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Adventures With Two Tent Timmy by Luke Mehall

LocationsBy LukeApril 26, 2022Leave a comment

“If Jesus can’t save you, life starts when the church ends.” Empire State of Mind by Jay Z Some call…

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The Desert and The Dog by Luke Mehall

Climbing CultureBy LukeApril 21, 2022Leave a comment

This is the most beautiful place on Earth, but of course, like Cactus Ed Abbey said, every person carries in…

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Old Becomes New in Indian Creek by Chris Schulte

LocationsBy LukeMarch 20, 20221 Comment

November is closing in fast, and on this turn around the fireball, we reach a strange and interesting milestone in…

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The Art of The First Ascent by Luke Mehall

LocationsBy LukeFebruary 24, 20223 Comments

You know you’re getting old when they start replacing the bolts you used for a first ascent. That was my…

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A Climber In The Winter of His Content by Luke Mehall

Indian CreekBy LukeDecember 25, 20211 Comment

“You know there’s something special you’re needing. And you know there’s no drug that’ll do the healing, and no liquor…

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Creeksgiving by Luke Mehall

LocationsBy LukeNovember 24, 2021Leave a comment

No place soaks up sun like the Johnny Cat enclave at the Cat Wall, Indian Creek. The maroon cliffs are…

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Patience by Chris Schulte

LocationsBy LukeNovember 9, 2021Leave a comment

It starts with a plan like a break in the clouds. We set out thinking on the lines, the foods,…

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Elegant and Brutal by Cristina Marcalow

LocationsBy LukeNovember 1, 2021Leave a comment

I. Trapped Kaiser Santa Clara Hospital, June 2018 The haul bag sits, a stuffed pig in the trunk. Cams, nuts,…

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The Long Run, a profile of Alan Carne by Luke Mehall

Climbing CultureBy LukeAugust 11, 20211 Comment

“There were no girls when I started climbing [in England],” Alan said, in a tone more serious than joking. I’d…

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Fill The Void by Shay Skinner

Climbing CultureBy LukeJuly 27, 2021Leave a comment

The reflection targets my disfigurement. If only the borders of this mirror could protect the rest of the world from…

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Silent Partners by Luke Mehall

LocationsBy LukeJuly 8, 2021Leave a comment

I know he knows. Adam Lawton is proud. In every group of adventurers, there is a leader, and every great…

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Powders of Persuasion by Luke Mehall (from The Desert)

DirtbaggingBy LukeMarch 1, 2021Leave a comment

My college years in The Desert were adventurous and crazy, a complete immersion in the unknown. After I graduated, I…

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Pain and Perseverance: Linking Sixteen Towers in a Day by Matt Pickren

LocationsBy LukeJanuary 3, 2021Leave a comment

“If you just stop for a second, I can show you there’s no road out there!” Ben said. “I know…

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Respect by Luke Mehall

Climbing CultureBy LukeOctober 18, 2019Leave a comment

“I’m glad Royal Robbins isn’t here to see this shit show,” I said to myself as I watched the youngsters…

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Crowbars, anger, and new routes, from The Desert by Luke Mehall

Climbing CultureBy LukeSeptember 9, 2019Leave a comment

“I’m not saying I’m going to rule the world, or I’m going to change the world, but I guarantee you…

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