June 2010 – 286 – Photo Annual

FEATURES

GALLERY
Stunning shots from all over… except Bishop, Boulder, Rocklands, or the Red. (You’re welcome.)

NGA XUONG SONG
Deep water soloing in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay
Once upon a time on the South China Sea, invaders attacked and dragons fell from the sky. Much later, climbers invaded… and fell from the sky.
By Chris Lindner – Photos by Brian Solano

TAULITTUQ
An arctic odyssey
Any climb on Canada’s Baffin Island is a bit off the beaten path. But on the world’s fifth-largest island, there’s remote, and there’s really remote. Five adventurers set out on a "fair means" expedition to a wall that’s definitely the latter.
By Stefan Glowacz – Photos by Klaus Fengler

BLACK CANYON OUTTAKES
Tales from Colorado’s uniquely scary big walls
Runout seams, loose blocks, poison ivy, forced bivys – the author will do whatever it takes to get out of Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
By Topher Donahue

EMOTION
It’s what moves us.
By Keith Ladzinski

STRIPES
A swath of rock, a streak of color, a flash of power.
By Andrew Burr

DEPARTMENTS

CONTRIBUTORS
Keith Ladzinski and John Connor

EDITORIAL
By Guest Editor Keith Ladzinski

LETTERS
Featuring the winners of "Show Us Your Climbing Tattoo" contest

JUST OUT
A sweet new helmet cam, a fresh new photo pack, the world’s smallest portaledge, and some kickin’ shades

TEN THINGS . . .
Ten things you didn’t know about (you guessed it) climbing photography

TECH TIPS
Say no to posing, sharing via the web, and how to take the killer butt shot

REVIEWS
Adventure photography, beautiful Bishop, and Fryberger’s CORE

ANCHORED
Rumney rehabilitator Tim Kemple, Sr.

PERSPECTIVE
Senior Contributing Photographer Andrew Burr on life, climbing, and doing right by the little lady