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A Journey Through Time by Adam Ferro

Climbing CultureBy LukeJanuary 29, 2023Leave a comment

The expenditure of energy on a trip of this sort is massive and one only has so much of this…

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Reflections in The Black by Vic Zeilman

LocationsBy LukeJanuary 28, 2023Leave a comment

The black-and-white photograph is small and square, half a century old, showing my grandmother posing in front of the dark,…

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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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Benighted in The Black Canyon – (excerpt from American Climber by Luke Mehall)

LocationsBy LukeNovember 17, 2020Leave a comment

My path as a climber had to face a most real enemy: pure unadulterated fear. This fear manifested itself in…

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Susie and The Gnar by Joshua Smith

LocationsBy LukeMay 1, 2019Leave a comment

Some are blessed by fate With thews and spines of steel, Some work hard and fiercely fight To rise above…

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Fear and The College Try (in the Black Canyon)

LocationsBy LukeMarch 14, 2017Leave a comment

When my college crew began climbing in the Black Canyon, topos were scribbled out on beer soaked napkins, during big…

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Sacred Space by Drew Thayer (art by Rhiannon Williams)

LocationsBy LukeJuly 31, 2016Leave a comment

Right now, this detail is all that matters: the carabiner just fell back into the crack, and you’re staring it…

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Dreaming, Waking, and Remembering What Matters by Drew Thayer

Colorado, Locations, The Black CanyonBy LukeJune 29, 20142 Comments

The Dream In May 2012 I leaned against the rail of the overlook on the North Chasm View Wall on…

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