THE BEAUTY IN THE ROUGH An Ode to the Climbers Living the Dirtbag Dream
When I first bought the Dolphin, I felt unstoppable. I knew that the next level of vertical access was right around the corner. A vintage RV seemed like the perfect way to connect to the mountains and the climbing community; I predicted a future filled with adventures, led from my wonderful mobile base camp. The thing is, all my plans ended in failure. I had pinned my hopes on a great-looking vehicle with the expectation of building it up to be worthy of living in year-round. In the end, I got so lost in the process of trying to make the perfect rig that I never actually got around to taking it out on the road. Years later, I took a three-month trip in an Astro van with a spartan setup and discovered the
