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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

Atlas Shrieked: a first ascent in the remote Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Derek Cheng

published UK Climb magazine, and in Gripped magazine, October 2014 — The rock slot swallowed the cam perfectly, but the rock itself looked dubious. Structurally questionable. You know desperation levels are pushing the red zone when you settle for placements … Continue reading →

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