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We couldn’t help but be excited for prAna athlete Carrie Cooper’s first climbing cover on Urban Climber no less! The issue hit the streets at the Outdoor Retailer show and Carrie told us she had a great time and even wore out her dancing shoes while at the show. Here is what she had to say about the cover…

The latest Urban Climber Magazine is OUT! The cover is Kyle’s photo of me on Mobeus and it welcomes the reader with an accurate picture of the sloping, powerful and yet graceful problems that await climbers in NZed. Our feature article is my first published work and has ignited an excitement in me to do more! The 10 page spread is, in my opinion, carried by Kyle’s stellar photos. As a non-climber, Kyle’s eye is honed in a different way and I hope you enjoy his images! The issue itself seems to give each individual article a cohesive, over-arching theme: classics. Our article is named for a Tale of Two Cities, another is named for the amazing poem by John Keats, “Ode on a Grecian Urn”, which was a poem that resonated with me in high school.

“Beauty is truth, truth beauty,” – that is all

Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.

The quotes that narrate a beautiful photo essay by Andrew Burr range from Mark Twain to Top Gun (One of my favorite movies to quote.) This issue is full of content that transcends the world of climbing and yet it matches so well. I love the play on words. Kudos to Justin Roth. I have to mention that the juxtaposition of the woman climbing on the rocks (you know which one I’m talk’in about) and the woman flying through the air like super dancer climber is one of my favorite parts of this issue.

Go get it and let me know what you think!

CC

For more about our trip in NZ which spanned 5 months go to: www.surfandstone.blogspot.com

 You can also check out Carrie’s blog here