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      <image:caption>This ram’s horn anchor on a 30-foot 5.10 called Two for One in Mount Diablo State Park, California, was involved in a near-fatal accident on October 26, 2024. Photo provided by Sean Burke/Kim Harris.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2026/7/23/the-line-first-female-ascent-of-spirit-quest</loc>
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      <image:caption>Quinn Mason eyeing down the seventh draw early on in the hard climbing of Spirit Quest (5.14d), Paradise Wall, Squamish, British Columbia. Mason made the route’s first female ascent on October 9, 2025. Photo: Don Mason</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dan Beland on the classic Spirit of the West (5.14a), Paradise Wall; Spirit Quest takes a direct start to this line, upping the difficulty significantly. Photo: Sonnie Trotter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An overview of Paradise Wall, Paradise Valley, Squamish, B.C. Spirit Quest (5.14d) makes its way right up the middle of the wall. Photo: Sonnie Trotter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tackling one of the most infamous moves on Paradise Wall—and the culprit of many a large fall. The move revolves around a left-hand sidepull undercling, settling into an uncomfortable box, and creeping across to a right-hand slimper you could seemingly spend all day readjusting on. Photo: Don Mason</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Quinn Mason on the sustained Spirit Quest (5.14d), Paradise Wall, Paradise Valley, Squamish, British Columbia. Photo by Don Mason.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hsin on Creature from the Black Lagoon (V16), Jade Boulder, Upper Chaos Canyon, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. He ticked the problem on September 6, 2025, at age 15, becoming likely the youngest person to send the grade. Photo by Sam Hsin</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Bailey on the Duality of Man headwall. With the route in the sun nearly all day and the climbing being so difficult, he’d only get one redpoint burn per session. Photo by Ben Neilson.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Jason Antin demonstrating one misstep from this month’s accident. See the full breakdown in July’s video analysis.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The alpine butterfly is useful for glacier travel, but is not a standard rock-climbing knot. StromBer | Wikimedia</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Red Rock Canyon lies just outside the Las Vegas metropolitan area. This proximity belies the remote wilderness setting in which rescues are often complex and hazardous. BLM Nevada.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Some of Jim Whittaker’s gear from the 1963 Everest Expedition is housed in the American Alpine Club Library and Archives.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The City of Rocks National Reserve, Idaho, is home to hundreds of routes on beautiful, varnished granite. Some routes require a 70-meter rope to safely toprope or lower from the anchors. In May 2023, a climber was lowered off the end of the rope. He flipped upside down and suffered a fatal head injury. Photo by NPS.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sentinel Rock circa 1916. Photo provided by Mountain Views Collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sentinel Rock circa the 1950s, photo by Nicholas B. Clinch Collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sentinel Rock circa the 1950s, photo by Nicholas B. Clinch Collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sentinel Rock circa the 1950s, photo by the Nicholas B. Clinch collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sentinel Rock circa the 1950s, photo by Nicholas B. Clinch Collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The line of the 2025 first ascent of Eye Ri (Suma Brakk West) by the west ridge. The central and highest peak has been climbed twice. Tad McCrea</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Jon Griffin heads toward the astonishing summit tower of Eye Ri, the west summit of Suma Brakk. Tad McCrea</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>On summit day, Thomas Huber reascends the first pitch on the final tower of Eye Ri. Tad McCrea</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Jon Griffin (leading) and Thomas Huber near the top of Eye Ri during the first ascent, with the Choktoi Glacier far below. Tad McCrea</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>After making the first ascent of the triple-topped peak on the left side of this photo, Americans Doug Chabot, Mark Richey, and Steve Swenson gave it the name Suma Brakk, meaning “three summits” in Balti. They climbed the central summit in 2007. The 2025 first ascent of the pinnacle on the left, now called Eye Ri, followed the west ridge, descending to the left. The sea of rock fins and summits below and right of Suma Brakk, all below 6,000 meters, belongs to the Choktoi Subgroup, while the high pyramid at far right is Chiring (7,045m). Tad McCrea.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Left to right: Jon Griffin, Tad McCrea, and Thomas Huber.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2026/3/18/the-prescriptionshort-fall-to-ground</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-05-13</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Here is the actual cutting edge as photographed after the accident. We can see the orange fuzz left behind by the rope’s sheath. Photo by Tom Neary.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Here we can see the severed rope end circled in yellow. Also visible is the edge that cut the rope and some residual rope fuzz (yellow arrow). Photo by Tom Neary.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by AAC staff Foster Denney.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2026/3/18/usa-ice-climbing-forms-as-an-independent</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-18</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2026/2/15/an-interview-with-anac-editor-pete-takeda</loc>
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      <image:caption>ANAC Editor Pete Takeda on set for a Prescription shoot in Boulder Canyon, Colorado. Photo by AAC member Foster Denney.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by AAC member Foster Denney.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pete Takeda highball bouldering in the Peruvian Andes. Photo provided by Pete Takeda Collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pete Takeda on Nanda Devi, India. Photo provided by Pete Takeda Collection.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-11</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Eric Kanopkin quests to find a dry spot for his tent. Photo by AAC member Luca Raso.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Trekking into the Mitococha Valley with views of (left to right) Jirishanca Chico, Jirishanca’s twin peaks, Rondoy, and Ninashanca. Photo by AAC member Luca Raso.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Luca and Eric find a mule at the Quartelhain trailhead of the Cordillera Blanca after driving through herds of cattle. Photo by AAC member Luca Raso.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Eric Kanopkin traverses around one of the snow mushrooms on the west ridge of Jirishanca Chico before leading a pitch up an ice runnel. Photo by AAC member Luca Raso.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Eric Kanopkin leads the chossy mixed crux pitch on Jirishanca Chico’s west ridge. Photo by AAC member Luca Raso.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Luca Raso is very tired and stressed out on Jirishanca Chico’s summit mushroom. Photo by AAC member Eric Kanopkin.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2026/3/5/denali-rescue-1979-the-untold-full-story</loc>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2026/2/12/safer-than-socks-in-your-hat</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-03</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>George Hurley and Layton Kor on the Titan, 1962. Photo by Huntley Ingalls.