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

Do only writers cry when a writer dies? Do only musicians cry when a guitar player dies? Do only climbers…

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

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

There are climbing partners, and there are the climbing partners. The partner you want to climb to the ends of…

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

It is like any other start to a day of climbing in the Black Canyon. Dave and I are up…

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

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

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

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

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

I thought that my last column was hard to write, but this one might be even more difficult. Last time I…

Publisher’s Note: As this issue was going to press, the coronavirus began to ravage the United States. This issue is…

While we originally planned to drop an episode a week, we are continuing to post these episodes as quickly as…