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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

The Dirtbag Diaries – the beach climbing paradise of Tonsai

Published in Adventure Magazine NZ, DEC/JAN 2015/16 by Derek Cheng There are certain inevitabilities when it comes to Tonsai. You will climb on formations that belong on another planet, stalactites far more colossal than your meagre frame, above ocean waves … Continue reading

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