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>First UIAA 106 Helmet standard.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Petzl Ecrin Roc helmet.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2026/2/27/a-team-sport-the-psychology-of-caregiving-after-a-climbing-accident</loc>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2026/2/15/elsewhere-the-problem-of-human-waste-management-in-the-wilderness</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-02-24</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Geoff Hill installs a urine-diverting conveyor-belt toilet system at Rocky Mountain National Park.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2026/2/15/a-message-from-aac-leadership-aac-updates</loc>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2026/2/18/the-linefrom-bozeman-to-the-baspa</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-05-27</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The 800-meter northwest face of Peak 5,400m above the Rakchham Plateau. Photo by Ryan Griffiths.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Seth Timpano on the first pitch of the northwest face of Peak 5,400m. Photo by Ryan Griffiths.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ryan Griffiths climbs a nice ice pitch to circumvent the icefall on the northwest face of Peak 5,400m. Photo by Seth Timpano.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ryan Griffiths high on the east ridge of Daboling. The rocky pyramid on the left is Phawararang (6,349m), climbed several times via the south ridge. Photo by Seth Timpano.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Seth Timpano on the excellent second pitch on the south face of the Fourth Pillar of Ray Peak. Photo by Ryan Griffiths.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The south face of the Fourth Pillar of Ray Peak. There are three prominent dihedrals with their right walls in shadow. The 2025 route climbed splitter cracks up the sunny left wall of the rightmost corner, finishing with a long pitch up the southwest face directly to the summit. Photo by Ryan Griffiths.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Three routes climbed in 2019, each with about 600 meters of climbing, seen from the boulder-strewn Rakchham Plateau. The reports are in AAJ 2020. Photo by Gebhard Bendler.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2026/2/13/not-so-undercover-crusher-evan-hau-on-showing-up-and-trying-hard</loc>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2026/2/10/the-prescriptionground-fall</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-05-13</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The Metolius TCU is an old version with all cam lobes an equal width. Later, the single middle lobe was widened to provide more opposing surface area. The U-stem Black Diamond Camalot Junior is from the mid-1990s. This version’s cam lobes were fabricated from very hard 7075-T6 aluminum—a material implicated in several incidents in which the cam lobes tracked out of apparently perfect placements. Both models of gear have been improved over the decades and form the backbone of many standard trad climbing racks.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2026/1/22/tales-from-red-rocks-risk-mistress-joanne-urioste</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-01-22</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2026/1/20/the-prescriptionthe-stacked-rappel</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-02-16</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Drama Queen climbs a series of ice flows interspersed with steep mixed sections. In this photo of the Stanley Headwall, the route is roughly left of center. In winter, this 300-meter-tall crag is a crucible for hard ice and mixed climbing; in summer, it’s home to a host of difficult single- and multi-pitch rock climbs. Photo by Parks Canada.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Stacked rappel method. Image by AAC Staff Foster Denney.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-05-27</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>A striking unclimbed peak to the south of Mt. Bilbo, at the head of the Nerutusôq Glacier. Photo by Tom Harding.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Unclimbed walls about 25 kilometers from Kingnait Fjord, which is accessible by boat in summer. The photo is taken from the eastern side of the Fork Beard Glacier, looking approximately southeast. Photo by Tom Harding.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An aerial view to the east over the Fork Bear Glacier complex, showing the 2025 team’s ascents in this area. Photo by Tom Harding.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The team on the summit of Uppijjuaq (1,823m). Photo by Ben James.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The team’s camp on the Fork Beard Glacier, with Inutuaq (1,637m) in the center right of the photo. They made the first ascent by traversing around the right side of the mountain and climbing the west ridge. Photo by Ben James.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/12/18/2025-year-end-appeal</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-02-16</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Photo by AAC member Jeremiah Watt.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/12/19/local-hero-dave-hume-on-bringing-514-to-the-red-in-the-90s</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-12-19</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Dave Hume is now based in Colorado, but loves going back to the Red as often as possible!</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/12/16/the-linedesert-towers-in-saudi-arabia</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-05-27</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Gemini Tower, north of Wadi Al Disah in western Saudi Arabia. After the first ascent of the four-pitch formation, the German team was informed that climbing is not permitted in this area. Photo: Daniel Hahn Collection</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Seppo and Michi starting up the first pitch on Hinterhaus, a 200-meter formation in Wadi Dham. Photo: Daniel Hahn</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Michi in Al Gharameel Nature Reserve, where the climbers ascended five needles up to 20 meters high. Photo: Daniel Hahn</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by AAC member Kelly Fields.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/11/12/the-prescription</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-02-16</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Yosemite National Park. In spring of 2024 a serious accident took place on a relatively small and very popular crag called manure Pile Buttress. Photo by Andrew Burr.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In June, a lowering climber fell 80 feet when his anchor “knot” came undone. In this photo taken after the accident, it appears that he had completed a serviceable overhand knot. In actuality, he had tied a slipknot and clipped into the loops. The two pulled loop ends are visible in the photo above. Anonymous</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/10/21/aacs-2025-impact-report</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-02-16</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/11/6/understanding-the-climbing-rage-bait-trend-with-owen-clarke</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-11-06</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2026/3/18/charlie-talbot-porter-1951-2014</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-13</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/10/23/the-2025-annual-benefit-gala-celebrating-the-climbing-life</loc>
