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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

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Derek Cheng

Published in Adventure Magazine NZ, DEC 2014/Jan 2015 It’s a bit like Groundhog Day, except that everyday you re-live is one where you get to scale the most perfect rock faces in the world’s most unimaginably beautiful spots. Sure, you … Continue reading →

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