The latest roundup of climbing / mountaineering information and articles from
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Features:
44 Mountain Profile: Darran Mountains, New Zealand
Paul Hersey
74 The Illusion of Control
Chris Van Leuven
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11 The Sharp End: These Winter Palaces
The fragility of fierce places. Katie Ives
15 Letters
One reader shares what it’s like to night climb without hearing. Another
explains the true history of the Ice Hammock.
17 On Belay
The Choice of Discomfort: Origins of South Korean Alpine-Style Peter Jensen-
Choi
29 The Climbing Life
Lizzy Scully, Greg Landreth, Peter Haan and Jerry Auld
85 Escape Route
Nick Bullock
94 Local Hero
Why Mark Westman should be famous (A postscript to Alpinist 19). Clint
Helander
97 Off Belay
Tami Knight Provides a hint for all readers who’ve asked, «Where’s my Issue
13?»