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Intro Intro
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Mementos, Notes, and Fragments Mementoes, Notes, and Fragments
22
Recommended Reading Recommended Reading
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Appreciation Appreciation: The Telemarking Snow Farmer of Central Appalachia
How a tiny corner of West Virginia became an unlikely gathering place of cross-country ski culture
28
Natural Curiosities Natural Curiosities: The Iceman’s Stuff Cometh
As glaciers melt around the world, they're releasing enough archaeological artifacts to fill industrial-sized freezers
30
Feature The Art of Exploring
Proper adventure isn't about the self, but about the land, strange creatures, and the poetry of people
44
Feature Mapping an Underground Labyrinth
Spelunker-cartographers have spent decades in Kentucky surveying one of the world’s longest caves
50
Feature Relying on the Unreliable
Constant winds, some of the world's worst weather, no ski lifts, and fickle snow—in the alpine paradise of Patagonia, it's heaven frozen over
58
Feature Skiing the Prairie
Canada’s vast, rolling midlands are rich with ski culture, if not vertical relief
70
Feature Ursa Major
With backcountry use booming and bear incidents on the rise, Washington's North Cascades face a key question: Can recreation and grizzlies coexist?
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Feature Positively Beautiful
Artist Zaria Forman uses large formats, hyperrealism, and the inspiration of awe to fight the climate emergency
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Feature A Watershed of Mountain Spirit
Meet the woman who elevated what we talk about when we talk about mountains
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Feature The Brand New, Awesome, Retrostalgic Outdoor Archive
A Utah university has created the first collection of industry marketing materials and media
100
Feature Hard to Get To, Harder to Leave
Newfoundland's ice climbing is awesome, only partially developed, and a long, long way from anywhere
110
Three Square Three Square
These quick and hearty meals will help you get a jump on your day
116
Portfolio Portfolio: The Treasure Is In the Details
For a legendary ski photographer, it's the small things that say the most
128
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