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      <image:caption>The AAC Gala. PC: Jim Aikman</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nina Williams. PC: Jim Aikman</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Kelly Cordes. PC: Jim Aikman</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/10/9/the-line-stunning-peaks-in-china</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-02-16</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Sir Duk (Golden Dragon, 6,614m) in the Nyanchen Tanglha West mountains. Behind and to the left is the Nyanchen Tanglha Group, with the highest summit, Nyanchen Tanglha I (7,162m), on the left. Three routes have been climbed up the sunlit southwest face and south ridge of Sir Duk, including two summit routes and a line in 2024 that reached the west shoulder. That report is now at the AAJ website. Photo: Fan Rui</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Manamcho (6,264m) from the northwest. The original route (2007) climbed the arête facing the camera. The 2024 route by Chinese alpinists Liu Junfu and Wang Shuai climbed the right side of the sunlit face. Photo: Lai Xingzhu</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Chuchepo (6,613m), with the 700-meter northeast face in shadow. This face was climbed directly to the summit in September 2024. Photo: Tong Haijun/Wang Yongpeng</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Wang Yongpeng on the upper northeast face of Chuchepo during the first ascent. The shapely peak in back is unclimbed Sendho (6,252m). Photo: Tong Haijun</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The northwest face of Jiongmudazhi (6,590m) and the line of the first ascent in September 2024. Photo: Tong Haijun/Wang Yongpeng</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/10/15/the-prescriptionground-fall</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-02-16</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is one of the best rock climbing areas in North America. This area features hundreds of boulder problems, sport routes, and traditional climbs. As such, it also hosts a wide range of climbing accidents. Photo by BLM.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Where Egos Dare (5.12a). The four lead bolts are each marked with a yellow “x”. In June 2019, a climber fell while clipping the third bolt and he landed on the ground. Besides highlighting the inherent dangers of sport climbing, this accident is an example of “risk normalization.” Photo by Anthony Lijewski.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This is the actual sloping and insecure foothold from which B’s foot slipped, sending him to the ground. Photo by B.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/10/15/a-tribute-to-balin-miller</loc>
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      <image:caption>Balin Miller, Adrien Costa, and Aidan Whitelaw at the bivy spot on Infinite Patience getting cozy in a two-person tent. Land of the Mountain Metis, Stoney, Cree and Secwepemc peoples. PC: AAC member Balin Miller</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Balin Miller questing off to lead a mixed pitch on Infinite Patience (VI5.9M5WI5).Land of the Mountain Metis, Stoney, Cree, and Secwepemc peoples. AAC member Adrian Costa</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/10/7/22-seasons-at-denali-base-camp-with-lisa-roderick</loc>
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      <image:caption>The view of Redside Wall from the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. It would be a challenging first ascent if it were near the road. Eighty-two miles down a heavily regulated wilderness river, Redside would require a novel approach. Matt Ward</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ky Hart adds some natural flotation to his waterlogged backpack during the three-mile swim down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. Matt Ward</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Matt Ward leads the first difficult aid pitch (A3) on the upper Redside Wall. Ward had cached climbing gear and a portaledge below the wall during a previous river trip. Ky Hart</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hart jumaring after the bivouac on the Redside Wall, with the Middle Fork of the Salmon River about 1,500 feet below and wildfire smoke filling the air. Matt Ward</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Looking down from high on the Redside Wall. Matt Ward</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Matt Ward and Ky Hart at the top of the Redside Wall after completing its first ascent via No Rolling Stone (13 pitches, V5.10 A3). Matt Ward</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Devils Tower is an immensely popular summit with a high concentration of routes that follow splitter cracks on solid rock. Photo by NPS.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Meadows rappel descent on Devils Tower is surprisingly deceptive, especially given its popularity. Over a thousand people use this descent every year. NPS Pamphlet</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Allen Carpé (right) with Howard Palmer.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/8/12/the-line</loc>
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      <image:caption>The photo that started it all: the northeast face of Pandra in October 2013. At that time, the face was unclimbed. Subsequently, the marked lines were climbed or attempted: (1) Peine Plancher (2017, the first ascent of the face), (2) A Piece of the Sun (2024), joining the 2017 route to the summit, and (3) the Taniguchi-Wada attempt (2016). The peak at far left, in the distance, is Chamlang; the Tibetan side of the Makalu-Lhotse-Everest group is in the center. Photo: Hiroshi Hagiwara</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Early on the second day of the ascent of the northeast face of Pandra, climbing the Pandra Great Icicle. Photo: Suguru Takayanagi</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Akihiro Oishi, belayed by Hiroki Suzuki, traverses insecure snow on the fourth day of the ascent of Pandra’s northeast face. Photo: Suguru Takayanagi</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Kazuya Hiraide (left) and Kei Taniguchi in 2008, leaving base camp for acclimatization before their first ascent of the southeast face of Kamet in India. Photo: Taniguchi Collection</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Kei Taniguchi and Junji Wada celebrating after 38 days on the Ruth Glacier in Alaska. Photo: Taniguchi Collection</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>TCE Installation steps: 1) the nut or bolt is turned to a specified maximum torque based on the shear strength of the bolt; 2) the shaft is pulled out of the hole; 3) friction between the rock and the collar keeps it in place, which causes expansion as the wedge on the shaft moves through it. As the wedge meets more and more resistance to pulling out, tensile stress is generated in the shaft which will be there from now on. Tension in the bolt shaft can be a factor that contributes to Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC), as described on page 20. The second illustration above illustrates how hard it is to detect SCC. The third illustration shows how a small amount of corrosion in the expansion components of a TCE can lead to the bolt slowly moving out of the bolt hole instead of expanding more, even without SCC developing. Illustration by AAC member Stephen Gladiuex.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/8/12/the-prescription</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-13</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The Flatirons above Boulder, Colorado, see thousands of ascents every year, many by unroped climbers. Close proximity to the metropolitan Front Range, high visibility to the public, and complacency on technical climbing terrain can contribute to accidents. Photo from Wikimedia | joiseyshowaa</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Here we see a group scrambling high above the ground in Big Bend National Park. Loose rock, dirt/gravel underfoot, inattention, and haste can trigger fatal falls. Photo from Wikimedia | Yinan Chen</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/7/31/outdoor-alliance-roping-up-for-recreation-advocacy</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-07-31</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/7/24/july-prescription</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-07-30</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Easy access and solid quartzite make North Carolina’s Pilot Mountain a popular destination. Photo: bobistraveling</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>According to Mountain Project, Chicken Bone is an “awesome moderate and one of the longest routes at Pilot [Mountain].” The route has also seen several accidents in the last decade, including two serious falls at the third bolt (yellow circle). Ben Alexander</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/6/22/the-line-new-routes-on-the-incredible-hulk</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-07-24</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Monica Jones on the Green Flame (5.12b), pitch five of the new route Choose Joy (IV 5.13a) on the Incredible Hulk. Photo: Abel Jones.