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Hip-Hop and Climbing by Luke Mehall

LocationsBy LukeOctober 31, 2019Leave a comment

The fringe is where the magic happens. Four climbers pack into The Freedom Mobile, a graffiti-ed vehicle, spray painted red,…

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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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Keep the Zine alive and subscribe today! (update: we are going for 200!)

UncategorizedBy LukeSeptember 27, 2019Leave a comment

We’ve never done this, and perhaps it would be a failure (anything can be) but I’m hoping to rally a…

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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 Zine has a YouTube channel

UncategorizedBy LukeAugust 5, 2019Leave a comment

We may be late to the game but better late than never…we’ve got a YouTube channel now!

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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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The Desert – is now officially released (plus Spring Book Tour)

UncategorizedBy LukeApril 23, 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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Off Root on El Capitan

LocationsBy LukeMarch 12, 2019Leave a comment

I wasn’t sure if I should start this piece with being three thousand feet off the ground on El Capitan,…

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Just A Climber, For Bears Ears (a short film) by Luke Mehall and Greg Cairns

LocationsBy LukeJanuary 9, 2019Leave a comment

Greg Cairns and Luke Mehall have finished their second short film together, called “Just a Climber, For Bears Ears” and…

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Luke’s Vignettes by Luke Mehall

LocationsBy LukeJanuary 5, 2019Leave 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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The Desert (Mehall’s fifth book)

UncategorizedBy LukeNovember 12, 2018Leave a comment

The Desert, Luke Mehall’s fifth and final book in his “dirtbag climber series” begins a Kickstarter campaign today to fund…

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Mentors (from The Desert)

LocationsBy LukeNovember 11, 2018Leave a comment

It was just weeks into this move that I realized just how much closer I was to Indian Creek, that…

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A Climber Who Cries (a poem) by Luke Mehall

LocationsBy LukeAugust 17, 2018Leave a comment

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

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The Enormocast: A Review

LocationsBy LukeApril 17, 2018Leave a comment

Note: this piece was originally written for The Gulch, a fine, free magazine out of Durango, Colorado.  Enormocast: climbing’s favorite…

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Lawton’s Wall, Wild Mexico

LocationsBy LukeFebruary 12, 20183 Comments

Again, this one starts with a crying baby. This time the baby is Isabella, and we’re deep in a wild…

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