Backcountry Magazine 153 | The Core Issue Print or Digital?:Digital Issue (Downloadable PDF) a climber searches for a

a climber searches for a way to fly free

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This issue is all about exploring the depths of your own backyard

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His quest for the meaning of alpinism is just as intense

Backcountry Magazine 153 | The Core Issue Print or Digital?:Digital Issue (Downloadable PDF) a climber searches for aOn the Cover: As a winter storm buried B. C.s Selkirk Mountains, Bruno Long and Chris Rubens hung their soaking gear to dry and settled into their sleeping bags. In the morning, the trail breaking felt like a contact sport. But when the skiing is this deep and the shots this good, no one was really complaining about getting a little bit wet, says Long. Above an untouched powder field, a subtle shift in mindset occurred and, in the pillows below,