Holy shit, Kafka was a climber!

in which we discover, much to our astonishment, that many great writers have loved nothing more than the bliss and terror of scaling rocks, & that they have indeed revealed that love in their very work. With pretty pictures.

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tbt to #Kalbarri sandstone - I took a wrong turn on this climb, but it resulted in some #epic #effortface . On Fuck The Law (25), photo by the v talented @cruxdepartment #climbing #climbing_pictures_of_instagram

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Couldn’t agree more!

via Vertical Life

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the slow return to #training

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getting in a sneaky bouldering session, on my visit home for the holidays

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Tilly Parkins climbs Palm Beach, Hollow Mountain Cave in the Grampians

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The world cried out above the mountain

George Oppen, from 'Chartres'

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 The Drop (by Fras333)

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Get lost, waste your heart, write tick lists, avoid people talking extensively about grades, stay hungry, stay cool, lose the drama, do it the hard way, do it again!

Some good advice from Berni Fiedler.

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From Daila Ojeda's blog.

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Tonsai, Thailand.

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How long since first we began to contrive on the loose-grained tufas ...

David Jones, from 'Anathemata'

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Feeling the fear on Ithica (22) at Eaglestone Rock. Super stiff for a 22, but beautiful moves.

Photo by Adyn Annetts. More awesome climbing can be found at the CruxDepartment Facebook page.

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Ken - Sidewinder (by Teacozy Design & Photography)

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Every cell’s core of heat pulsed out of us into the thin air of the universe the armature of rock beneath these snows this mountain which has taken the imprint of our minds through changes elemental and minute as those we underwent to bring each other here choosing ourselves each other and this life whose every breath and grasp and further foothold is somewhere still enacted and continuing

Adrienne Rich, from 'Phantasia for Elvira Shatayev'

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Shauna Coxsey on Zarzaparrilla 8b

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Heel hook, on Panic Button (V4-5?), Boulder Rock.

(Terrifying, slopey mantle to finish - I'll try it next time with more spotters!)