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The Art of Bailing

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Noah Macdonald

CONTENT WARNING: This article involves discussions of death in the mountains. Skip section 1 to avoid the heaviest discussion of the subject. §1 | INTRODUCTION People often describe certain skills as an art. In this sense, there is an art … Continue reading →

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What makes an alpine climb a classic? [Revised January 2025]

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Noah Macdonald

Introduction This essay and collection of trip reports were originally published in VOCJ66 (2023-24, pp. 62-80). Since publication, I’ve had a chance to refine the ideas in the essay portion; I now think that my previous category of an “aesthetic classic” … Continue reading →

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To the unclimbed peaks

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Lucas Braun

In April of 2024, Anya Boardman, Declan Dawson Taylor, our friend Mats Bjorkman (who was visiting from Sweden for a conference on tundra plant ecology) and I ended up spending three nights at Phelix. It was a wonderful ski trip … Continue reading →

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