November 2010 - 290
FEATURES
GALLERY A Cordillera Blanca beauty, a Wyoming shiver-fest, an Indian Creek gaper, and Alpine adventure
ANGELS OF MONT BLANCThe 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 MEA brash, late-night vow leads to an all-out effort at Gogarth, the fiercesome sea cliff in North Wales.By Nick Bullock
READER EPICSOur 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 OutUltra-light times three: an ice axe, a sleeping bag, and a down puffy
Hot FlashesAn extraordinary summer of bouldering and big-wall sea cliffs in Greenland
Off the WallGood news in high-altitude medicine; bad news on peak fees
Ten Things...Yosemite's extraordinary rescue team
PlayersAnthony Love: Carolina's access expert
WhippedA misguided effort to shortcut climbing's learning curve
Tech TipsHasty storm retreats, a radical belay technique, and rescue insurance FAQs
Classic ClimbsNew 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