Jonathan Thesenga
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Age: Since 1971, or so my mother says …
Forte: Gettin’ mauled on desert towers, pissin’ people off, and drinkin’ PBR.
Favorite drink: Breast milk.
How long have you been with Climbing? Which time?
Where are you from and how did you end up at Climbing? I was raised by wolves in the backwoods of the Northwest Territories, where I was given the name Mukluk Eshinok, which means: One who frolics in the cowpies of life. After an oil-sniffing Haliburton field technician drove over my den, crushing my wolf family under his F350’s wheels, I walked for many moons until finding safety and peace in sewers of Newark, New Jersey. After a few years of trolling for rats and trash, I hitched my way to Carbondale and began my life as a desk jockey/spraylord/gentleman of leisure.
What’s your favorite issue of Climbing? The issue with Carmen Electra on the cover. Oh no, wait, that’s Penthouse …
What’s your favorite department in Climbing? The beer fridge.
A good weekend: Lasts for five days instead of two.
After work: I go home and paint Civil War figurines and listen to Joan Baez.
Ten years ago: I was in 6th grade.
In ten years I’ll be: Working the graveyard shift at a 7-Eleven in Tuscallosa.