num_pages: 128
description: The Desert is Luke Mehalls fifth and final offering in his series of dirtbag climbing books. The book begins with Mehalls first trip to The Desert a visit to Indian Creek in 1999 and chronicles nearly two decades of experiences. Over time the author grows from thinking that the red rock desert of the Colorado Plateau is just another stop along the way to finding himself more and more at home there. Ultimately the authors passion for first ascents with his best friends fuels his desire to get to know the area in an intimate way. At the same time that this transformation occurs the Bears Ears National Monument is created by the Obama administration and then ultimately dismantled. While the ultimate decision by the courts is awaited Mehall contemplates the importance of public lands for the soul of America. The Desert is a definitive independently published account of a dirtbag climber searching for love passion fresh air and ultimately an escape from the hyper-connectedness of the modern world.
language: English
title: The Desert: A Dirtbag Climbing book
publisher: Mascot Books