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Luke Mehall shares some words on the 10th anniversary of his memoir, American Climber. Shop Climbing Zine: Subscribe to The Climbing Zine/ score Dirtbag State of Mind goods: https://shop.climbingzine.com/

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My memoir, American Climber, turns 10 years old tomorrow on 4-20. I pitched the book to publishers, and not one was interested. I instead published it myself, through The Zine, which helped build my own business. I’ve sold thousands, not millions. Most importantly I’ve received the most positive feedback about this book, more than anything I’ve ever written. I like to think it’s because of the…

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My memoir, American Climber, turns 10 years old tomorrow on 4-20. I pitched the book to publishers, and not one was interested. I instead published it myself, through The Zine, which helped build my own business. I’ve sold thousands, not millions. Most importantly I’ve received the most positive feedback about this book, more than anything I’ve ever written. I like to think it’s because of the…

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My path as a climber had to face a most real enemy: pure unadulterated fear. This fear manifested itself in the biggest baddest canyon, nearby, the most intimidating chasm in Colorado, and even the entire United States, The Black Canyon. Excerpt from American Climber, a memoir by Luke Mehall “The Black” as we called it, was basically in our backyard. Had it been further away I could have never…

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I figured that it would be just a regular outing on the rock that would pose only minor difficulties given the 5.10 rating, and the fact that I’ve been climbing at the grade for ten years. by Luke Mehall This piece is an excerpt from his latest book, “American Climber”. We jokingly dubbed ourselves “Team Breakup” while hiking up the trail to the wall. I was more than eager to do some longer…

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Luke has a conversation with Karly Rager, who contributed a feature essay, Permission Slip, to the latest Zine, Volume 26. Our sponsors for this episode: Patagonia: Check out the new Big Wall Kit Kilter: https://settercloset.com/ Use code “zine” at checkout for a discount on your Kilter board. Shop Climbing Zine: Subscribe to The Climbing Zine/ score Dirtbag State of Mind goods…

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Ashima Shiraishi discusses their journey in climbing, art, meditation, writing, film, ecology, and more. Our sponsors for this episode: Patagonia: Check out the new Big Wall Kit Kilter: https://settercloset.com/ Use code “zine” at checkout for a discount on your Kilter board. Shop Climbing Zine: Subscribe to The Climbing Zine/ score Dirtbag State of Mind goods: https://shop.

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For our friend John Duran John Duran was bigger than life long before I ever met him, so much so that for a brief time we weren’t even sure he existed. We came of age bouldering in the area now known as the Dalla Mountain Park or, more colloquially, Sailing Hawks, near Durango, Colorado. Back then only a fraction of the boulders were on public land, and many of the climbs were accessed by…

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For our friend John Duran John Duran was bigger than life long before I ever met him, so much so that for a brief time we weren’t even sure he existed. We came of age bouldering in the area now known as the Dalla Mountain Park or, more colloquially, Sailing Hawks, near Durango, Colorado. Back then only a fraction of the boulders were on public land, and many of the climbs were accessed by…

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Luke Mehall has a conversation with his all time favorite climber: Chris Sharma. Our sponsors for this episode: Patagonia: Check out the new Big Wall Kit Kilter: https://settercloset.com/ Use code “zine” at checkout for a discount on your Kilter board. Shop Climbing Zine: Subscribe to The Climbing Zine/ score Dirtbag State of Mind goods: https://shop.climbingzine.com/

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