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Climbing Culture

Jugs on Jugs by Gaelen Engler

Climbing CultureBy LukeFebruary 8, 201722 Comments

Pulling into The Chief campground in Squamish for my first time, I had to double-check the sign to make sure…

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Rambling In The Bugaboos by David Fay

Climbing CultureBy LukeFebruary 7, 2017Leave a comment

We rounded the bend and there were half a dozen people lining up at the base of the route. Rock…

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Rasta, A Wise and Crafty Crag Dog by D Scott Borden

Climbing CultureBy LukeDecember 25, 2016Leave a comment

Editor’s note: Longtime Climbing Zine contributor D Scott Borden wrote this piece for Volume 7, and sadly as the Zine…

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The ’59 Sound, Remembering Eric Klimt by Kathy Karlo

Climbing CultureBy LukeDecember 2, 2016Leave a comment

The alarm blared repeatedly until I was jolted awake, not knowing what was a dream and what was real. I…

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My Golden Era (a poem) by Elliot Natz

Climbing CultureBy LukeMay 29, 2016Leave a comment

by Elliot Natz Note: This piece is published in The Climbing Zine, Volume 10 photo of towers in Canyonlands National…

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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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Climbing Haikus

Climbing CultureBy LukeMarch 31, 2014Leave a comment

Last month The Climbing Zine hosted “Climbers’ Beer Night” at Carver Brewing Company in Durango, Colorado and had a Haiku…

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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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A Legend Passes On

Climbing Culture, Indian CreekBy LukeSeptember 12, 20139 Comments

Last month I wrote an article on bromance, which as it turns out, has been my most popular article I’ve…

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Becoming A Modern Dirtbag by James Lucas

Climbing CultureBy LukeAugust 22, 20131 Comment

Every day 500,000 outdoor enthusiasts* put on a pair of rock shoes for the first time. But with every new…

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Hip Hop and Climbing

Climbing CultureBy LukeMarch 18, 2013Leave a comment

An excerpt from Luke Mehall’s piece, Hip-Hop and Climbing, which will appear in the next volume of The Climbing Zine:…

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