About this episode

Luke Mehall reads his essay 'Creeksgiving' originally published in The Alpinist.

Luke Mehall reads his essay “Creeksgiving” originally published in The Alpinist, issue 48. Our sponsors for Season 7: Kilter: http://settercloset.com (email holds@kiltergrips.com for more information) Osprey: https://www.osprey.com/ Scarpa. Use this link to shop Scarpa products, and The Zine will get a portion of the sale: https://alnk.to/3ye6GT2 Subscribe/ score some books/clothes/ Source

People in this episode

Host: Luke Mehall

Topics covered

• essay reading
• climbing culture
• outdoor lifestyle
• Thanksgiving
• personal reflection

Keywords

• Creeksgiving
• Luke Mehall
• The Alpinist
• climbing
• outdoors
• Thanksgiving
• essay

Sponsors

Kilter, Osprey, Scarpa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Alpinist, The Zine

Books & works: Creeksgiving

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