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 James Peak by Way of St. Mary's Glacier
We hop over stones and rocks
till we arrive at the base of
Saint Mary’s Glacier looming
above dark waters of a tarn lined
with sweet-smelling spruce where
we ascend the trail to the glacier’s
edge to take out our poles and
traverse the soft snow over ice
back and forth as we enjoy the
squeaking marmots amid tundra
blossoms all along the sides.
 Boulder Premiere of 180° South: Conquerors of the Useless
On Thursday, July 15, 180° South: Conquerors of the Useless, will show at the Boulder Theater. The story follows Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of one of the most unique and prolific environmentalists of our time — Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard and his friend Doug Tompkins — as they travel 5,000 miles from California to Patagonia. His hope is simply to find unclimbed mountains and unridden waves in the spirit of his heroes.
Washington Climbers Coalition pays off Access Fund Land Conservation Campaign loan for Index, returning funds to the revolving loan program
7/13/10 - The Access Fund, the national advocacy organization that keeps U.S. climbing areas open and conserves the climbing environment, announced today that the Washington Climbers Coalition (WCC) has paid back its loan to the Access Fund for the option agreement on Lower Index Town Wall in Washington.
Supertopo Releases Yosemite Sport Climbs and Top Ropes
6/28/10 - Supertopo LLC, known for producing world-class climbing guidebooks and the über-popular website supertopo.com, has just released their latest book: Yosemite Sport Climbs and Top Ropes, by Chris Van Leuven and Chris McNamara.
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 PENMEN Cartoons
Updated Daily! Mountain Gazette is pleased to present the PENMEN Cartoons by Colorado Springs artist Gary Blehm. Visit his website penmen.com for posters, animations, music videos, games, and more...
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 I am doing something extraordinary, as you have probably read on my Facebook page
I began to hate myself about 2,500 miles into a 3,000-mile bicycle trip, when I realized that I was apparently more interested in telling the Internet about my trip than I was in actually experiencing it. Somebody should really come up with a word to describe the feeling you get when you’re telling your uncle about the craziest goddamn thing that happened on your epic cross-country bike ride, and you realize he already knows the story because he read it on your blog a couple weeks ago.
 Pirouetting Your Way to the Top
It was Benny Bach’s idea, if I remember correctly. Fall of 1986. The University of Colorado at Boulder’s Theater and Dance Department offered, as it always did, a beginning ballet class. Benny suggested it to me one day in my University Hill apartment (affectionately known by my roommate, Ethan Putterman, and me as “Junkie Squalor”).“From what I’ve read,” he said, “ballet is really good for honing balance, flexibility and strength. We should take it. It’ll help our climbing.”
 Jacob Paul: Lost in Humboldt - Blog 5
I’m writing this from Fairfax, in Marin, spitting distance from San Francisco. In fact, if I don’t make it to SF in time for dinner, it’ll be because a tsunami’s struck, or an earthquake, all of which is to say that this will be my last post from the road. And since it’s my last post, I thought that I’d finally write something that actually read like travel writing. Last Sunday at noon, I was riding fast and easy into Eureka, eager for a half-day and a night indoors at a friend’s house after a series of long days.
 Letters from Mountain Gazette No. 168 - June 2010
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 When in Doubt, Eat Centipedes
Climbing is deeply enmeshed in the human experience. Far beyond sport and entertainment, sometimes it’s a matter of survival (ever notice the flash flood signs in canyons?). In religion, ascension is generally good, while descent — not so much. We love the Dow when it climbs; we damn it when it plunges. And even when they descend faster than planned, we still love our climbers. And the bugs they eat so they can climb again.
 Uphill Battles
With hiking season finally upon us (at least most of us), I thought I’d take a slightly different tact from my usual convoluted verbal meanderings and actually talk about something borderline practical in this month’s Smoke Signals — that being the process of making one’s way uphill. (Forgive me this stylistic transgression; I promise to return to my usual convoluted verbal meanderings next month.)
 Gear Up - May 2010
As the snow melts off and the rivers rage, this water gear will help you stay safe and stylish in your liquid playground.
 Ascent of Ama Dablam
Video by Philippe Gatta - When you trek in the Khumbu region of Nepal, you are surrounded by hundreds of peaks… but one of them always catches the attention more than the others: Ama Dablam. Despite its modest elevation – 22,349 feet, compared to its giant neighbors such as Mt. Everest or Lhotse – Ama Dablam has a unique and beautiful shape that attracts climbers from all over the world.
 Girls Only Highline Trailer - SebMontaz.com
Video by SebMontaz.com - SebMontaz.com is proud to release this Girls Only Highline trailer. I followed these two amazing young highliners, Jelena and Ingrid, during one of their "girls-only" highline sessions. They are in Parmelan, Annecy, in the French Alps. Two longer videos will be presented soon on my blog at SebMontaz.com.
 Mountain Media - May 2010
Mud Season is upon us, and it’s time to either whine about ski season being over, or start dreaming of what you can do this summer. The first selection in this column, “180 South,” might make you start tracing the map for a good road trip. Or it could make you quit your job. Got something that you think might fit here? E-mail me at media@mountaingazette.com
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 Back In The Saddle Again ...
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 Mountain Gazette Cover Archive
The Cover of each Mountain Gazette is a special and unique work of art. We pride ourselves in selecting the best paintings, drawings, photographs and digital works from our talented contributors. Covers shown in this gallery are from the newer Gazettes - From issues #130 to the current one on the newsstand now. Click here to view MG Covers #1-129
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