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Chase Leary following Pitch 11 (5.12b), high on Choose Joy. Photo: Abel Jones.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Chase Leary following pitch six (5.11b) on the 12-pitch Choose Joy. Photo: Abel Jones.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The west face of the Incredible Hulk, showing the new routes (1) Choose Joy (5.13a) and (2) Infinity Gauntlet (5.11d). Both routes are 12 pitches. Route 3 is the classic Red Dihedral. Many other routes are not shown. Photo: Jeremy Collins.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Jarod Sickler leading the bombay chimney on pitch four (5.11c). Photo: Jeremy Collins.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Superheroes: Jarod Sickler, Moi Medina, and Jeremy Collins.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-06-10</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>"Trieste" (V14) —Red Rock National Conservation Area, NV. Photo by Jess Glassberg/Louder Than Eleven.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Crested Butte. Photo by Holly Mandarich.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Chilling ll in the Kishtwar Himalaya in India in 2015. Photo by Renny Jackson.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Michael Wejchert. Photo by Alexa Siegel.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Kelly Cordes at the team's second bivy, Great Trango Tower, 2004. Photo by Josh Wharton.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by GMHM.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ty Marshall, Edge of the World 5.13c, The Prow Area, Cathedral Ledge, NH. Photo by Andrew Burr.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/6/26/suffer-well-a-climbing-and-life-philosophy-with-kelly-cordes</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-07-16</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/6/25/the-prescriptionrappel-fatalities</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-07-08</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The west face of Tahquitz Rock was the scene of a tragic rappel accident in 2023 when two climbers fell to their deaths after an apparently solid rappel sling broke. Photo: Benjamin Crowell—Wikimedia.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Above, we see the broken sling. At the time of the accident, this sun-bleached sling appeared darker/newer because it was wet from the rain storm that caused the climbers to rappel from this spot. Photo: James Eckhardt/RMRU.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>These are images of the failed webbing rappel anchor from Tahquitz Rock. (A) Webbing as it was found on tree, with arrows indicating the two broken ends. (B) Image showing the full length of webbing retrieved with break and (C) close-up image of break. (D) Test 1: webbing broke at 2.54kN. (E) Test 2: webbing broke at knot at 3.56kN. Image also shows the original color (neon green) of the webbing. (F) Test 3: webbing broke at 3.2kN. Photos: RMRU.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/6/24/the-line-coveted-chinese-wall-finally-climbed</loc>
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      <image:caption>The west face of Seerdengpu (5,592m), approximately 850 meters high. Prior to 2024, the peak had only been climbed once, in 2010, by Americans Dylan Johnson and Chad Kellogg. The west face had been attempted at least a dozen times without success. Photo: Griff.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>French climber Enzo Oddo in the ice gully on the west face of Seerdengpu in January 2015. Oddo and Marcos Costa attempted a winter ascent, hoping to avoid the rockfall danger that plagued other attempts. The ice was excellent, but two-thirds of the face still involved hazardous rock climbing. The successful 2024 ascent followed the same gully in August. Photo: Marcos Costa.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Close-up view of the first ascent of the west face of Seerdengpu. The wall is about 850 meters high, and the climbing distance of the route totaled about 1,200 meters. Photo: Griff.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Seerdengpu from the north, with the line of the first ascent by the northeast ridge (mostly hidden). The "nose", unsuccessfully attempted by several teams, divides shadow and sunlight. The west face, climbed in 2024 for the mountain’s second ascent, is partially in view to the right. Photo: Dylan Johnson.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/5/19/guidebook-xivan-interview-with-dougald-macdonald</loc>
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      <image:caption>Dougald questing off in Lumpy Ridge, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO. Land of the Cheyenne people. Photo by AAC member and former AAJ senior editor Kelly Cordes.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Grunsfeld climbing at Devil’s Lake, WI. Land of the Myaamia and Peoria people. Photo by AAC member Tom Loeff.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nico Favresse, Yosemite, US, Alien Finish 12b, Rostrum. PC: Jan Novak.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>PC: Andrew Burr</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>PC: Andrew Burr.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nick Sullens, and Will Barnes, lat minute prep before heading to the Captain., Yosemite NP. PC: Jeremiah Watt.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>David Hauthon on Directissima (5.9), The Trapps, Shawangunks, New York. Land of the Mohican and Munsee Lenape people. Photo by AAC member Francois Lebeau.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Carmen Magee on Tulip, (5.10a). Photo by AAC member Chris Vultaggio.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-07-08</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Adam Fabrikant on Teewinot Mountain, the final peak of the Enduro Traverse. Immediately right is the north face of the Grand Teton; the snowy northeast side of Mt. Owen is at far right. Waaayyy in the distance, (B) marks the top of Buck Mountain, the first of the seven summits of the traverse. Photo: Michael Gardner.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Enduro Traverse linked Buck Mountain (far left) and Mt. Wister, continued over the South, Middle, and Grand Tetons (center), then finished over Mt. Owen and Teewinot Mountain (far right). Photo: Michael Gardner.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Michael Gardner heading up Death Canyon toward Buck Mountain, the first peak of the Enduro Traverse. Starting the tour at 6 p.m. on a warm April evening, the team opted for a "night naked" style, planning to travel throughout the night and carry only the bare minimum of clothing and equipment. Photo: Adam Fabrikant.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Skiing the upper east side of Mt. Owen, peak six of the tour, on the morning of April 23. Photo: Michael Gardner.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Michael Gardner snapped this selfie from the summit of Mt. Owen.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by Charles Denton.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/5/13/the-prescription</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-15</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Above 10,000 feet in elevation, Wizard’s Gate is typical of high altitude climbing areas in which sport climbs are being developed. While such areas may be easily accessible and bolt protected, an alpinist’s sense of mountain awareness is required to safely climb there. Photo: Bob Siegrist</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The base of Wizard’s Gate, where people often congregate, was the site of a tragic rockfall fatality. The bolts on the route where the rockfall originated were later removed. Photo: Dougald MacDonald.