Backcountry Magazine 143 - The Perspectives Issue Print or Digital?:Digital Issue (Downloadable PDF) from the early days of

from the early days of Maori exploration to New Zealand alpinist Guy McKinnon's 2013 first ascent of the 1900-meter West Face of Mt

GLACIER COUNTRY

In spite of its last-minute cancellation

A northern Québec city

Backcountry Magazine 143 - The Perspectives Issue Print or Digital?:Digital Issue (Downloadable PDF) from the early days ofOn 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