Backcountry Magazine 143 - The Perspectives Issue DISCOUNT_HIDDEN_PRODUCT

Backcountry Magazine 143 - The Perspectives Issue DISCOUNT_HIDDEN_PRODUCTOn the Cover: Not long after Nick Russell started riding in the backcountry, he became disheartened by filmmakers' creativity killing insistence on repeatedly attempting tricks on terrain features. He left that style of riding behind, seeking out big lines and remote peaks instead, but as he shows on this lip near Lake Tahoe, he's still down for a good slash on a good feature. [Photo] Andrew Miller THE PERSPECTIVES ISSUE DELAYED GRATIFICATION While

away from cell service and while

conflict and tragedy

high-alpine neighbor to Breckenridge where a new hut system is growing out of the abandoned buildings of Colorado’s gold boom

a symbol of his growth as a climber and a human being

Seven years later

says his owner

behold the triumph of the Powderwhore in the never ending search for deep untracked snow

Splitboard Day

tele talk and podcast celebrations

Karn Kowshik searches for unclimbed ice in the remote Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh

learning to see with his imagination and to find an inner solitude

WALKING THE FINE LINE