Peter_Puget Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrogdortheBurninator Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 "Urban Climber has become unquestionably the most influential and important magazine for young climbers" Â That is sad. I have only seen urban climber a few times, but it was by far the worst climbing magazine I ever read. The articles seemed like they were written for junior high term papers and focus on gym climbing and bouldering was incredibly boring. Hopefully the merger doesn't drag climbing down even further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekend_Climberz Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 As a side note, where the hell was the ice in the January issue of Rock and Ice. WTF!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC007 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 looks like I will be saving 5.99 a month..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Where is the mag with ONLY climbing photos? I never read the article anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Gripped is getting bigger. They switched from staples to flat binding this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 There's some interesting analysis on Alpinist.com  At the time of the most recent sale, Climbing's circulation stood at roughly 40,000 readers. Rock + Ice's circulation is approximately 30,000. (In the four years of its existence, Alpinist has achieved a paid circulation of approximately 13,000.)  It also notes that with being owned (pwned?) by Urban Climber, Climbing might not feel as much pressure to compete for the "youth market" now. Good point I think. They won't want Climbing to compete with UC so they'll probably focus more on longer attention spans, trad, alpine, that kind of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradclimbguy Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Does this mean I'm going to have to start getting tatted up to fit in at the crags?  Climbing hasn't written even it's non-youth geared articles well for some time. Anyone read the article about the speed ascent on Native Son. I was all excited to read it but then made it about a paragraph into the article before getting so pissed I nearly burned the issue. They basically said that not only could near total noobs run up it but so could a bunch of half baked guys in EB's with a few nuts on their rack (ie. Bridwell and crew)??? I was like WTF, way to diminish some of the biggest climbing accomplishments in our lifetime.  If you want a good article go read this: http://www.alpinist.com/doc/ALP18/jim-bridwell-birds-eye-view  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Bagging on Climbing Mag has been popular for years but I think the last two years have been pretty good. It's way better than R+I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 What?! The new R&I is stellar. The large format roxx, and the design & layout put a serious spanking on Climbing's pasty buttocks. Great content, too, although Matt Samet is undeniably witty, and a key addition to Climbing. But the combo of Samet and Thesenga at the helm can tilt things a little heavily toward the sophomoric, Colorado-is-the-center-of-the-universe-and-everyone-loves-Rifle-anecdotes-all-the-time gig. And does every issue need to remind us of how Samet once had an eating disorder? He's like the Mark Twight of sport climbing with that shit. Â Not to even mention Urban Climber, where the art director's guiding principle is apparently "if you can use PhotoShop, you are a designer." And don't let's get the Doctor started on the proofreading. UC needs a copy editor who can actually proofread his or her way out of a wet paper bag. Thst maggazinw iss loaded wirh typoa@! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Urban Climber. Is that a magazine about Indoor Climbing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bstach Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Should be about buildering with a name like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kix Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 ha. who even notices this stuff? let alone cares? who even reads those mags? Â no one there cares about the articles they are providing you. Â they are a vehicle for marketing to the masses. now all of ewe hold up your number. Â say baa. Â Â Â Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 baa... Â you gymming it later this week?? Â oh, head back to MolderingDOTcom... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 ha. who even notices this stuff? let alone cares? who even reads those mags? Â no one there cares about the articles they are providing you. Â they are a vehicle for marketing to the masses. now all of ewe hold up your number. Â say baa. Â Â Well, that was certainly insightful analysis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 sharpest spoon in the drawer, that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ade Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 ha. who even notices this stuff? let alone cares? who even reads those mags? Â no one there cares about the articles they are providing you. Â they are a vehicle for marketing to the masses. now all of ewe hold up your number. Â say baa. Â Â Well, that was certainly insightful analysis. Â Probably writes for Rock and Ice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 FAG MAGS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 says the mulleted wonder pig... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kix Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 ....thought I was in spray. Â not that I'm apologizing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindawg Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Yo, yo, yo, sup, crag-dawgs? Don't be dissin' on the mags! They're a great sourcebook for freaky haircuts, tats and hats, power-poses that attract the babes, vulgar turns of phrase, and who's HOT RIGHT NOW on the bouldering circuit. I've gots copies right here in my hoo-ride... Later suckas! I'm outta here to send a little sickness at Honemaster's Rock-Star Gym where I'm KING SHIZZLE! Â "...off to da gym ..to crimp for some trim" Â (if ya knows what I means) Â Â Kool Master Krank Dawg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_m Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 (edited) There's some interesting analysis on Alpinist.com At the time of the most recent sale, Climbing's circulation stood at roughly 40,000 readers. Rock + Ice's circulation is approximately 30,000. (In the four years of its existence, Alpinist has achieved a paid circulation of approximately 13,000.)  It also notes that with being owned (pwned?) by Urban Climber, Climbing might not feel as much pressure to compete for the "youth market" now. Good point I think. They won't want Climbing to compete with UC so they'll probably focus more on longer attention spans, trad, alpine, that kind of thing.  I with Drew on this one - Climbing did that AWESOME trad issue a while back - maybe they'll do more like that - and alpinist light for rock would be awesome  Most Hated Things in Each Mag:  Alpinist : how they seem to always have a subtle superiority complex - yeah they do great rock climbing stuff but somehow they make sure you know they'd respect you more if you were FAing on a snowy peak - bleh R&I - Jason Kehl HEADZ - what the f_ck are those things and what do they have to do with climbing - Hey cool - you took a pics of another young and punkish climber and photoshopped them - way to be artistic Climbing - Letting us know they're a GREEN MAG all the damn time - great: you saved some trees and bongo hitting climbers in MOAB will like it - Now what about the OTHER subscribers who keep your mag and like quality print (since going to high % post consumer whatever the image quality has gone WAY DOWN regardless of what they claim - R&I and Alpinist are coffee table art books in comparison Edited January 11, 2007 by matt_m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual_chocolate Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Yo, yo, yo, sup, crag-dawgs? Don't be dissin' on the mags! They're a great sourcebook for freaky haircuts, tats and hats, power-poses that attract the babes, vulgar turns of phrase, and who's HOT RIGHT NOW on the bouldering circuit. I've gots copies right here in my hoo-ride... Later suckas! I'm outta here to send a little sickness at Honemaster's Rock-Star Gym where I'm KING SHIZZLE!  "...off to da gym ..to crimp for some trim"  (if ya knows what I means)   Kool Master Krank Dawg  that's some pretty funny shit, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Peter, why did you axe my comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Peter, why did you axe my comments? Â Because your comments are barely-decipherable infantile babbling that makes monkeys flinging shit look eloquent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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