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2008 Photo Annual - 266
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FEATURES
Cover: Conrad Anker keeps it cool on Dancing with Hippos (WI6), Barronette Peak, Wyoming. Photo by Boone Speed
GALLERY I
From 5.13 cracks, to a Cuban castle, to a Tasmanian sea stack, to a Chinese arch, we bring you 2008’s best photography.
PIEDRAS ESCONDIDAS
If you search like a madman, you’ll find an amazing “Stone Forest” at 15,000 feet in the Peruvian Andes. You’ll also find that bouldering this high is a real beast.
By Bernd Zangerl
Photos by Radec Capek
ROCK DREAMERS
Landscapes of spirit and stone, in the words of seven climbing lifers.
Story and photos by Bennett Barthelemy
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CRACK ADDICTION
From the incipient seam to the soul-swallowing bomb-bay, Andrew Burr takes you up the full size array of the West’s signature cracks.
Story and photos by Andrew Burr
Sidebar by Alan Lester
DAR AL-SALAM
The valley of Wadi Rum, Jordan, is home to monster walls, shifting sands, and tough-as-nails Bedouin. Join five Westerners as they establish a 1,000-foot 5.13 in this ancient desert.
By Chris Kalous
Photos by Aaron Black
STONE MONKEYS
Meet Yosemite’s Stone Monkeys — modern-day Stonemasters living the Valley life and setting wall- and free-climbing standards in their own scruffy, uncompromising way.
By Cedar Wright
Photos by Dean Fidelman
GALLERY II
More rock-solid eye candy, including the timeless Joshua Tree, Patagonian torres, an Indian superdome, and the Naked Edge.
CONTENTS
CONTRIBUTORS
Bernd Zangerl, Aaron Black, Dean Fidelman, and Bennett Barthelemy
EDITORIAL
2008: a Photo Annual with soul
LETTERS
JUST OUT
A camera, camera bag, and harness perfect for climbing shooters; plus, a hot new quickdraw and crashpad
REVIEWS
Three big coffee-table climbing books — Arapiles, Ethiopia, and a world tour — and two kick-butt DVDs: Spray and Yoga for Climbers
PERSPECTIVE
Jim Thornburg: photographer, climber, belayer to the stars; Berkeley, California
