt, An Ode To The Bolt by Jimmy Keithley

Climbing CultureBy LukeDecember 5, 2022Leave a comment

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

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The ’59 Sound, Remembering Eric Klimt by Kathy Karlo

Climbing CultureBy LukeNovember 30, 2022Leave a comment

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

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Ray’s Red Truck by Roy McClenahan

Climbing CultureBy LukeNovember 19, 20223 Comments

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

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About The Cover (The Climbing Zine Book)

Climbing CultureBy LukeNovember 15, 2022Leave a comment

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

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Volume 22 – Now Available to Order (plus new annual subscription option with auto renew)

Climbing CultureBy LukeNovember 3, 2022Leave a comment

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

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Biophilia On The Rocks by Birch Malotky

Climbing CultureBy LukeNovember 3, 2022Leave a comment

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

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Write for The Climbing Zine

Climbing CultureBy LukeOctober 24, 2022Leave a comment

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

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Angels Alight by Lucas Roman

Climbing CultureBy LukeOctober 20, 2022Leave a comment

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

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A Dirtbag Gets A Vasectomy (Part 2) by Luke Mehall

Climbing CultureBy LukeOctober 11, 2022Leave a comment

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

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Navajo Rising by Aaron Mike

Navajo Rising by Aaron Mike

Climbing CultureBy LukeOctober 10, 2022Leave a comment

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

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The Painted Wall by Luke Mehall

Climbing CultureBy LukeOctober 9, 2022Leave a comment

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

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The Art of The Plaque by Luke Mehall

Climbing CultureBy LukeOctober 4, 2022Leave a comment

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

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A Dirtbag Gets A Vasectomy by Luke Mehall

Climbing CultureBy LukeOctober 4, 2022Leave a comment

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

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Seventeen Times Alive by Dakota Walz

Climbing CultureBy LukeSeptember 26, 2022Leave a comment

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

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Microdose Mixtape: Twenty Two 2s

Climbing CultureBy LukeSeptember 15, 2022Leave a comment

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

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