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sal Marino, Janet Robertson, Dave Robertson, and Virginia Boucher in the Minarets, 1956. Courtesy of the American Alpine Club Library</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Virginia Boucher climbing at the Garden of the Gods, 1948. Courtesy of the American Alpine Club Library</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Avalanche on Mt. Hunter in Denali National Park. Avalanche and high altitude illness are two proven environmental hazards in the high mountains. Photo by Dave Weber.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>NPS rescue personnel and volunteers treat a HAPE/HACE patient at 14,200-foot camp on Denali. This portable and inflatable hyperbaric chamber is used to simulate emergent descent for severe cases of high altitude illness prior to evacuation or when descent is not possible. Photo by Menno Boermans.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Denali rescue volunteer Dr. Andy Luks assesses a HAPE patient in the NPS medical tent at 14,200-foot camp. Photo by Menno Boermans.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Base camp below Khunjungar (the snowy peak on the right). Prakash Gurung and Pur Bahadur Gurung made the first ascent of Khunjungar in December 2023. Photo by Prakash Gurung.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Climbers in the remote Chaudhabise Valley of western Nepal, en route to the first ascent of Patrasi. Photo: Pasang Rinzee Sherpa.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Queen Victoria Spire in Sedona, Arizona, was the scene of a stuck knee incident in 2023. Photos by Xander Ashburn | Wikimedia.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The final section of the second pitch of the Regular Route (III, 5.7) on Queen Victoria Spire. This four-inch crack trapped a climber on her first outdoor climb. Photo: Chris Thornley/Climbing Magazine</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>No bolts on this mixed pitch: Michael Telstad zigzags up overhanging gneiss on the fourth pitch of Borrowed Time, the M7 crux of the route. Photo: Justin Sackett.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Zach Clanton and his dog, Gustaf Peyote Clanton, at Widebird. “He [Gustaf] is a distinguished gentleman.” Photo by Holly Buehler</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Decrease in Glacier Mass Balance, by artist Jill Pelto, the daughter of glaciologist Dr. Mauri Pelto. Jill Pelto integrates scientific data into her artwork to capture the impacts of climate change on our wild landscapes.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>40 Years in the north Cascades. The top surface of the mountain glacier is a line graph that depicts the decreasing mass balance of North Cascade glaciers in Washington state from 1984-2022. By Jill Pelto</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Angel Wings in Sequoia National Park. Valkyrie (V 5.11+) climbs the sunlit buttress to the right of the highest summit in this image. Photo: Brandon Thau</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Valkyrie takes the spectacular red line shown above. Clark’s accident occurred on the slab at the bottom of the climb. Photo: Brandon Thau</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Keenan Griscom giving it his all during the 2023/2024 competition season. Photo courtesy of the UIAA</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Keenan Griscom is all about staying chill, captured during the 2023/2024 competition season.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Just one podium among many. Keenan Griscom celebrating his bronze medal in the 2024 Champagny Continental Open. Photo courtesy of the UIAA</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The view from around 5,200 meters above the Chhogo Tokpo. At left is the south summit of T16, climbed in 2016 by Cosmin Andron and Cristina Pogacean from Romania. The main summit of T16, climbed in 2024 and named Skarma Mindruk Ri, is hidden to the left. At right is unclimbed T13 (6,436m). Photo by Matic Jošt.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The final ascent to Skarma Mindruk Ri (6,431m), the peak formerly known as T16. Photo by Matic Jošt.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Boštjan Dečman and Nejc Škrablin on the upper Khapang Glacier. The col they crossed to reach the glacier is just left of Škrablin. The huge rock fin behind leads to unclimbed T13 (6,436m). In back on the left is unclimbed Peak T11 (6,177m). Photo by Matic Jošt.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Below the east face of the Antimatterhorn (6,130m). Photo by Tomaž Žerovnik.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Jošt climbing the north face of Planja in the Julian Alps of Slovenia. Photo by in Matjaž Dušič.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by AAC Member Merrick Ales</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hueco Tanks is a world-class climbing area known for its outstanding bouldering. It’s also known for having more than its fair share of spicy highball problems. Photo: Pete Takeda.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pete Korpics on an early attempt on See Spot Run. He recalls, “I was very familiar with this famous and dangerous route, as I’d been attempting it for several years.” Photo: Pete Takeda.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Provided by Holley Atkinson.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Babsi Zangerl high on Free Rider during her first flash ascent of El Cap. Photo by Miya Tsudome for Highpoint Productions.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Yawash Sar I (6,258m) in far northern Pakistan. The round-trip from base camp took seven days. Photo: Janusz Majer.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Victor Saunders (left) and Mick Fowler in Pakistan. Photo by Mick Fowler.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>You call this a retirement home? Fowler at the cramped first bivouac on Yawash Sar I. Photo by Victor Saunders.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Saunders arriving at a belay on Yawash Sar I. The high summit on the left is unclimbed Peak 6,072m. Photo by Mick Fowler.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Much of the Golden Pillar of Spantik consisted of thin ice or powder snow over marble slabs, making for long runouts and very insecure climbing. Photo by Victor Saunders from AAJ 1988.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo from AAJ 1988 by Victor Saunders.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Wrapping up after a long day of work. AAC Member Andy Cochrane.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>AAC Member Andy Cochrane</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Time for a base camp nap. AAC Member Andy Cochrane</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tim Thompson (circled in yellow) climbing on the Finger of Fate prior to his accident. The gray, bubbly, and unbonded ice in the lower section of the photo reflects the warm temperatures on the day prior. Dustin Lyons</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tim Thompson after falling from the first pitch of Finger of Fate. Rescuers short-hauled him by helicopter to a waiting ambulance. Photo: Dustin Lyons.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Josh Pollock “smedging” his way up Con Cuidado y Comunidad (5.6) at the Narrow Gauge Slabs. Land of the Ute and Cheyenne peoples. AAC Graphic Designer Foster Denney</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Balin Miller, Adrien Costa, and Aiden Whitelaw at the bivy spot on Infinite Patience getting cozy in a two-person tent. Land of the Mountain Metis, Stoney, Cree and Secwepemc peoples. AAC member Balin Miller</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Balin Miller questing off to lead a mixed pitch on Infinite Patience (VI5.9M5WI5).Land of the Mountain Metis, Stoney, Cree, and Secwepemc peoples. AAC member Adrian Costa</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Isabel Jones on the summit of Pik 4,660m in the Ak-Shyyrak range of Kyrgyzstan.