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AMERICAN
CONFIDENTIAL
Fancy something different to Yosemite, Red Rocks, or the Red River Gorge for your next Stateside trip? Seasoned American climber Chris Kalman introduces a selection of the best crags in the USA you’ve probably never heard of
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AURORAS OF AUTUMN 12 A photographic essay on Northern hemisphere rock climbing in the year’s turning
A CITY OF INFINITE STONE 24 James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini travelled to Rocklands, South Africa, in early 2015. Once there, they couldn’t resist exploring the vast potential of the world’s best bouldering area for hard trad climbing. Caroline Ciavaldini takes up their story
ICON OF THE ALPS 30 This year marks the 150th anniversary of the fateful first ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and his team in 1865.
To celebrate this extraordinary mountain, top French alpinist Christophe Dumarest recounts an ascent of the superb Lion Ridge that rises from the mountain’s Italian side, in a story translated from the French by Lucia Prosino
TRANSITION 38 Natalie Berry reflects on her remarkable transition from competition climbing to full-fat trad adventure
INTERVIEW: ANGELIKA RAINER 42 David Pickford talks to Italy’s best female ice climber and three times’ Ice Climbing World Champion, Angelika Rainer, about herlife
at the top of global ice and mixed climbing, climbing sport 8b+, what she wants to achieve on the rock
and the challenges of life as a full time professional climber in the twenty-first century
THE POWER OF TEAMWORK 50 Steve McClure explores the importance of partnership in climbing, and argues that every successful ascent is down to two climbers
rather than one: one person climbing, and another person holding their ropes
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