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Review – High on Moab by Karl Kelley

LocationsBy LukeMarch 11, 20161 Comment

“This book is a gift…Karl’s gift to you,” writes Fred Knapp from Sharp End Publishing, in the foreword for the…

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Review: Yosemite In The Fifties

LocationsBy LukeMarch 10, 2016Leave a comment

The story of climbing in Yosemite is one that is well known and well told, and at times it seems…

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Book Review: The Alchemy of Action by Doug Robinson

LocationsBy LukeFebruary 16, 2016Leave a comment

Books often inspire me more than the imagery or dialogue in a movie and I think it has to do…

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Who Will Fight For Our Right?

LocationsBy LukeFebruary 11, 2016Leave a comment

Note: this article was originally published in The Durango Telegraph. Last week my monthly contribution to the Durango Telegraph was…

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Just One More, The Acquired Taste of New Routes in Indian Creek

LocationsBy LukeJanuary 3, 20161 Comment

“Once in a while you get shown the light In the strangest of places if you look at it right”…

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The Mammal In The Mirror by Drew Thayer

LocationsBy LukeJanuary 2, 2016Leave a comment

“Never pass up an opportunity to shut the hell up” I don’t have to squint to read the bumper sticker;…

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Review: Alone on the Wall by Alex Honnold

LocationsBy LukeDecember 14, 2015Leave a comment

Every sport has a Michael Jordan, the athlete whose fame stretches well beyond the playing field, and for climbing that…

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A Mt. Whitney Vignette by Hannah Lily Hall

LocationsBy LukeDecember 13, 2015Leave a comment

My hands gripped a small undercling in the alcove I had been resting in. I looked up at the move…

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Vertical Desires in the Midwest Flatlands by Dakota Walz

LocationsBy LukeDecember 3, 201510 Comments

Morning light reflects bright off the white granite ledge as my pal Patrick is slowly pushing our rope up pitch…

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The Sisterhood of the Rope by Rhiannon Williams

LocationsBy LukeDecember 2, 20151 Comment

We pull into the Supercrack parking lot in a rusty, mud smothered Subaru, named Shelly. The lot is dotted with…

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A Jack In The Box In The Chalk Bag by Spenser Tang-Smith

LocationsBy LukeNovember 11, 2015Leave a comment

I woke up before dawn in the parking lot of an apartment complex. My girlfriend and I had been living on…

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A Truly Stolen Chimney, Hilarity on Ancient Art

LocationsBy LukeOctober 18, 2015Leave a comment

True climbing encourages bravery and induces suffering. It’s at the heart of the endeavor, and all seasoned climbers recognize this.…

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New Wall in Indian Creek

LocationsBy LukeOctober 9, 20153 Comments

As of last weekend there’s a brand new wall in Indian Creek: The Dove Creek Wall. The best part is…

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Crevasses and The Danger of Bad Judgement by Seth Adams

LocationsBy LukeSeptember 27, 2015Leave a comment

It was sunny, warm and beautiful. There was no wind, and we were walking across the glacier to the base…

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Castles Made of Sand

LocationsBy LukeSeptember 22, 2015Leave a comment

As climbers we all have that place, that favorite place where we’ve pushed ourselves to the limit and back, the place…

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