Backcountry Magazine October 2011 Back Issue

Backcountry Magazine October 2011 Back IssueFEATURES HIGHERARCHY EGOS AND WEATHER RULE IN ALASKA In June, former Backcountry Editor Adam Howard puts down the Funyuns to attempt Alaska's 16,237 foot Mount Sanford. With an old friend and two complete strangers he discovers that overcoming big mountains is one thing, overcoming big egos quite another. BIG LINES EPIC DESCENTS AND UNSKIED FACES From the world's highest unskied couloir to the year's boldest solo first descent, from big mountain

Mountain Accounts: Better Lucky than Dead

Letters One reader reports on porters' rights in Pakistan

mythologies and politics that have helped shape the history of the region

Everest guide Phurba Namgyal Sherpa recalls the 2015 earthquake

Deep Freeze

and after a lengthy conversation about different climbers and eras

Expressive but subtle

Mailee Hung examines Richard T

Caitlin Patterson shares first-hand knowledge of the Olympic courses

Our managing editor investigates the evolution of the modern crampon

just might be their last

Backcountry bathroom poetry