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We pride ourselves on independent distribution. Below is a list of our beloved retailers where you can find our zines, books, and merchandise. Don’t see your favorite shop/bookstore/gym on this list? Give us an email at luke@climbingzine.com or check out our online store.  (Banner photo by Jake Burchmore) Arizona: Bright Side Bookshop (Flagstaff) California  Bear… https://climbingzine.com/where-to-find-the-climbing-zine-independent-outlets/

Trigger Warning This article discusses self-harm.   “Look at my hands!” I hold my blistered and scabbed knuckles out to my friend Alison. She isn’t as impressed as I hoped she’d be.   It is 2017, and it’s my first week of trad climbing. I’m in Yosemite Valley, and until recently, I’ve always had the… https://climbingzine.com/from-self-harm-to-self-love-by-kaya-lindsay/

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Walking up to the base of Freerider, I felt rested, light, but increasingly nervous. Two years ago, I’d never climbed a single big wall. Seven months ago, I’d never rope soloed a single pitch of climbing. I’d still never soloed a big wall in any way, shape, or form: aid, free, French free. Yet here… https://climbingzine.com/first-solo-free-in-a-day-el-capitan/

There are climbing partners, and there are the climbing partners. The partner you want to climb to the ends of the Earth and back with. The one you’d follow all the way to the moon. The one who eats, drinks, and breathes climbing. The climber who is not only skilled but also a student of… https://climbingzine.com/replacing-the-seamstress-corner-with-dave-marcinowski-by-luke-mehall/

Then, when all seemed like peace had been restored to my existence, 9/11 happened. I was out on a morning jog, something I’d added to my climbing training, and I was listening to the radio on my Walkman. The song on the radio was interrupted: the United States had been attacked, and the first World… https://climbingzine.com/hope-excerpt-american-climber-luke-mehall/

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Many a metaphoric parallel can be drawn between climbing and motherhood, and it’s plain to see neither activity makes the other any easier. by Mallory Logan, originally published in The Climbing Zine, Volume 6 (out of print) Countless others who have already made the journey will offer their beta and guidance in kindhearted earnest, but… https://climbingzine.com/mom-crux-mallory-logan/

We finally get to sit down with Mallory Logan, the Art Director for The Climbing Zine, to have a conversation about the history of The Zine and Dirtbag State of Mind. Plus the crux of being a Mom. Co-hosted by Shaun Matusewicz, our Publisher Emeritus. Zine links: Support our podcast on Patreon KEEP THE ZINE… https://climbingzine.com/the-mom-crux-with-mallory-logan-co-hosted-by-shaun-matusewicz/

On the ledge that night, I felt at home and at ease. We were on the rock of our dreams. And Dave was the perfect partner. He was better at figuring out the logistics of hauling and jugging. Dave was the ying to my yang. Plus, we’d struck a deal: I would lead the infamous… https://climbingzine.com/terror-on-hollow-flake-an-excerpt-from-american-climber-by-luke-mehall/

I clipped her to the anchor, untied her knot, and pulled the rope through the gear. “I need more time.” Jessica whispered so weakly that I had to lean close to hear her. “We don’t have more time. We have to get help,” I replied. “What happened?” “You fell. You broke your arm and leg.”… https://climbingzine.com/fall-on-rock-by-george-perkins/

I see it being used all around me to describe women, often by other women: badass. I have always considered it to have a good connotation, as it implies confidence with a splash of style. Diverse, strong-willed women deserve an empowering word that delivers a heavy compliment—one that says, “She’s got things under control.” The… https://climbingzine.com/do-not-go-outside-to-cry-by-kathy-karlo-2-2/

When life looks like Easy Street There is danger at your door —Grateful Dead, “Uncle John’s Band”  I’m sitting here writing on a cold October morning in El Potrero Chico; yesterday seemed to be summer, and today old man winter showed up. It’s the type of weather, combined with all the war and sadness in… https://climbingzine.com/friendship-is-the-first-belay-intro-from-volume-24-by-luke-mehall/

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 travelers, zooming along the interstates and through infinite emptiness in a martian land.   Banner art and story by Marina Hansen, published in Volume 20, now available   … https://climbingzine.com/van-planet-by-marina-hansen/

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