In this episode I share my first poem on the podcast; A Culture at Risk. It's one of the first poems I've written about climbing culture and I feel it's very representative of my anxieties within seeking for a place in climbing culture. If you have similar thoughts you'd like to share about climbing culture or outdoor culture, please share them with me!

A Culture at Risk
One step, two step
Third and fourth
I have to admit
It’s hard to determine my worth

I seek to be reassured 
As we all want to be
That the parts of climbing I can treasure
Don’t just have to be climbing 5.15b

Climbing is a lifestyle
Climbing is choice
To speak out against and revile 
Our cultures conventional voice

Let us not forget
The lessons learned of past
And let not our generations steps
Become our futures last

If we want to sustain climbing culture
Let each be their own
Let not grades and feats be our sepulcher 
And let no one feel alone

Original Artwork by McKay Williams
Music by Sugar Lime Blue