Dirtbag State of Mind podcast, from The Climbing Zine

A conversation from Indian Creek with my friend Mike “The Mayor” Shaw. Mike is a longtime contributor to The Zine, and a lifelong outdoor educator. Support The Zine + our podcast by picking up a book, zine, sub., merch. This link will get you 15% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAGPODCAST15 Read more stories/watch videos/explore: www.climbingzine. Sourc...

A conversation with Chad Andrews of Clipping Chains. Luke Mehall reflects on the origin story of his writing and The Climbing Zine. Support The Zine + our podcast by picking up a book, zine, sub., merch. This link will get you 15% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAGPODCAST15 Check out Clipping Chains: www.clippingchains.com Read more stories/ Source

Seven years after Luke Mehall appeared on The Enormocast he turns the tables on Chris Kalous for an interview. The Climbing Zine and The Enormocast finally team up again! Support The Enormocast by throwing Chris a buck or two at the “Donate Now” tab at his site… Source

We are back, with our first in the interview series of Season 2. Luke sits down with Kris Hampton of Power Company Climbing at the International Climbers Festival in Lander, Wyoming. The discuss hip-hop + climbing, running your own independent business, creativity, and more. Power Company Climbing Support The Zine + our podcast by picking up a book, zine, sub, merch. This link will get you 15% Sou...

A little something while you wait on the rest of Season 2. A poem: The Last Dance Support The Zine + our podcast by picking up a book, zine, sub, merch. This link will get you 15% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAGPODCAST15 Read more stories/watch videos/explore: https://climbingzine.com Photo of Luke Mehall by Greg Cairns… Source

An epilogue for Season 2. Producer Chad Reich brightens our spirits. Plus some words for our dear friend Dan Escalante that we lost last year. Support The Zine + our podcast by picking up a book, zine, sub, merch. This link will get you 15% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAGPODCAST15 Read more stories/watch videos/explore: https://climbingzine. Source

In the final episode wrapping up The Desert, a big block, and a big fall. Plus the beauty of leaving. Support The Zine + our podcast by picking up a book, zine, sub, merch. This link will get you 15% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAGPODCAST15 Read more stories/watch videos/explore: https://climbingzine. Source

Contemplating Bears Ears National Monument, and the whack president that tried to shrink it. Plus, traces of blood in Castle Valley. Support The Zine + our podcast by picking up a book, zine, sub, merch. This link will get you 15% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAGPODCAST15 Read more stories/watch videos/explore: https://climbingzine. Source

As we continue on with The Desert, Mehall matches up with his project, The King, and he proclaims his love for Bears Ears National Monument. Support The Zine + our podcast by picking up a book, zine, sub, merch. This link will get you 15% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAGPODCAST15 Read more stories/watch videos/explore: https://climbingzine. Source

As Mehall continues on with reading The Desert he explores first ascents of king lines and onsight love letters. Support The Zine + our podcast by picking up a book, zine, sub, merch. This link will get you 15% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAGPODCAST15 Read more stories/watch videos/explore: https://climbingzine.com … Source

Mehall and his friends navigate new routes such as The ODB and Purple Haze and end up finding the light; in a purplish sort of Prince-ish hue. Support The Zine + our podcast by picking up a book, zine, sub, merch. This link will get you 15% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAGPODCAST15 Read more stories/watch videos/explore: https://climbingzine. Source

Mehall continues to work on new routes, finds some dead ends, and meets a new friend who becomes part of the film: Last Thoughts on The Dirtbag. Support The Zine + our podcast by picking up a book, zine, sub, merch. This link will get you 15% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAGPODCAST15 Read more stories/watch videos/explore: https://climbingzine. Sourc...

The craft of replacing bad bolts leads to the adventure of opening new lines. Support The Zine + our podcast by picking up a book, zine, sub, merch. This link will get you 15% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAGPODCAST15 Read more stories/watch videos/explore: https://climbingzine.com Check out the American Safe Climbing Association: https… Source

Mehall begins going down the rabbit hole of finding new routes with his best of friends. Support The Zine + our podcast by picking up a book, zine, sub, merch. This link will get you 25% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAG%2520PODCAST Read more stories/watch videos/explore: https://climbingzine. Source

As we continue on with The Desert, Mehall reflects on his writing heroes, and commits to the climbing and writing path, full on. Support The Zine + our podcast by picking up a book, zine, sub, merch. This link will get you 25% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAG%2520PODCAST Read more stories/watch videos/explore: https://climbingzine. Source

Fight for your right! Powders of Persuasion and of course, the Shit Tent. Support The Zine + our podcast by picking up a book, zine, sub, merch. This link will get you 25% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAG%2520PODCAST Read more stories/watch videos/explore: https://climbingzine. Source

Our second episode for Season 2. We are continuing on with The Desert, as the author explores the climbing around Grand Junction. Support The Zine + our podcast by picking up a book, zine, sub, merch. This link will get you 25% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAG%2520PODCAST Read more stories/watch videos/explore: https://climbingzine.com … Source

We’re back baby! Season 2 kicks off with “The Desert and The Dog” the beginning of The Desert. Support The Zine + our podcast by picking up a book, zine, sub, merch. This link will get you 25% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAG%2520PODCAST Read more stories/watch videos/explore: https://climbingzine. Source

We are hard at work getting Season 2 ready for your ears. In the meantime here’s a poem: Walls, by Luke Mehall This link will get you 25% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAG%2520PODCAST Read more stories/watch videos/explore: https://climbingzine.com … Source

Our final episode for Season 1. Shout outs for the climbing podcasts that inspired us, plus Mehall reads his poem Grateful Hussle. We will be back with Season 2 in late March, 2021. This link will get you 25% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAG%2520PODCAST Read more stories/watch videos/explore: https://climbingzine.com Photo: John Kurtz… Source

A remembrance of our fallen comrades, as well as the long gone friendships. Originally published in The Climbing Zine Book. Pick up a copy at our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/ Read more stories/watch videos/explore: https://climbingzine. Source

Mehall gets a reminder of what life is like without climbing when he is suffering from some bad tendonitis. Stuck living in an unfurnished, basement without heat in Salt Lake City, Mehall pours all his energy into writing. He spends his days at the library with his nose in a book, or with a pen in his hand; and his nights washing dishes at a vegan restaurant. This story was originally published… S...

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. How did this happen? Luke and his brother Clint, get lost in the Colorado wilderness. This story was originally published in The Great American Dirtbags, Mehall’s second book. This link will get you 25% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAG%2520PODCAST Read more stories/watch videos/explore: https://climbingzine. Source

Mehall and his friends come up with a way to enjoy a long multi-pitch adventure in Red Rocks, near Las Vegas with some partying thrown in, on The Strip. This piece was originally published in Graduating From College Me, A Dirtbag Climber Grows Up, which is his third collection of short stories. This link will get you 25% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/ Sou...

Three years of dirtbag house sitting adventures in Durango. All to keep the climbing and writing dreams alive. This story was originally published in Mehall’s second book: The Great American Dirtbags. This link will get you 25% off anything in our online store: https://shop.climbingzine.com/discount/DIRTBAG%2520PODCAST Read more stories/watch videos/explore: https://climbingzine. Source