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In This Issue
13
Intro Intro
16
Arts + Sciences Arts + Sciences
Outdoor author and Dharma counselor Kate Siber, bold landscape painter Ariel Lee, and stormy weather photographer Christophe Jacrot
24
Recommended Reading Recommended Reading
26
Icons + Artifacts Icons + Artifacts: The Greatest Surf Photo
Greg Noll contemplates the Banzai Pipeline
30
Feature We Can Do Hard Things
Some extremely adventurous people consider the measure of difficulty
40
Feature Tripping Over the Land
Even a short ride on Iceland's most spectacular trail can bend the mind
54
Feature Diary of an Alaskan Winter
You know it's cold when all the sled dogs are inside
66
Feature The People's Mountain
Vermont's Mad River Glen is the down-homiest of down-home ski areas
78
Feature Motorcycle Gal
Her friends laughed. The media dismissed her. Nevertheless, Elspeth Beard persisted, climbing on her motorcycle and circumnavigating the globe solo
90
Feature The Slumbering Homes of the Mountain Gods
A solo flight ahead of a storm reveals the snowy secrets of the North Cascades
100
Historical Badass Historical Badass: Bill Lipe
The Oklahoman was at the center of some of America's most important cultural studies
108
Feature Blind Faith
On Ecuador's highest peak, alone in a storm on borrowed gear, he had no choice but to continue toward an unseen summit
116
Weekend Cabin Modern Homesteader
Good bones and clear vision made this desert oasis
122
Three Square Three Square
128
Resources Resources
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