Favorite Climbing Related Magazine?

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What is your favorite magazine that covers rock climbing?

Climbing
14
24%
Rock & Ice
18
31%
Urban Climber
3
5%
Deadpoint Magazine
10
17%
Other
13
22%
 
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captain static
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Post by captain static »

I knew Alpinist would come up & it is an excellent publication. However, the poll is asking about magazines that cover rock climbing. To me that means sport, trad, pebble wrastlin', & even that thing that Odub doesn't consider climbing, plastic pumpin' (competitions).
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Jay
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Post by Jay »

captain static wrote:I knew Alpinist would come up & it is an excellent publication. However, the poll is asking about magazines that cover rock climbing. To me that means sport, trad, pebble wrastlin', & even that thing that Odub doesn't consider climbing, plastic pumpin' (competitions).
Alpinist does indeed cover rock climbing, hell, I've even seen some sport and bouldering in those pages. It just doesn't give info on where to camp while you're at the New...
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Post by rustyvasectomy »

I like to look at dead point mag online. Mostly because when you turn to some pages, Odub starts rapping. Then, i just sit back, smile and think "well... im not very cool, but at least I don't suck as much as Odub!." You guys should try it some time, its a nice pick-me-up
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Post by der uber »

No Forbes? I'm not voting.
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Post by anticlmber »

highlights for kids. goofus and galant are sooo silly.
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Wes
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Post by Wes »

The old media are dying. Esp. climbing mags - they are barely making it, if at all. Deadpoint has a great concept / idea with the whole fusion thing, but their website hurts my head. I tried to read it online once or twice, and I just gave up. The interface just didn't work for me. So, the get an A for concept, but C for execution.

These days, I just skim the climbing mags at the book store, rarely is there anything that catches my eye, even with the photography. But, as they say - you get what you pay for, and the mags don't pay much at all, esp. in comparison to other monthly mags.

Climbing and Rock and Ice had a chance a couple years ago to really do the online thing, either outright buying rc.com or some kind of partnership, but they didn't (actually, kinda made fun of the whole web thing - smug asshats that they are in CO), and their web presence is awful. rc.com might be full of idiots and really bad photos, but there are some gems here and there, plus they have a huge amount of readers, orders of magnitude more the r + i and climbing online, combined.

Is there any climbing company that actually has a good web presence - seems like just about all the websites I have been to suck. But, again, you get what you pay for, and they don't want to pay much for anything...

Truthfully, this site and ones like it are the future, and are much more interesting and interactive.

PS, never really like Alpinist - just a personal thing, I guess...
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Post by Savage »

SCIN wrote:Wow, someone walked across the top of a mountain really fast.
False! the dude had to basically run the entire way, all between 7000-13,770ft! Then, add in that is about 14 miles of hiking, 12,000ft cumulative gain (and then back down the same amount).

Oh yeah, and you have to free solo 5.8 and down climb 5.6 with a couple thousand foot fall taunting you.... and all while you are completely exhausted.

But i guess you are right, its basically just an easy walk. =)
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Post by captain static »

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anticlmber
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Post by anticlmber »

Savage wrote:
SCIN wrote:Wow, someone walked across the top of a mountain really fast.
False! the dude had to basically run the entire way, all between 7000-13,770ft! Then, add in that is about 14 miles of hiking, 12,000ft cumulative gain (and then back down the same amount).

Oh yeah, and you have to free solo 5.8 and down climb 5.6 with a couple thousand foot fall taunting you.... and all while you are completely exhausted.

But i guess you are right, its basically just an easy walk. =)
sounds like a regular day in the gorge for most ohitians.
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rustyvasectomy
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Post by rustyvasectomy »

Savage wrote:
SCIN wrote:Wow, someone walked across the top of a mountain really fast.
False! the dude had to basically run the entire way, all between 7000-13,770ft! Then, add in that is about 14 miles of hiking, 12,000ft cumulative gain (and then back down the same amount).

Oh yeah, and you have to free solo 5.8 and down climb 5.6 with a couple thousand foot fall taunting you.... and all while you are completely exhausted.

But i guess you are right, its basically just an easy walk. =)
You forgot to mention the hardest part of the experience, the strenuous on-line shopping in the search of a trekking-pole-friendly yakima rack!
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