In this episode we chat about John’s path towards becoming a full-time writer and what it was like to move to South Korea at the age of 29 when, seemingly, all his friends were moving back to the city, getting married, and having kids. Continue reading John Burgman: On Becoming a Full-Time Writer (Ep. 1)
“This place is special,” Michael declared. I drove to Bolton, Vermont at the invitation of a man with a story to tell.
I was curious about Vermont’s first bouldering hostel and campground and what the hell “allemansrätten” means.
Continue reading Michael Hunter on Stewarding Land and Creating Black Barn Farm, a Bouldering Hostel
Alex shares about growing up without belief. A litany of things that challenged her: She didn’t believe she could live without pain; That sports weren’t for her; That she didn’t fit in, especially in her own body.
The diagnosis changed everything. Continue reading Alex Macmillan (Traveling Rock Climbers) on Climbing and Coming into Your Own
Brothers of Climbing is a group of climbers looking to increase involvement of minorities in the outdoors. This post is about how they go about building community. Continue reading Mikhail Martin of Brothers of Climbing (BOC) on Leading by Example and Community Building
The VW Passat barreled along the Pike, a last leg surge depressing the pedal. Tim McGivern, lanky, a quick-talker and antsy was careening back to his childhood home with his wife Syrah, and all their belongings in tow. He wasn’t sure what to expect, it had been a few years since he left for California. … Continue reading Climbing Access Is Not a Given: Tim McGivern on Starting SNECC and the Importance of Participation
The drill whirls about in place, boring into the soft limestone. Fine grit clouds kick out at the edges of the hole, puff, puff, puff. The walls echo with the ricochet of millions of years of solidity grinding back into individual particulates. Water droplets sizzle on stone from sweat trickling down forearm and dripping off … Continue reading Josh Cook: On Developing Crags, Self, and the Next Generation
Dirtbags Climbing repurposes old climbing equipment into beautiful and useful new gear, such as bags, rucksacks, rugs, and brushes, all from material sourced locally to Cumbria. Continue reading Dirtbags Climbing: Giving Old Gear a Second Life, Sustainably
How might your life change if you only had 20 more years of sight? Emilia Wint was diagnosed with Retinitis pigmentosa and has to face that exact prospect. Continue reading Emilia Wint: From Losing Sight to a Laser Focus on Living a Full Life
For Juliane, bouldering has helped alter her perspective on work, life, and her relationship to herself. “You can learn so much about yourself, the mental aspect, your body,” she says. But most importantly, “You can just be free and have fun.” Continue reading The Upshot of Migraines: How Juliane Fritz Found Relief in Bouldering and Podcasting
Barn Door Hostel is the first climber’s hostel in Rumney, NH, the sports climbing mecca of the northeast. Continue reading Barn Door Hostel: Rumney’s First Hostel for Climbers
Aaron Gerry 