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  • Stanhope Climbs Cobra Crack

    Jun 29, 2009

    Will Stanhope appears to be riding the sending train. Having recently dispatched the Smith Rock trad testpiece the East Face of Monkey Face 13d, Stanhope has now also bagged the fifth ascent of the difficult Squamish crack climb, Cobra Crack 14b. Continued...

  • Rick Mercer on Ice in Thunder Bay

    Jun 1, 2009

    Thunder Bay has the largest Finnish community outside Finland. Rick Mercer visited Thunder Bay in February, 2009, eager to explore two of its enduring traditions– hearty food and the "sauna". Continued...

  • First Winter Ascent of Makalu

    Jun 1, 2009

    On Feb 9, 2009, Italian Simone Moro and Denis Urubko of Kazakhstan became the first party to reach the summit of Makalu (8462 m) in winter. Continued...

  • Winter Ascents on Cap Trinite

    Jun 1, 2009

    The experienced Quebec team of Nicolae Balan and Louis-Phillipe Ménard skied into Quebec’s famous big wall, Cap Trinite, in March. Continued...

  • Bernd Zangerl Back

    Jun 1, 2009

    In 2001, Bernd Zangerl burst upon the bouldering scene with his repeat of Fred Nicole’s seminal Dreamtime V14, graded V15 at the time. What's he been doing since? Continued...

  • MEC Tour de Bloc Eastern Regionals

    Jun 1, 2009

    Warming temps and the Easter long weekend did not stop a deep field of the region’s best from signing up to pull on plastic as the Tour made its way back to Coyote Rock Gym in Ottawa for the 2009 MEC Tour de Bloc Eastern Regionals. Continued...

  • First Ever Hemispheric Access Group

    Jun 1, 2009

    Each of us has a tick-list of climbs we study in photos, and descriptions in guidebooks to far-away places. We may live in North America, but the climbs we've done and those we aspire to are worldwide. Continued...

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On Newsstands: June/July 2009, Volume 11 Issue 3

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Features in this Issue

  • On Teaching Teens to Climb

    By Peter Brown Hoffmeister
    Teaching a teenager to climb can be like giving your beloved family pet to a pack of jackals. You’ve cared for this pet, fed it, petted it, worried about it, and loved it even when it was indifferent to you. But the jackals don’t know that. Teacher and climber Peter Brown Hoffmeister speculates about the risks and benefits of taking young people climbing.
  • Conrad Kain

    By Lynn Martel
    Lynn Martel discusses the legacy of Canada’s first professional climbing guide and the events planned to celebrate the centennial of one of his most famous climbs.
  • Squamish Old School

    By Meghan Jones
    Meet Kevin Maclane, Jim Baldwin, John Howe and Peder Ourom. Squamish’s Meghan Jones delves into what keeps them climbing and what Squamish climbing was like in its early days.

The Rack

  • Ascenders

    With their increased efficiency and consistent all-weather performance, mechanical ascenders have almost eliminated the need for traditional prusiks for aid climbing, complex haul systems and emergency rescue. And while all ascenders are capable of moving up a fixed rope, models specifically designed for particular climbing situations are likely to be more efficient and easier to use.

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