Last Thoughts on The Dirtbag, A Short Film
Two years ago I pitched an idea about a film I really had nothing more than a spark of an…
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Freedom (a poem) by Luke Mehall
Freedom, where are you? I found you briefly, growing up in the flatlands And then, you were flattened By growing…
Modern Climbers: The Ever Evolving and Expansive Climbing Scene by Cyrena Lee
I’ve been climbing for a just over a year now. The first time I pulled on real rock was only…
Modern Dirtbags: The Workbag
Note: this is a new column for the Zine, Modern Dirtbags The dirtbag in us never dies, but we do…
Is The Dirtbag Dead?
“I was crazy and I was wild and I have seen the tiger smile.” Drive On by Johnny Cash This…
The Dirtbag Dictionary
Ever wondered what kind of dirtbag you are? Or have you spotted a hipster that kind of looked like a…
The Dirtbag Manifesto
“The world has enough for man’s need, but not enough for man’s greed.” Gandhi Where do we look for hope,…
Female Dirtbags, The Missing Link
There are many sacrifices and struggles to live the dirtbag life, but my most major gripe has always been…
The Climbing Zine, In Print and On Kindle
The Climbing Zine Volume 5, The Dirtbag Issue, is available in print and on Kindle. The all-color print version is…
The Dirtbag Manifesto
An excerpt from Luke Mehall’s second book, The Great American Dirtbags. “The world has enough for man’s need, but not…
Living Rent Free, On a Portaledge or in a Tent
I blame my dirtbagging, vagabond ways on my education at Western State College of Colorado. As a child of the…
Dirtbags with iPhones, How modern technology helps make the dirtbag dream a reality
The way of the dirtbag is a simple life: maximizing recreation while minimizing responsibility. Life as free as the wind,…
The Stoke-O-Meter
With spring just around the corner every rock climber is getting stoked. But how stoked are you? Is your stoke…