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On The Road, and In The Desert - The Climbing Zine
Nov 16, 2014 - While I was on the road recently I met an artist whose favorite muse was the naked body. I was intrigued, first, because she was a beautiful thirty-something…
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Icons in Danger and Desert Medicine by Birch Malotky - The Climbing Zine
Dec 17, 2025 - Birch Malotky delivers an honest contemplation on her beloved Joshua Tree, a tree that is being greatly affected by climate change.
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https://climbingzine.com/time-dilation-by-drew-thayer/
Time Dilation by Drew Thayer - The Climbing Zine
Jun 10, 2024 - There’s a land at the end of the world that sleeps and wakes in its own time. It lies alone in the vastness of the ocean, the only land piercing otherwise…
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https://climbingzine.com/van-planet-by-marina-hansen/
Van Planet by Marina Hansen - The Climbing Zine
Jun 8, 2025 - Living on the road feels like traveling through space in a spaceship. You are in your car spaceship, flying in your little capsule alongside your fellow space…
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https://climbingzine.com/protecting-abbey-country-love-letters-desert/
Protecting Abbey Country - Love Letters To The Desert - The Climbing Zine
Mar 25, 2016 - I am sitting in front of my computer, doing what I do to make my pennies, but in a few hours, when my writing is done, and the car is packed I will head out to…
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https://climbingzine.com/out-of-the-darkness-into-the-light-penitente-canyon/
Out of The Darkness, Into The Light, Penitente Canyon - The Climbing Zine
Jun 10, 2014 - I woke up freezing in Penitente Canyon. It was Easter Sunday. This was back when my philosophy toward camping equipment was in its experimental stages…
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https://climbingzine.com/blackened-the-black-canyons-hallucinogen-wall/
Blackened, The Black Canyon’s Hallucinogen Wall - The Climbing Zine
Sep 7, 2022 - Jesse Zacher’s tale about the Black Canyon’s Hallucinogen Wall. From Volume 4 of The Climbing Zine, America’s Creative Climbing Pub.
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Hayden by Andrew Bisharat - The Climbing Zine
May 22, 2018 - Andrew Bisharat reflects on the loss of his dear friend, Hayden Kennedy. A heartbreaking and heartwarming piece from Mr. Bisharat of Evening Sends.
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https://climbingzine.com/review-alone-on-the-wall-by-alex-honnold/
Review: Alone On The Wall by Alex Honnold - The Climbing Zine
Oct 27, 2020 - A review of the new memoir by the world’s most famous climber, Alex Honnold, from two perspectives: the climber and the non-climber.
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https://climbingzine.com/just-a-couple-guys-from-colorado-on-el-cap/
Just a Couple Guys from Colorado on El Cap - The Climbing Zine
Feb 7, 2016 - It’s amazing that climbing El Capitan in Yosemite is no big deal for a lot of people: routes that originally took parties days, even months to climb…
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https://climbingzine.com/review-evolv-addict/
Review: Evolv Addict - The Climbing Zine
Jun 24, 2016 - For a climbing slipper priced under $100 the Evolv Addict may be the best out there. The Addicts are a comfortable and durable shoe and one that will surely…
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Send Your Face Hoodies Are Here - The Climbing Zine
Oct 20, 2024 - New “Send Your Face” hoodies are now available to order. Design by Mike Handzlik…
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Seth Adams on Negotiating Rest Days and Relationship Building - The Climbing Zine
Feb 26, 2019 - I’d been reading a book on relationships. It suggests not to spring things on your partner; that if you have bad news you should give your partner time to…
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https://climbingzine.com/yucca-ropes-the-diy-ancestral-puebloan-static-line-by-len-necefer/
Yucca Ropes: The DIY Ancestral Puebloan Static Line by Len Necefer - The Climbing Zine
Dec 12, 2025 - Len Necefer of Natives Outdoors reflects on the ancient use of yucca ropes for climbing by the Ancestral Puebloans. From The Climbing Zine.
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https://climbingzine.com/finding-inspiration-with-tom-randall-by-luke-mehall/
Finding Inspiration with Tom Randall by Luke Mehall - The Climbing Zine
Feb 21, 2024 - I don’t have climbing heroes, because, to paraphrase The Big Lebowski, what’s a hero, anyway? There are a few climbers that I look to for inspiration though…
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5.6+ Shirts and Hoodies Drop - The Climbing Zine
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https://climbingzine.com/evolv-astromans-a-review/
Gear Review: Evolv Astroman - The Climbing Zine
Jun 10, 2014 - In climbing, maybe thanks in part to the Wide Boyz, off-width climbing is again popular. Now, so are off-width style shoes that offer ankle protection.
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Day: October 3, 2025 - The Climbing Zine
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https://climbingzine.com/a-campfire-tale-with-the-old-man-in-the-desert-by-stewart-m-green/
A Campfire Tale With The Old Man In The Desert by Stewart M. Green - The Climbing Zine
Mar 22, 2026 - A campfire style story as told by Eric Bjornstad to Stewart M. Green. Bjornstad was the author of Desert Rock, among other climbing guidebooks.
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https://climbingzine.com/joy-pendulum-swinging-high-low-yosemite-valley-lauren-delaunay/
The Joy Pendulum, Swinging High and Low in Yosemite Valley by Lauren DeLaunay - The Climbing Zine
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https://climbingzine.com/i-got-99-problems-and-a-bitch-is-one-by-kathy-karlo/
I Got 99 Problems and a Bitch Is One by Kathy Karlo - The Climbing Zine
Oct 22, 2025 - Kathy Karlo examine the use of the word bitch in climbing culture. Published in the new issue of The Climbing Zine, Volume 16.
