Dead Point Magazine: Free Climbing Publication Launches October 15th

There is a new climbing publication on the horizon looking to join the ranks of Climbing, Rock and Ice, Alpinist, and Urban Climber.  Dead Point Magazine will be launching on October 15th and promises to deliver something a little more different than what is currently on the market.  The biggest issue will revolve around price.  Dead Point magazine will be FREE and distrubuted through your favorite local climbing gym or swag shop.  Now you shouldn’t have an excuse to not know what is going on in the world of climbing-

Dead Point Magazine will be a bi-monthly publication aimed towards younger climbers with a hip look, to boot.  They are promising to deliver more in-depth features than publications currently on the market and are guaranteeing that they won’t shy away from controversial material-they list their second issue as one to keep an eye out for.

As is the custom these days, Dead Point Magazine will be building a community around the magazine with a vast online presence which will include trip reports, forums, climber blogs, video, the latest climbing news and a whole lot more.

I recently had the opportunity to stop by the Dead Point Magazine website (www.deadpointmag.com) and look things over.  It definitely looks to be heading in the right direction.  The front page conveniently shows the latest climbing news, gear reviews, and some climber blogs, including those of Joe Kinder, Chris Lindner, Jason Kehl, and Mikey William to name a few.  It should definitely be a new presence in the world of climbing.

Dead Point Magazine will be looking to push the boundaries and the sport in new directions.  Think you can climb like Ethan Pringle?  Dead Point has put up a $1,000 bounty to any climber that can repeat Ethan Pringle’s recent test piece, Jumbo Glass, which is rated at 14c.  They are looking to challenge and inform the climbing community to push their limits and see what they can do.  A nice money bounty is one way to draw a few looks from climbers, for the most part, they are broke as a joke and are always interested when it comes to making some cash.

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