Dirtbag State of Mind podcast, from The Climbing Zine

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

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.com

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…

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.com

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…

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.com

Luke takes us on some adventures with Two Tent Timmy, his best friend since high school, and climbing inspiration. This piece was originally published in The Climbing Zine Volume 3. 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

A story about buildering. Originally published in Mehall’s first book: Climbing Out of Bed. Names changed to protect the guilty. 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

Adventures with Mark Grundon, a climber with an infinite amount of energy, who endures an avalanche and cancer all while going through his senior year of college. 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

Luke and Dave cruise The Cruise in The Black Canyon, and then on the Painted Wall, Colorado’s tallest wall, well, let’s just say they don’t cruise that one. Benighted again. But this time there was room to spoon! Subscribe/ get a copy of The Zine here: https://shop.climbingzine.com/ Read more stories/watch videos/explore: https://climbingzine.com