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Silent Partners by Luke Mehall

LocationsBy LukeJanuary 6, 20262 Comments

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

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

Climbing CultureBy LukeDecember 7, 20251 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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Creeksgiving by Luke Mehall

LocationsBy LukeNovember 25, 2025Leave 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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The Art of The First Ascent by Luke Mehall

LocationsBy LukeOctober 31, 20253 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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Pain and Perseverance: Linking Sixteen Towers in a Day by Matt Pickren

LocationsBy LukeOctober 12, 2025Leave 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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Elegant and Brutal by Cristina Marcalow

LocationsBy LukeJuly 27, 20251 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 Desert and The Dog by Luke Mehall

Climbing CultureBy LukeJuly 26, 2025Leave 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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Fill The Void by Shay Skinner

Climbing CultureBy LukeJuly 1, 2025Leave 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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Adventures With Two Tent Timmy by Luke Mehall

LocationsBy LukeJune 11, 2025Leave 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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Patience by Chris Schulte

LocationsBy LukeApril 11, 20251 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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Powders of Persuasion by Luke Mehall (from The Desert)

DirtbaggingBy LukeMarch 7, 2025Leave 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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A Climber In The Winter of His Content by Luke Mehall

Indian CreekBy LukeDecember 25, 20231 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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Old Becomes New in Indian Creek by Chris Schulte

LocationsBy LukeSeptember 30, 20232 Comments

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

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Luke’s Vignettes by Luke Mehall

LocationsBy LukeJanuary 18, 2023Leave a comment

“Everybody must give something back / For something they get” —Bob Dylan, “Fourth Time Around” On Writing (about climbing) Writing…

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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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