Sanuks have always looked comfortable and sexy – I’ve wanted to check out a pair for a while now. The model I tested out the “Hemp” confirmed they are ridiculously comfortable, perfect year round sandals if you live in a place with moderate temperatures. Retail: $60.00 Sanuks have their own style – they look like…
As we descended further into the dark abyss, that haunting, uncanny mood settled in once again. It was an awareness I had been acquainted with once before, a year back. The pale moonlight disappeared further out of reach with each downward step, swallowed up by the surrounding two thousand foot narrow canyon walls. by Alexa…
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. Hunter S. Thompson made a life and a living off that concept. I was thinking about this just after an incident I had recently at the South City Market parking lot, when a man started cursing at me and hurling watermelons in my direction. I was…
I’d been reading a book on relationships. It suggests not to spring things on your partner; that if you have bad news you should give your partner time to digest it. I cleared my throat. “Neale,” I started nervously, “I think I need a rest day.” by Seth Adams Neale didn’t respond. He simply continued…
Amongst the wide variety of approach shoes available today, these shoes stand out as the armored tank of the fleet. They are extremely durable and built to withstand years of hard abuse. In fact, many retailers and reviewers (e.g. Outdoorgearlab) classify them in the “light hiking shoe” category, and for good reason. Scarpa Zen Pro,…
The Climbing Zine Volume 5, The Dirtbag Issue, is available in print and on Kindle. The all-color print version is $10.00 with free shipping and the Kindle version is $3.99. This volume is “The Dirtbag Issue” and features work from the finest writers and photographers in the climbing community today. Stories range from “Jugs on…
The first book from Benighted Publications, Climbing Out of Bed by Luke Mehall, will be on sale on Kindle until the release of his second book, The Great American Dirtbags. The Kindle version is only $4.99, or check out the print version. Climbing Out of Bed is a collection of rock climbing and mountain town stories,…
We arrived to Creek Pasture past midnight to a deafening stillness. Unable to locate our friend’s campsite, we perched our cars at an empty parking lot and fell asleep in the backs of them, exhausted after the nine-hour drive. I wore my long johns since the desert air seeped easily through the car door. by Madeline…