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Babsi Zangerl on Freerider, El Capitan. Photo © Miya Tsudome for Highpoint Productions</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>On the north face of Argo in the Ashat Gorge, Kyrgyzstan.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>On the southwest face of Parus, Ashat Gorge, Kyrgyzstan.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Slovenian team in the Lalung Valley, India.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The impressive southeast buttress of Chaukhamba III in India.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Anja Petek on the east ridge of Lalung I during the first known ascent of the peak. Photo: Patricija Verdev.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The four Slovenian women climbed four new routes and dealt with numerous bears at base camp during their expedition to the Lalung Valley in northern India. Expedition Photo.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Lalung I (6,243m) from the north. The peak was traversed from left to right, with four bivouacs en route. Photo by Patricija Verdev.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Camilla Reggio (left) and Alessandra Prato in Kyrgyzstan. Photo by Camilla Reggio.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Messy Drreamers (15 pitches, 7b) on the south face of Pik 3,850m in the Ak-su Valley of Kyrgyzstan. Two prior routes ascended the same face, one on either side. In back is the well-known Pik Slesova (a.k.a. Russian Tower). Expedition Photo</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Accessible, low-key, and enjoyable, Pilot Mountain State Park in North Carolina was the scene of a serious accident in March 2023. The mishap was a classic case of climbers doing all the right things yet still having an accident. Idawriter | Wiki Commons</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Prescription—Quickdraw Unclipped - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>This photo, taken immediately after Gilmore fell, shows the alpine quickdraw that came unclipped from a bolt hanger. Alec Gilmore</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It’s an unsettling thought, but carabiners can, on rare occasions, unclip from bolt hangers. When the bolt is clipped from right to left and the hanger angles down to the right, tension on the quickdraw can raise the carabiner and lever the gate open. Foster Denney</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/11/5/aacs-2024-impact-report</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-08</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/11/1/n64m60v6pfx6iq6unz2d46lbd7o5zy</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-07-16</lastmod>
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      <image:title>News - An Update on the AAC's Craggin' Classic Series and Hueco Rock Rodeo - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>PC: Hunter Johnson, @shinyshinysilver</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - An Update on the AAC's Craggin' Classic Series and Hueco Rock Rodeo - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>PC: Hunter Johnson</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/10/30/educate-the-forgotten-stonemaster</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-07-16</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/10/21/the-line-exploring-the-big-granite-domes-of-angola</loc>
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      <image:caption>Top: Climbing Bon Día Boa Noite on Hande. Establishing the 420-meter 7a was the highlight of the July 2024 trip, said Manu Ponce. Bottom: The topo for Bon Día Boa Noite. (Manu Ponce Collection)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Top, from left to right: Indi Gutierrez, Chilean Lucho Birkner of Climbing for a Reason, Manu Ponce, and Miguel A. Díaz on the summit after the first ascent of Leca via Raices (200m, 6c). The dome Hande rises behind. Bottom: The topo for Raices. (Manu Ponce Collection)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A group of women from Cumbira Segundo. The Angolan village is surrounded by many large granite domes. (Manu Ponce Collection)</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/10/23/the-prescriptionoctober-2024</loc>
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      <image:caption>The crux section of Lion’s Chair Start (5.10c/d R) at Smith Rock. The larger red circle marks the bolt that Genereux was attempting to clip, prior to falling to the ground. The smaller red circle marks the location of the 0.4 cam that pulled out when he fell. Photo: Garrett Genereux.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gunky (5.8) is a popular route in Sinks Canyon that protects well with hexes and nuts. Familiarity with passive gear and more cam-placing skills might have helped prevent an accident that occurred in July 2023. The high X marks where Taylor fell, and the low X marks where he landed. Photo: Joe M.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/10/22/aacs-strategic-plan-2025-2027</loc>
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      <image:caption>Photo by AAC member Jeremiah Watt</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by AAC member Kylie Fly</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by AAC member Calder Davey</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>May Perez Climbing Arrow (5.8). Photo by Eric Ratkowski.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by May Perez.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Vanessa and Hannah on Cascading Crystal Kaleidoscope (CCK) (5.8 PG13). Photo by May Perez.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Michael Gardner astride the Infinite Spur on Sultana (Mt. Foraker) during a climb-and-ski adventure. Photo by Sam Hennessey. Originally published in AAJ 2022.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/10/10/learning-the-power-of-low-expectations-on-a-rumney-classic</loc>
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      <image:caption>Stoned Temple Pilot (5.12a) at Prudential, Rumney, NH. Photo by AAC Lodging Director Allyssa Burnley.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Oh My Finish (5.11b/c) at Orange Crush, Rumney, NH. Photo by AAC Lodging Director Allyssa Burnley.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Swedish Girls (5.10d) at Prudential Rumney, NH. Photo by AAC Lodging Director Allyssa Burnley.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Black Mamba (5.11c) at Orange Crush, Rumney, NH. Photo by AAC Lodging Director Allyssa Burnley.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>PC: Andrew Burr</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2025-07-16</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Sam Hennessey scales the rime wall just below the summit of Mt. Russell. Photo by Mark Westman.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The line of the Hennessey-Westman Route on the east face and south ridge of Mt. Russell. The first ascent (1962) reached the south ridge from the far side of the mountain. The direct south face and south ridge (2017) is at left, and the original east face (1989) and northeast ridge (1972) are on the right. Photo by Mark Westman.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A moderate section of the upper south ridge of Russell. Photo by Mark Westman.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mark Westman on the Infinite Spur of Sultana (Mt. Foraker) in 2001. Photo by Joe Puryear.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/9/11/the-prescriptionseptember</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-08</lastmod>
