A LIFE LIVED WILD:
Conversations in Deep Time with Rick Ridgeway By Bennett Barthelemy I was a dirtbag climber in the ‘90s, saving pennies for my next trip to Yosemite, the Trinity Alps, Red Rock, Joshua Tree — anywhere I could live in the dirt cheaply, throw myself at impossible cliffs, and lose myself deep in the wild. Around that time, I started taking pictures and writing about my climbing exploits and wilderness forays. I simply wanted to share. I also thought I might be able to fund my hunger for climbing and continued exploration.
Photo by Gordon Wiltsie
Rick: “Scaling that rock wall in Antarctica was as close to being on another planet as you could be on our own Earth.”
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