Cover: Beth Rodden battles the barndoor on her Meltdown (5.14), Yosemite National Park, California. Photos: Corey Rich/Aurora Photos
Cover: Beth Rodden battles the barndoor on her Meltdown (5.14), Yosemite National Park, California. Photos: Corey Rich/Aurora Photos
FEATURES
GALLERY
Pawtuckaway granite — sweet boulders and bizzled trad — through the lens of New Hampshire homeboy Tim Kemple.
FANTASYLAND
Veteran alpinist and trash-talker Kelly Cordes confronts his biggest hurdle yet — the “hippies” of Patagonia — after a quick detour up Cerro Torre with Colin Haley. By Kelly Cordes
THE ORIGINAL SPRAYLORD
How did Albert Smith, a pudgy Englishman with only Mont Blanc to his credit, launch the sport of mountaineering 130 years ago? By inventing spray, of course. . . . By Martin Gutmann
Illustration by Leighan Falley
Sidebar by Luke Mehall
A GRAND IS NOT ENOUGH
Ten peaks, 12,000 feet of vertical gain, crumbly rock, and restless weather — welcome to the Tetons’ Grand Traverse (V 5.8), seen here from the perspectives of client and mountain guide. By Jeff Burke, with Bill Liberatore
Photos by Dave Ryan
THE TINKERER
The greatest innovators are often the quiet ones — meet Doug Phillips, the Oregon boy and thin-crack-pro revolutionary who started Metolius Climbing a quarter-century ago. By Matt Samet
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