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About Derek Cheng

Derek Cheng is a journalist and photographer whose work has appeared in publications in several countries, including the US, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the UK. Since he discovered climbing about ten years ago, he has worked as little as possible so he can travel widely, chasing rock faces in all corners of the world - from stalactite-blessed limestone in China, to the alpine granite of the Bugaboos and the Sierra Nevada, to quartzite giants in Morocco. His work can be viewed at dirtbagdispatches.com

Dirtbag Dispatches – Bashed and broken

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Derek Cheng

Published in Adventure Magazine New Zealand, April/May 2016 by Derek Cheng Just before the reality of a body-breaking fall seizes you, there is a split-second when you become exceptionally lucid. In that brief moment, Anna Smith, unraveling at the top … Continue reading →

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