ALPINIST 41 – The Eiger Contradiction, Part II

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42 Mountain Profile: The Eiger Contradiction, Part II

The Theater of History MARTIN GUTMANN
70 Verticality

A Short History of the Other Blank on a Map Ben Heason and John Hessler
78 The Sanctity of Space

Traversing the Mooses Tooth Massif Freddie Wilkinson

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11 The Sharp End

The Known World Katie Ives
15 On Belay

On the Edge of Spring Jonathan Thesenga
24 Tool Users

Our managing editor looks for a Terrordactyl and meets the Fox of Glencoe.
Gwen Cameron
27 The Climbing Life

Chris Kalman defends the art of soloing. Derek Franz has nightmares of bones.
88 WIRED

Mad, Ill and Admirable: Everest 1962 Maurice Isserman
96 Local Hero

Pat Deavoll Anna Keeling
98 Off Belay

The most classic Yosemite enchainment. James Lucas and Jeremy Collins