Issue 369

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Navajo guide Aaron Mike explores the intricate web of history, stewardship, and climbing in Cochise Stronghold, Arizona.

The secret history and modern rebirth of Western Colorado’s sleepy Unaweep Canyon.

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Confronting the knotty issue of fixed ropes

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First ascents meet anti-hydropower activism in Albania—Europe’s wildest unknown limestone paradise.

Kyra Condie, one of America’s strongest female climbers and a promising Olympic hopeful, trains on a small, greasy wall you might expect to see in a garage. This self-coached climber is making up for a lack of fancy facilities with raw strength and grit.

Short Approaches and Bullet Ice in the Wilds of Quebec

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Soft n’ Smeary

Hook-n-Scum Virtuosos

Boulder On!

Power Tools

Precision Mission

High Tension

Glommer-Onners

Edge-U-Ma-Cators

Snug Life

All-Around Adepts

Light Done Right

Aggressive Comfort

Where plaisir climbing first came to American soil

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