EST. 2021·ISSUE Nº 48 — JUNE 2026·FIELD-TESTED, NOT SPONSORED
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Access

The crags are not guaranteed. Stories and field guides about keeping climbing open, clean, and welcome.

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Trip Report
Come get your love

A long-awaited send of Come Get Your Love (5.10a) on Lost Dome in the Wichita Mountains — a lost-trail approach, a runout, a fall and a hard-won clip to the chains.

JAN 25 · 7 MIN READ
Trip Report
Fall Color – Arkansas style

In mid October the leaves are just starting to turn color in Arkansas. Some photos of the vibrant fall colors from a recent climbing trip — color at about 20%.

OCT 22 · 1 MIN READ
Trip Report
Labor Day Weekend – Shelf Road, Colorado

What else are three Texans going to do over a long Labor Day weekend than head north to Shelf Road, climb limestone cliffs and clip bolts before the rain hits?

SEP 9 · 5 MIN READ
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