Alpinist Magazine Issue 47 - Summer 2014

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Alpinist Magazine Issue 47 - Summer 2014In his 1969 classic, Challenge of the North Cascades, Fred Beckey described the Picket Range of Washington State as "fortresses ringed by cliffs and jungle." And with names such as Terror, Fury, Challenger and Phantom, their summits have long seemed like part of some mythological realm beyond the reach of modern development. Fifty Years after the passage of the Wilderness Act, designed to protect such places, Forest McBrian explores the evolving ways

This is the story of backcountry skiing in Vermont

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Late last autumn

snow-packed roads and at the few Vermont Nordic centers that remained opened

Using backcountry gear is a love-hate relationship

Insightful times with Dirksen

Their old ways have produced some of the most influential ski boots in the backcountry

Reflections on Robson Gmoser

six contributing photographers take center stage to share insights on their motivation

where he's changing the way one ski resort manages backcountry access

Indigenous and people of color to tell their own stories

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