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https://climbingzine.com/review-edelrid-mega-jul-belay-device/
Review: Edelrid Mega Jul Belay Device - The Climbing Zine
Nov 3, 2014 - There’s always room for innovation in climbing gear, but I thought belay devices had been pretty well figured out. I clip my ATC Guide to my harness for multi…
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https://climbingzine.com/the-art-of-the-plaque-by-luke-mehall/
The Art of The Plaque by Luke Mehall - The Climbing Zine
Aug 28, 2025 - Luke Mehall writes about his affection for the use of plaques in Indian Creek. From The Climbing Zine, Volume 20.
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https://climbingzine.com/2016/03/30/
Day: March 30, 2016 - The Climbing Zine
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New Wall in Indian Creek - all day shade - The Climbing Zine
Oct 9, 2015 - The Dove Creek Wall - Indian Creek’s newest wall
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https://climbingzine.com/rambling-in-the-bugaboos-by-david-fay/
Rambling In The Bugaboos by David Fay - The Climbing Zine
Sep 9, 2025 - Documenting the fastest three man naked ascent of The Pigeon Spire.
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https://climbingzine.com/2025/04/02/
Day: April 2, 2025 - The Climbing Zine
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New Potrero State of Mind design - The Climbing Zine
Aug 19, 2023 - Our new Potrero State of Mind design is now available in stickers and shirts. Designed by Mallory Logan of RoShamBo, and inspired by The Zine’s winter home of…
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Day: July 24, 2025 - The Climbing Zine
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Day: October 9, 2015 - The Climbing Zine
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James and Ed by Luke Mehall - The Climbing Zine
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Where to find The Climbing Zine - Our list of independent retailers - The Climbing Zine
Apr 22, 2026 - Looking for The Climbing Zine and books by Benighted Publications? You’ve found the right place, here, with our complete list of retailers.
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Day: September 3, 2025 - The Climbing Zine
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10th anniversary of American Climber (Bonus) - The Climbing Zine
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https://climbingzine.com/an-open-letter-to-the-buttermilks-by-georgie-abel/
An Open Letter To The Buttermilks by Georgie Abel - The Climbing Zine
Jan 19, 2021 - An Open Letter to the Buttermilks by Georgie Abel Photos by Tristan Greszko Dear person who climbed the Peabody boulders at dawn on November 21, 2015…
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https://climbingzine.com/review-exped-synmat-hyperlite-sleeping-pad/
Review: Exped Synmat Hyperlite Sleeping Pad - The Climbing Zine
Jun 25, 2016 - The gear: Exped Synmat Hyperlite sleeping pad, size Medium (msrp $169) and Schnozzel Pump Bag UL (msrp $40) Reviewed by: Drew Thayer…
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https://climbingzine.com/crowbars-maga-hats-and-new-routes-from-the-desert-by-luke-mehall/
Crowbars, anger, and new routes, from The Desert by Luke Mehall - The Climbing Zine
Oct 22, 2025 - Luke Mehall, publisher of The Climbing Zine, recalls a first ascent fever, from his book, The Desert, a dirtbag climbing book.
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Rogue Hoes and Gargoyles; Trail Building in The Creek by Luke Mehall - The Climbing Zine
Mar 16, 2023 - If there’s a hill I’m willing to die on, it’s in the land we call Indian Creek, a part of Bears Ears National Monument. With all the insanity in our country…
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Day: November 30, 2025 - The Climbing Zine
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Day: September 22, 2015 - The Climbing Zine
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Day: July 20, 2016 - The Climbing Zine
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Day: March 13, 2017 - The Climbing Zine
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Explosives and Exploring in OUR Bears Ears National Monument by Luke Mehall - The Climbing Zine
Dec 21, 2017 - A story about finding explosives in Bears Ears National Monument, and the creation of the Bears Ears Education Center in Bluff, Utah. Word.
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https://climbingzine.com/review-gsi-outdoors-water-bottle/
Review: GSI Outdoors water bottle - The Climbing Zine
Nov 3, 2020 - Green, jasmine, earl, chai and black. Tea. I love it all! A day of climbing ice, I pack my thermos with hot herbal tea and honey. by Amy Stevens For a day of…
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Review: Rinsekit - The Climbing Zine
Oct 5, 2016 - A review of the RinseKit for climbers.
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Effort and Folly on Mount Waddington by Drew Thayer - The Climbing Zine
Oct 23, 2020 - Humbled The cam lobes slide in the fissure as I test it, useless. This dark, metamorphic rock, tortured entrails of a bygone continent, is too slick and...
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Climbing En Plein Air by Birch Malotky - The Climbing Zine
Sep 3, 2025 - Birch Malotky considers Climbing En Plein Air in the Grand Canyon, and what her climbing partners, especially Madision Brandt, mean to her.
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New Patreon Rewards: $5 gets you a zine, sticker, and store discounts - The Climbing Zine
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Hip-Hop and Climbing by Luke Mehall - The Climbing Zine
Nov 1, 2019 - The fringe is where the magic happens. Four climbers pack into The Freedom Mobile, a graffiti-ed vehicle, spray painted red, white and blue. The sun is shining…
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Zine Thing for Volume 26 in Durango on April 2nd - The Climbing Zine
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