Alex Lowe, remembering for his warm heart and visonary climbing, rides high on Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash (VI 5.10 A4+), a new route up Great Sail Peak, Baffin Island; Thin ice and spinddrift avalances are all part of the fun for Steve House, on Frankenchrist (WI 5+), Maple Canyon, Utah; Who said dinosaurs are extinct? Yuji Hirayama onsighting the scales of an unnamed 5.13c at the Astrodome, Japan; John Scott Laybacking Ginsu (5.12b), Hidden Wall, a recently developed cliff near Calaveras Dome, California; Lisa Bedient coming off Jedi Mind Tricks (V4), Pollen Grain Boulders, California and more!
Climbing Magazine Issue no. 242 Dave Zulinke heads into questionable weather on Mount Stuart's North Ridge (5.9). This North Cascades everyman's route has served up many an epic.
