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Finding Brave Blood Above A Raging River: A Via Ferrata Climb Vanquishes Fears In Colorado, Lisa Ballard
Finding Brave Blood Above A Raging River: A Via Ferrata Climb Vanquishes Fears In Colorado, Lisa Ballard
Appalachia
An adventurer confronts her fears in Royal Gorge’s rapids and on the cliffs above.
A Long Faller's Reverie: A Climber Investigates Why He Wasn't Scared On A Dangerous 1987 Fall, John Thackray
A Long Faller's Reverie: A Climber Investigates Why He Wasn't Scared On A Dangerous 1987 Fall, John Thackray
Appalachia
Now age 89, a climber examines narratives of those who survived dangerous falls as he reconsiders his own bad fall in 1987 in the Mohonk Preserve of New Paltz, New York.
Pondering Graceful Aging On Table Mountain, South Africa: A Septuagenarian Rock Climber Reflects On His Past And Future, Douglass P. Teschner
Pondering Graceful Aging On Table Mountain, South Africa: A Septuagenarian Rock Climber Reflects On His Past And Future, Douglass P. Teschner
Appalachia
Douglass P. Teschner, at age 65, decides to hire a guide to help him on a rock climb.
Considering The Heartache Of The World: A Girl Whose Mother Never Came And One Whose Mother Did, Elissa Ely
Considering The Heartache Of The World: A Girl Whose Mother Never Came And One Whose Mother Did, Elissa Ely
Appalachia
Elissa Ely watches a happy family on Square Ledge while thinking about someone she knows whose family life was deeply unhappy.
Up Versus Down: Thoughts From A Groundbreaking Climber And Caver, Jan Conn
Up Versus Down: Thoughts From A Groundbreaking Climber And Caver, Jan Conn
Appalachia
Legendary climber and caver Jan Conn compares her two passions in an endearing piece illustrated with line drawings.
Bob Proudman: An Appreciation Of A Groundbreaking Trails Career, Rebecca Oreskes
Bob Proudman: An Appreciation Of A Groundbreaking Trails Career, Rebecca Oreskes
Appalachia
Rebecca Oreskes writes an appreciation of the former Appalachian Mountain Club trail worker who build Garfield Ridge Campsite in the White Mountains and went on to direct trail projects on the Appalachian Trail.
Climbers Who Volunteer: Everest Climber And White Mountains Fixture Rick Wilcox Reflects, Erik Eisele, Joe Klementovich
Climbers Who Volunteer: Everest Climber And White Mountains Fixture Rick Wilcox Reflects, Erik Eisele, Joe Klementovich
Appalachia
Everest climber and White Mountain fixture Rick Wilcox reflects on his commitment to search-and-rescue in this tribute by Erik Eisele.
News And Notes
Appalachia
The Cog Railway on Mount Washington pushes ahead with hotel plans. Remembrance of a hike in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Controversial Northern Pass powerline project is halted.
Could He Ascend Farther? What Will Alex Honnold Reach For After His Free Solo Of El Capitan?, Sarah Ruth Bates
Could He Ascend Farther? What Will Alex Honnold Reach For After His Free Solo Of El Capitan?, Sarah Ruth Bates
Appalachia
An interview with climber Alex Honnold, who free-soloed El Capitan and who discusses his future and that of climbing.
Waiting On A Ledge: Time To Think, 120 Feet Off The Ground, Sarah Ruth Bates
Waiting On A Ledge: Time To Think, 120 Feet Off The Ground, Sarah Ruth Bates
Appalachia
The long delays during technical climbing in Maine allows a woman to think, and nothing else.
The Vertical Mile: An Obsession Of Repeated Climbs, Stephen Kurczy
The Vertical Mile: An Obsession Of Repeated Climbs, Stephen Kurczy
Appalachia
At a secluded 32-foot-high crag in northeastern Connecticut, a climber gives in to his obsessions, tallying 5,280 feet in repeated climbs. Urging him on is legendary repeat climber Ken Nichols.