Contours appeared as a feature in the print version of Alpinist Magazine, issue 81 in Spring 2023. Parts were adapted from This Contested Land, but it was also updated to discuss current monument issues, especially as they related to climbers. You can...
Year
2025
This Contested Land: The Storied Past and Uncertain Future of America’s National Monuments by McKenzie Long This Contested Land won a Foreword INDIES Gold for Ecology and the Environment. This land is your land. When it comes to national monuments,...
Year
2022
In summer 2018 I was honored to win Nowhere Magazine’s “This Land is…” writing contest. This contest was the travel magazine’s first for writing specifically about public lands, which is what interests me most. Read the full piece here. ...
Year
2018
Voices of Bears Ears appeared in the print version of Alpinist Magazine, issue 60 in winter 2017. This essay illustrates different opinions and perspectives about Bears Ears National Monument’s creation and the ensuing debate and presidential review. You can read the essay...
Year
2018
Bishop Bouldering Select by Airlie Anderson and McKenzie Long Bishop Bouldering Select is your essential guide to one of the most unique bouldering areas in the world. It’s certainly one of the most famous, with plenty of high quality problems...
Client name
Wolverine PublishingYear
2018
High Sierra Climbing, Second Edition by Chris McNamara and McKenzie Long The Sierra Nevada is a vast mountain range composed of soaring granite peaks and is the tallest range in the contiguous United States. With extensive canyons, drainages, glaciers, lakes,...