This young hippie left a bag of his groceries with my stuff after last weekend climbing in the Creek—granola, ramen, tortillas—you know, the usual, standard fare. Same stuff I was eating fifteen years ago when I was a young, idealistic, over-stoker bohemian type. by Luke Mehall, an excerpt from his book, Graduating From College Me.…
Then, when all seemed like peace had been restored to my existence, 9/11 happened. I was out on a morning jog, something I’d added to my climbing training, and I was listening to the radio on my Walkman. The song on the radio was interrupted: the United States had been attacked, and the first World…
Freedom, where are you? I found you briefly, growing up in the flatlands And then, you were flattened By growing up, taking tests Who would have known to fail was the best? I failed so many times I failed at failure Wailing with the prospect that I had nothing Freedom, I looked for you…
I figured that it would be just a regular outing on the rock that would pose only minor difficulties given the 5.10 rating, and the fact that I’ve been climbing at the grade for ten years. by Luke Mehall This piece is an excerpt from his latest book, “American Climber”. A version of this story…
While many of you are just starting to savor the latest Climbing Zine, Volume 8, The Old School Issue, at the Zine headquarters we are already working on Volume 9, The New School Issue. And, we need your help. Georgie Abel and Luke Mehall compiled this list, a variation of all the dirtbags, more extensive…
My second book, The Great American Dirtbags is now available in the printed form, and as an e-book. by Luke Mehall, publisher of The Climbing Zine This book, which I am proud of, is a collection of eighteen stories and a couple poems, and the pieces range from my depressed teenage years to my current…
As I start this piece it’s that time of the year when the Animas River here in Durango looks like a chocolate milkshake, and we’re all shedding our clothes, and living closer to the sun (and the rain). by Luke Mehall, publisher of The Climbing Zine I don’t know about you, but I’m enjoying this…
Our vehicles make statements about our lifestyles, and in the mountain town of Crested Butte, Colorado there is quite the diversity in modes of transportation. From the high class Hummer SUVs to the old Subaru station wagon that checks in well over 200,000 miles, the car we drive can be a dead giveaway to the…