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Fill The Void by Shay Skinner

Climbing CultureBy LukeJanuary 14, 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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The Art of The First Ascent by Luke Mehall

LocationsBy LukeJanuary 12, 2021Leave a comment

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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Silent Partners by Luke Mehall

LocationsBy LukeJanuary 6, 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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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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Old Becomes New in Indian Creek by Chris Schulte

LocationsBy LukeDecember 31, 2020Leave a 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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Powders of Persuasion by Luke Mehall (from The Desert)

DirtbaggingBy LukeDecember 5, 2020Leave 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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The Desert and The Dog by Luke Mehall

Climbing CultureBy LukeNovember 26, 2020Leave 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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Adventures With Two Tent Timmy

LocationsBy LukeNovember 9, 2020Leave 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 Long Run, a profile of Alan Carne by Luke Mehall

Climbing CultureBy LukeOctober 20, 20201 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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Patience by Chris Schulte

LocationsBy LukeSeptember 25, 2020Leave 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 LukeSeptember 15, 2020Leave 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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Creeksgiving by Luke Mehall

LocationsBy LukeNovember 18, 2019Leave 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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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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The Desert by Luke Mehall, Fall Tour Kicks off in Crested Butte

UncategorizedBy LukeAugust 1, 2019Leave a comment

Fall Tour Kickoff: Thursday, August 15th 7:00 p.m. Townie Books 414 Elk Ave. Crested Butte, Colorado Dear readers, reviewers, promoters,…

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