91 episodes
Dirtbag State of Mind podcast, from The Climbing Zine Luke Mehall
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4.7 • 59 Ratings
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The Dirtbag State of Mind podcast from The Climbing Zine is here to bring the stories of our publisher Luke Mehall to the audio format. For our first season we will be reading and offering commentary on American Climber, the memoir by Mehall.
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Climbs Fall Apart
Luke Mehall reads his piece, “Climbs Fall Apart” which is published in Volume 24 of The Climbing Zine; the episode ends with his poem “A Climber Who Cries” from the upcoming Microdose Mixtape.
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Our sponsors for Season 5:
Kilter: http://settercloset.com
(email holds@kiltergrips.com for more information)
Scarpa: www.scarpa.com
Mountain Project / OnX: https://www.mountainproject.com/
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Pursuing The Struggle with Felipe Garcia
A conversation with Felipe Garcia. Felipe and Luke have a conversation about climbing in Guatemala, first ascents, living, working, and training on a boat for two months, and much more at the outdoor studio in El Potrero Chico, Mexico.
Zine links:
Support our podcast on Patreon
KEEP THE ZINE ALIVE + Subscribe
Score 15% off anything in our online store
Our sponsors for Season 6:
Kilter: http://settercloset.com
(email holds@kiltergrips.com for more information)
Scarpa: www.scarpa.com
Mountain Project / OnX: https://www.mountainproject.com/
Osprey: https://www.osprey.com/
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A Love Letter To The Firebrand
Luke reads his “Love Letter To The Firebrand” the final episode of Season 5. With a special guest surprise from Heidi Magnus.
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Slab is Sexy and Inclusivity is Hot with Anna Hazelnutt
A conversation with filmmaker, climber, and lover of slab Anna Hazelnutt. Anna bridges the old school and new school with an honest, vulnerable voice that is a breath of fresh air in the climbing world.
Anna’s YouTube page
Anna’s IG
Anna’s Etsy page
Zine links:
Support our podcast on Patreon
KEEP THE ZINE ALIVE + Subscribe
Score 15% off anything in our online store
Our sponsors for Season 5:
Kilter: http://settercloset.com
(email holds@kiltergrips.com for more information)
Scarpa: www.scarpa.com
Edelrid: https://edelrid.com/us-en
Osprey: https://www.osprey.com/
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Evening Sends and Resistance Climbing with Andrew Bisharat
A conversation with writer, climber, and podcaster Andrew Bisharat. Andrew is a major part of the award winning film Resistance Climbing, which was part of the Reel Rock film tour this year.
Evening Sends (Andrew’s website)
The Runout Podcast
Zine links:
Support our podcast on Patreon
KEEP THE ZINE ALIVE + Subscribe
Score 15% off anything in our online store
Our sponsors for Season 5:
Kilter: http://settercloset.com
(email holds@kiltergrips.com for more information)
Scarpa: www.scarpa.com
Edelrid: https://edelrid.com/us-en
Osprey: https://www.osprey.com/
Photo of Andrew by Drew Smith
Customer Reviews
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I listen to a lot of audiobooks and a lot of podcasts. I’m not sure I would’ve gotten around to reading American Climber by Luke Mehall if he hadn’t read it out loud chapter by chapter in the first season of this podcast. I’m really glad I listened to it. It’s an introspective memoir that also captures something larger about middle class American Millennial experience. I think the most interesting thing to me is that Mehall is very honest and introspective about the dirt bag and Vanlife lifestyles. There’s nothing glamorized about them and you realize that there’s a lot of loneliness and aimlessness built into much of those lifestyles. I definitely experienced that when I was younger and the process of growing up that Mehall describes rings true to me. He comes to realize that freedom without love is empty and both freedom and love in their highest forms require a lot of commitment, which requires vision and goals. I got more than I bargained for. Looking forward to The Desert now.
Sooo...Good
This is more than just a climbing podcast. The way Luke writes, he creates an appreciation of the smaller things in life and how climbing puts the things we do (outside of climbing) into a better perspective! His zines and books bring the reader into the same mindset as the listeners of this podcast. Keep it coming!
I like your writing
I like your writing. You are a great writer with good insights. But this new format, where you are just interviewing people is less engaging and less interesting. I’m so tired of listening to two people “chat” forever. It’s why I can’t listen to the Enormocast or Mark Maron anymore. I appreciate your writing because so much more thought goes into it than an unrehearsed (and often meandering) conversation.