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Alpine Style: Ski Mountaineering Mantra 2007
BACKCOUNTRY Editors went deep with four ski mountaineers, each of whom approaches objectives differently. And while their tastes in gear diverge, their individual climbing-to-ski techniques share commonalities for light, fast, clean approaches and descents.
A Patagonian Power Struggle
On the other side of the equator a battle is waging. Deep in Patagonia's Rio Baker Valley, big government and big industry are planning to dam the Rio Baker, creating one of the largest electrical projects in the world, pitting locals against one another in a fight for the future of the rural economy. Writer and photographer Brian Mohr went on a month-long fact-finding mission—ticking off ski objectives along the way—to see if the burgeoning eco-tourism economy has a chance at survival.
Postcoital Snow. by Ted Kerasote
Leaving a lover has never been easy. And when that lover is skiing, breaking up can be strung out for months, dragging both partners through weeks of denial and across continents; onto airplanes and into the sanctuaries of the hut and heart. But in the end, it IS the end. And we must say goodbye.
Plus: Life lessons in Oakes Gulf, NH; Teton National Park's Hidden Couloir; splitboarder earns ACMG certification; ropes for dopes; the latest backcountry news, mountain skills, tech tips and more...
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