Backcountry Magazine October 2011 Subscription Steve Swenson returns to the

Steve Swenson returns to the lore of past centuries to rediscover the time- less human values beyond the stylistic debates

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Amanda Tarr Forrest

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Backcountry Magazine October 2011 Subscription Steve Swenson returns to theFEATURES 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