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      <image:title>News - The Prescription—September - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The third and final pitch of Simple J Malarkey climbs through the overlaps and triangular roofs seen here rising above and slightly left of the prominent cave. This pitch was the scene of a fatal rope-cutting accident (marked with a yellow X) in August 2023. Krzysztof Gorny</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Prescription—September - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>On @hownot2, Ryan Jenks posted his assessment and wrote, "After testing… it (the rope) seems normal and broke at an acceptable force."</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/9/11/american-mountaineering-center-update</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-08</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Photo by AAC member Jon Glassberg</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/8/19/the-line-the-monthly-newsletter-of-the-aaj</loc>
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      <image:title>News - The Line: Global Ambition - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nearing the summit of Alpomish. Photo: Eric Gilbertson.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Line: Global Ambition - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The first known ascent of Alpomish, by the east face (5.8). The rock wall is about 400 meters high. Photo: Eric Gilbertson.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Line: Global Ambition - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gilbertson and Frydensberg on the summit of Alpomish. Photo: Eric Gilbertson.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Andreas Frydensberg on top of Noshaq, the 7,492-meter high point of Afghanistan, in July 2019, two years before the Taliban takeover of the country. Photo: Eric Gilbertson.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Breaking trail up massive Pobeda, the highest summit in Kyrgyzstan. Photo: Eric Gilbertson.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/8/13/the-prescriptionaugust</loc>
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      <image:title>News - The Prescription—August - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A Parks Canada rescue helicopter responds to an accident on Mt. Louis on August 20, 2023 (Mt. Edith in the background). Mt. Louis is an iconic limestone tower and home to several popular multi-pitch rock climbs. Though some are moderate in grade, they all offer a Canadian Rockies–style adventure. Photo: Parks Canada</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Prescription—August - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A Parks Canada rescuer attends to Laycock after his 35-meter fall. Laycock recalls, “My pants were shredded from the fall. The ledge was narrow and down-sloping and I imagine if I had been unconscious I could have slid further. When I landed, I was stable enough to secure myself, but it was a precarious position.”  Photo: Parks Canada</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/8/5/protect-amity-warme-and-a-yosar-climbing-ranger-weigh-in-on-the-yosemite-credo</loc>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/7/18/the-line-july-2024</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-08</lastmod>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — July 2024 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The line of Bluebell (21 pitches, 5.13-) on the North Norwegian Buttress of Mt. Index. Photo by Nathan Hadley.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — July 2024 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>James Holland following the second pitch (5.10+) of the new direct start to the East Buttress of Aiguille Extra. Photo by Cam Smith.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Benj Wollant finishes the crux sequence of pitch three (5.12a R) on Takin’ ’er by the Tusks. Photo by Greg Rickenbacker.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — July 2024 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The line of Spirit Animal on the 1,500-foot northeast face of Chiefs Head in Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo by Bill Duncan.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — July 2024 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>(A) The Grand Teton. (B) Mt. Owen. (1) The original North Ridge Route (1951). (2) Directissima (2023). Both routes continue up the long ridge to the summit of Mt. Owen. However, the FULL north ridge, continuing over Mt. Owen and up the north ridge of the Grand, may never have been linked. Photo by Acroterion | Wikimedia.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — July 2024 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jackson Marvell climbing the sixth pitch of Ménage Trout, high above East Rosebud Creek in the Beartooth Mountains. Photo by Austin Schmitz.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Last year, Grand Teton National Park was the eighth most-visited U.S. national park. The year 2023 also saw a disturbing trend in which technical climbs were listed on popular hiking-specific apps. This contributed to several rescues and one fatality. Photo: Acroterion | Wikimedia</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The East Face of Teewinot (yellow line) was the scene of several rescues and one fatal fall in 2023. A late start, the large team size, and reliance on a popular hiking app contributed to this tragedy. Photo: Acroterion | Wikimedia</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An NPS rescuer and climber being short-hauled from an accident on Teewinot (background) in August 2023. Photo: Dave Weber</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A wonderful panorama looking southeast over Great Trango Tower from the summit of Trango II. (A) K7 (6,934m). (B) Yermanendu Kangri (7,163m). (C) Masherbrum (7,821m). (D) Mandu East (7,127m). (E) Mandu West (7,081m). (F) Urdukas (6,320m). (G) Seemingly unnamed. (H) Liligo Glacier. (I) Great Trango northeast (6,231m). (J) Great Trango Main (6,286m). (K) Great Trango southwest (ca 6,250m). (1) Great Trango normal route. (2) Top section of Krasnoyarsk Route. The lower left foreground is the summit of Trango Tower. PC: Jakob Schweighofer</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Will it hold? Marek Raganowicz starts pitch 26, Bushido, Great Trango Tower. Photo by Marcin Tomaszewski.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Kim Schmitz on perfect granite at 18,000 feet on the Great Trango Tower. Photo by Galen A. Rowell.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Telephoto view of Gasherbrum IV and Hidden Peak over Baltoro Glacier from the summit of Great Trango Tower. Photo by Galen A. Rowell.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The route ascends the face of the left tower via ramps. Photo by Galen A. Rowell.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The cover of AAJ 2005: Josh Wharton traversing (5.10+ A1) into the headwall on day 3, about 1,500m up the Azeem Ridge, Great Trango, Pakistan. Photo by Kelly Cordes.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Must-Read Ascents On Great Trango Tower From The American Alpine Journal - Josh Wharton on easy terrain relatively low on day three.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Photo by Kelly Cordes.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by Kelly Cordes.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Must-Read Ascents On Great Trango Tower From The American Alpine Journal - Kelly and Josh, near the bottom of the Nameless Gully descent after climbing the Azeem Ridge.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ghafoor, their friend and cook, had been watching them with binoculars from base camp, killed "Sheepy" for their celebration dinner, and hiked up the gully to meet them with refreshments and party favors. Photo from Cordes-Abdul collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Alex Lowe and Mark Synnott with computers at Camp I. Photo by Jared Ogden.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Alex Lowe Cleaning Pitch 30. Photo by Jared Ogden.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Parallel worlds: the American (left) and Russian teams hard at work on the headwall pitches on Great Trango's northwest face. Photo by Yuri Koshelenko.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Miles Smart on the last headwall on Great Trango Tower during the second attempt to climb the southwest ridge. Photo by Timmy O'Neill.