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Features
36 K2 Mountain Profile: Part II (1974-2012)

Steve Swenson
70 The City and the Blade

Conrad Anker
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The Sharp End — Letter To My Son
Our editor-in-chief, Michael Kennedy, pens a personal letter to one of the
Cerro Torre bolt choppers—his son. Michael Kennedy

15 On Belay
23 The Climbing Life
83 Escape Route
91 Full Value
97 Off Belay