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November 2010 - 290
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FEATURES
GALLERY
A Cordillera Blanca beauty, a Wyoming shiver-fest, an Indian Creek gaper, and Alpine adventure
ANGELS OF MONT BLANC
The elite alpinists, medics, and pilots of Chamonix's PGHM form the busiest alpine rescue team in the world.
By Neil Brodie
WING AND A PRAYER
Was Maurice Wilson crazy or ahead of his time when he flew a plane halfway around the world for a solo attempt on Everest?
By Martin Gutmann
TROUBLE WITH ME
A brash, late-night vow leads to an all-out effort at Gogarth, the fiercesome sea cliff in North Wales.
By Nick Bullock
READER EPICS
Our prize-winning adventurers share tales from Denali and Yosemite Valley.
DEPARTMENTS
Contributors
Neil Brodie, Jamie Givens, Nick Bullock
Editorial
Surviving the epic next door
Letters
Just Out
Ultra-light times three: an ice axe, a sleeping bag, and a down puffy
Hot Flashes
An extraordinary summer of bouldering and big-wall sea cliffs in Greenland
Off the Wall
Good news in high-altitude medicine; bad news on peak fees
Ten Things...
Yosemite's extraordinary rescue team
Players
Anthony Love: Carolina's access expert
Whipped
A misguided effort to shortcut climbing's learning curve
Tech Tips
Hasty storm retreats, a radical belay technique, and rescue insurance FAQs
Classic Climbs
New Hampshire's legendary Black Dike
Mileage
Adventure bouldering: the weird and wild boulderfields of Columbia, California
Anchored
Climbers retrofit 33 routes in Rifle
Perspective
Kurt Albert: 1954-2010
