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Peak Sharon Yencharis / May 9

You reach the crux, scrub away the myth of "what if" and find fragile footprints, a small voice pulling you up.

You Don't Need A Weatherman To Know Which Way the Wind Blows J. Arthur Blyth / May 6

But I cannot forget how you made it down too by your own navigation of the night sky, or how we embraced in the dark there at the base.

The Plastic Age Tom Slater / May 5

Tomorrow, early, he would push with all his strength for the summit, but tonight he would sway under the stars by a thread and ignore the world below.

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Grand Teton Rangers Honored for Rescues Luke Bauer / May 15

Italian-Spanish Pair Climb New Route on Ama Dablam Santi Padros / May 15

Difficult New Ground Climbed on Moose's Tooth Jon Bracey / May 14

Mt. Dickey's Northeast Ridge Sees First Ascent Luke Bauer / May 14

First Ascent of Alaska's Bat's Ears Peak Luke Bauer / May 13

New Czech Route On Aconcagua Luke Bauer / May 13

Olympic Torch Reaches Summit of Everest Erik Lambert / May 8

Antonio Rusconi 1945-2008 Lindsay Griffin / May 7

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BROUGHT TO YOU BY ASOLO & LOWE ALPINE

I’m believer in positive thinking. But in August I found myself wondering about the disconnect between believing in the bright side and giving it lip service. On a trip to the Lotus Flower Tower in Canada’s Cirque of the Unclimbables, Ian Altman and his multiple sclerosis showed me how unyielding persistence can bridge this gap.

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Montbell Permafrost Down Parka: Little Red Jacket That Could.

I also fall fate to being one of the most cold-challenged alpine guides in the Canadian Rockies, so when given the opportunity to test the Permafrost Down Parka I couldn't really refuse!

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Climmbing for...Puzzlement? Anonymous / May 15

Puzzled instead of surprised because it’s becoming increasingly obvious with every passing month that that is precisely what climbing is becoming...

Greed and the Nanny-State Mating Again Grandpa Petey / May 12

...the article briefly details the intention of the good folks at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort to install a (likely some) via ferrata route(s) at Teton Village to allow "people who haven't climbed before to 'get the experience without risk'"...

Jail Escapee Must be a Boulderer Daniel Mangleson / May 6

Kriseberg Jail, January 2008: Some Swedish dude escapes from prison by climbing over the building—bravo! But then he's caught only twenty minutes later? Do the community a bit of justice and get those legs in shape, friend.