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Last Thoughts on The Dirtbag, A Short Film

LocationsBy LukeDecember 6, 2017Leave a comment

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

LocationsBy LukeJuly 1, 2016Leave a comment

Freedom, where are you? I found you briefly, growing up in the flatlands And then, you were flattened By growing…

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Modern Climbers: The Ever Evolving and Expansive Climbing Scene by Cyrena Lee

UncategorizedBy LukeJune 24, 20165 Comments

I’ve been climbing for a just over a year now. The first time I pulled on real rock was only…

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Modern Dirtbags: The Workbag

LocationsBy LukeSeptember 14, 2015Leave a comment

Note: this is a new column for the Zine, Modern Dirtbags The dirtbag in us never dies, but we do…

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Is The Dirtbag Dead?

LocationsBy LukeJuly 24, 20151 Comment

“I was crazy and I was wild and I have seen the tiger smile.” Drive On by Johnny Cash This…

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The Dirtbag Dictionary

LocationsBy LukeJuly 23, 20159 Comments

Ever wondered what kind of dirtbag you are? Or have you spotted a hipster that kind of looked like a…

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The Dirtbag Manifesto

LocationsBy LukeFebruary 8, 2015Leave a comment

“The world has enough for man’s need, but not enough for man’s greed.” Gandhi Where do we look for hope,…

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Female Dirtbags, The Missing Link

LocationsBy LukeSeptember 5, 2014Leave a comment

  There are many sacrifices and struggles to live the dirtbag life, but my most major gripe has always been…

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issue 5

The Climbing Zine, In Print and On Kindle

UncategorizedBy LukeMarch 27, 2014Leave a comment

The Climbing Zine Volume 5, The Dirtbag Issue, is available in print and on Kindle. The all-color print version is…

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The Dirtbag Manifesto

UncategorizedBy LukeSeptember 26, 2013Leave a comment

An excerpt from Luke Mehall’s second book, The Great American Dirtbags. “The world has enough for man’s need, but not…

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Living Rent Free, On a Portaledge or in a Tent

UncategorizedBy LukeJune 11, 20135 Comments

I blame my dirtbagging, vagabond ways on my education at Western State College of Colorado. As a child of the…

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Dirtbags with iPhones, How modern technology helps make the dirtbag dream a reality

UncategorizedBy LukeApril 24, 2013Leave a comment

The way of the dirtbag is a simple life: maximizing recreation while minimizing responsibility. Life as free as the wind,…

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The Stoke-O-Meter

HumorBy LukeMarch 12, 2013Leave a comment

With spring just around the corner every rock climber is getting stoked. But how stoked are you? Is your stoke…

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