10 ‘Dirtbag’ Climbers Convert Vans Into Mobile Homes

Climb, eat, sleep, repeat. Here's a look at 10 individuals who live and breath rock climbing and the vans they call home.

Written by Amy Oberbroeckling

1 MIN READ

May 24, 2013 1:49 p.m. EDT

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Climbers take pride in the home they’ve built

Yellow and green walls! No one said a life on the road had to be drab

—Photography © Sarah Moore

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