Go RVing — Brothers of Climbing
byHear from Mikhail Martin, the founder of Brooklyn-based climbing group, Brothers of Climbing, as he and friends go on an RV-ing adventure to New…
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Action Alert: Don’t Let Congress Gut the Antiquities Act
byWe need your help! Congress is getting ready to vote on the National Monument Creation and Protection Act, a dangerous bill with a misleading…
REEL ROCK 12 Official Trailer
byIt’s that time of year again—the season of Sender Film’s highly anticipated REEL ROCK Film Tour. On November 2, 2017, the tour kicks off…
Belaying from a Backpack — The Difficult Alternative to Van Life
byThese days, one can hardly take a casual scroll Instagram without seeing #vanlife at least once. It is one of the most trendy adventurous…
Why I Climb — Picking Apart the Age-Old Question
byThe perennial question, Why do you climb mountains? has been answered in a variety of ways. Iconically, George Mallory responded with a near tautology:…
Essay: At the Intersection of “Gym Rats” and “True Climbers”
bySo … you’re a gym rat? I found myself ear hustling the couple next to me. I fabricated their story in my head and…
Everybody [Shouldn’t Be] Working for the Weekend: 5 Tips to Survive as a 9-5 Dirtbag
byThe morning appears luminescent as it dawns on the windshield of the raggedy truck; the ubiquitous peaks of Fitz Roy pop into view and…
Essay: Postscript Climbers — the “Weenies” of Climbing
byI’ve been climbing in West Virginia for seven years, and up until last weekend, I could never talk about an experience at Seneca Rocks—one…
Essay: To Suffer Well — An Ode to Grit
byIt’s as if someone has turned the water spigot on full blast at the top of the crack in which my hands are precariously…
Essay: Climbing Partnerships and the Misattribution of Arousal
byA lifelong eschewer of reality TV, I was naturally skeptical when my friend and climbing partner suggested we watch an episode of The Bachelorette….
Essay: The Adolescent Identity Crisis of the #Vanlife Movement
byIs the #vanlife cracked up to what it should be? As a recovering #vanlife guy, I am glad to be done, in the current…
Essay: Devils Tower — Why I Can’t Write About the Voluntary Closure
byThe thoughts or ideas expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Moja Gear. We do, however, support a platform for…