Hip-Hop and Climbing by Luke Mehall
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
“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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We’ve never done this, and perhaps it would be a failure (anything can be) but I’m hoping to rally a…
Crowbars, anger, and new routes, from The Desert by Luke Mehall
“I’m not saying I’m going to rule the world, or I’m going to change the world, but I guarantee you…
The Zine has a YouTube channel
We may be late to the game but better late than never…we’ve got a YouTube channel now!
The Desert by Luke Mehall, Fall Tour Kicks off in Crested Butte
Fall Tour Kickoff: Thursday, August 15th 7:00 p.m. Townie Books 414 Elk Ave. Crested Butte, Colorado Dear readers, reviewers, promoters,…
The Desert – is now officially released (plus Spring Book Tour)
“I’m not saying I’m going to rule the world, or I’m going to change the world, but I guarantee you…
Off Root on El Capitan
I wasn’t sure if I should start this piece with being three thousand feet off the ground on El Capitan,…
Just A Climber, For Bears Ears (a short film) by Luke Mehall and Greg Cairns
Greg Cairns and Luke Mehall have finished their second short film together, called “Just a Climber, For Bears Ears” and…
Luke’s Vignettes by Luke Mehall
“Everybody must give something back / For something they get” —Bob Dylan, “Fourth Time Around” On Writing (about climbing) Writing…
The Desert (Mehall’s fifth book)
The Desert, Luke Mehall’s fifth and final book in his “dirtbag climber series” begins a Kickstarter campaign today to fund…
Mentors (from The Desert)
It was just weeks into this move that I realized just how much closer I was to Indian Creek, that…
A Climber Who Cries (a poem) by Luke Mehall
Do only writers cry when a writer dies? Do only musicians cry when a guitar player dies? Do only climbers…
The Enormocast: A Review
Note: this piece was originally written for The Gulch, a fine, free magazine out of Durango, Colorado. Enormocast: climbing’s favorite…
Lawton’s Wall, Wild Mexico
Again, this one starts with a crying baby. This time the baby is Isabella, and we’re deep in a wild…