Alpinist Magazine Issue 39 - Summer 2012 Backcountry Gear Guide

Alpinist Magazine Issue 39 - Summer 2012 Backcountry Gear GuideFeatures A Season in Patagonia, Part II Every year, the golden spires of Argentina's Los Glaciares National Park lure alpinists into sagas of storm lashed suffering and existential angst. A decade ago, our inaugural Alpinist 0 presented some of their strongest voices in "A Season in Patagonia." This year, a younger generation of climbers (several under the age of twenty five) took advantage of good weather to revisit old tales and pursue new dreams.

"a tumbling fall

The Flake Facts

There is no sidecountry

EXPLORERS OF THE EASTERN SIERRA

'" Roger Canac wrote in 2007

he becomes increasingly aware of the finite nature of life and the hazardous promise of youth

A backcountry guide in some of the world's most dangerous countries

the ice and the heavy storms

Erika Flowers explores the race to save collegiate skiing in Alaska and New Mexico

Wired For decades

LAST COL: STRIP SKINS

Drama in Colorado's Tenmile Range