ABOVE: Moebius Slate-Rutledge (IG: @moebius882) on Flex (5.12d / 5.13a) at Toomsuba, Little River Canyon, Alabama, USA (2021) (Photo Credit: Jim Lawyer)
Featured Story & Photographer - Jim Lawyer
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Everyone Needs a Lawyer: Profile of Climber and Photographer, Jim Lawyer
(By Dave Barnes) The mountains of Jim Lawyer’s youth forged the man he is today. The hills have called him since he was a boy and as the tides of life have ebbed and flowed, he has stayed in proximity to them. Being amongst the crags keeps his spirit fresh and his body agile. Jim has lived a full life and climbed widely. Folks know him for his refreshing climbing photography, others for his drive to climb as hard as he can for as long as he can. Either way as a base line of life, climbing has given him purpose. This is Jim’s story. |
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Stories
Race Through Red Rock
(By Chris Koppl) Chris and Bella are field biologists doing research on the endangered desert tortoise. When they end up in southern Nevada, they had to hit as many Red Rock classics in three days as possible. |
Mont Blanc: Climbing the Best Granite Cracks in Europe
(By Lamberto Camurri) Guide book author and long-time climber Lamberto Camurri shares beta on crack climbs in the iconic Mont Blanc. |
The Bell's Line: The Keith Bell Story
(By Bruce Cameron) From Bluff's Mountain, to the Blue Mountains , to Balls Pyramid, and beyond, Bruce Cameron pays a globe-trotting tribute to Australia's legendary climber Keith Bell. |
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Jean
(By Paul Pritchard) Paul Pritchard shares a beautifully written and emotive piece about his first traditional lead climb (which also happens to be a first ascent) since his climbing accident 25 years ago. "One may think I should not be doing this kind of thing, that it’s just too dangerous for a person with a disability. After all wasn’t it rock climbing that gave me a brain injury? But, I was an adventurer before the accident, and I am still. I can’t live half a life. I can’t show my kids that. I must be a full person." |
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Fun!
Crossword Puzzle
(By Bernie Whitelock) Have fun with this first! Common Climber reader Bernie Whitelock got creative and made this climbing crossword. Find answers in the articles of last month's Strength Edition or figure out the the words connecting to "strength." |
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Book Review
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Legendary Aussie writer and climber Keith Bell (see the Bell's Line tribute in this edition) reviews Climb, a fictional book about a teenage girl who turns to competitive rock climbing to find answers about a tragic family secret. The book is written by Philip Barker, also a climber from Australia.
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