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Robert Caspersen, pitch 34. Photo by Per Ludvig Skjerven.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Xaver Bongard on Great Trango Tower. Photo by John Middendorf.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Grand Voyage (the Bongard-Middendorf route). This photo doesn’t show the 1984 Norwegian route, which climbed the same buttress, making the first ascent of Great Trango’s East Summit. Grand Voyage started far to the left of the Norwegian route, joined it for three pitches above the big midway ledge, and finished to the right of the Norwegian route. Photo by John Middendorf.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>John Middendorf and Xaver Bongard on Great Trango Tower. Photo by Ace Kvale.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Will Plantz trys hard as the sun fades on Johnny Cat in Indian Creek, within Bears Ears National Monument. Photo by AAC member Will McKay</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Climbing on the Diamond of Longs Peak. Photo by Louder Than Eleven</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/6/26/the-climb-that-inspired-the-novel-that-inspired-the-climbs-the-many-stories-of-the-brenva-face-of-mont-blanc</loc>
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      <image:title>News - The Climb that Inspired the Novel that Inspired the Climbs:  The Many Stories of the Brenva Face of Mont Blanc - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>From the AAC Library Collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Climb that Inspired the Novel that Inspired the Climbs:  The Many Stories of the Brenva Face of Mont Blanc - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>From the AAC Library collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>From the AAC Library Collection.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/6/20/the-line-june-2024</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-08</lastmod>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — June 2024 - Aiding the new route's huge roof</image:title>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — June 2024 - Danny Urioste taking it to the top</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Mt. Swineford (6,841’) from the northwest. The first ascent was by the west face, partially hidden in clouds. Photo by Dylan Miller.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mike Miller during yet another Southeast Alaska adventure: the first ascent of Snow Tower. See AAJ 2016. Photo by William Wacker.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>(L to R) Mt. Darwin and Mt. Mendel seen from the north near Lamarck Col. These are two of nine 13,000+ foot high peaks that comprise the massive Evolution Traverse (VI, 5.9). The col was the scene of an unusual accident in which a climber was pinned by a large boulder while descending. Photo: Will Keightley | Wikimedia</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Larsen Tormey, three hours after being pinned by a large boulder near Lamarck Col. This photo was taken shortly before his partner, in a display of tenacity and prolonged heroics, managed to pull the boulder off. Photo by Jacob Ireland.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Adam Fabrikant descending Third Ledge on the north face of the Grand Teton in March 2024. Photo by Sam Hennessey.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Above: Nathan Cahill working on the route Dez Mangas at Serra da Leba, Angola, later led free at 5.11c. Photo by Diogo Rebelo. Right: a sandstone headwall floating above the mist at Fenda da Tundavala. Photo by Nathan Cahill.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hayden Jamieson pulling the crux on “The Strenuous V4” pitch (5.13+). Photo by Ian Dzilenski.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Descending Mt. Bridgman on Liard Island, along the Antarctic Peninsula, after the first ascent. Photo by Phil Wickens.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/5/15/climbers-of-the-craggin-classic-ozark</loc>
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      <image:caption>Ozarks Craggin’ Photos by Joe Kopek</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/10/10/artist-spotlight-marty-schnure</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-07-16</lastmod>
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      <image:title>News - Artist Spotlight: Marty Schnure &amp;amp; The Art of Maps - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Photo courtesy of Marty Schnure.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/10/10/rewind-the-climb-the-north-face-of-north-twin</loc>
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      <image:caption>Photos Courtesy of the George Lowe Collection</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/5/2/connect-inside-the-life-of-a-climbing-photographer</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/4/24/crag-development-during-deployment-a-story-from-the-live-your-dream-grant</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>PC: Joseph Stuart</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pc: Joseph Stuart</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>PC: Joseph Stuart</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/4/22/a-trip-to-the-cordillera-blanca-a-story-from-the-live-your-dream-grant</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Out for a glacier stroll the day before Alpamayo. PC: Nick Nasca</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mike in a meadow with the Husacaran Massif in the background on our first day in the range. PC: Nick Nasca</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nick posing for a sunset picture at Chopicalqui base camp. PC: Mike Buyaskas</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nick revelling in the sunset and stoke underneath Alpamayos West face. PC: Mike Buyaskas</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nick roping up for the hike back from Tocullaraju high camp, The line Nick and Mike attempted on Tocullaraju's W face climbs the icey path directly through the rocky pinch high on the climber's right side of the face.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nick finding the start of the potential new line we attempted to climb on Vallanaraju Sur. PC: Mike Buyasakas</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Our driver Freddy, a cousin of our host in Caraz. Freddy enjoys Mountain Biking through the canyons of the blanca, and his company was much appreciated during the few down days we had in Caraz. PC: A Passing Tourist</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>On the upper slopes of Chopicalqui, shedding layers before continuing the descent. That evening we would make it back to the canyon floor and haggle/hitchhike our way back to Caraz. PC: Mike Buyaskas</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/4/21/the-line-april-2024</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-08</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Daniel Joll on Adventure Tourism, a new 14-pitch line on the Airport Wall near Milford Sound. Photo by Llewellyn Murdoch.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by Ben Dare</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Portaledge camp on the northeast face of Pico do Itabira in Brazil. Photo by Murilo Vargas / 100 Limite Filmes.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The line of Ao Ao (9 pitches, 5.13c A12), established in June 2023. An earlier route to the right was climbed in 1999. Photo by Murilo Vargas / 100 Limite Filmes.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ratmir Mukhametzyanov on day four of the first ascent of the southwest face of Pik Voennyh Topografov. Photo by Alexander Parfyonov.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — April 2024 - Moody view of the wall from Chon-Toren Pass.</image:title>
      <image:caption>A moody view of the wall from Chon-Toren Pass, crossed during the approach to the peak.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — April 2024 - Setting up the bivouac for the third night on the wall.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Setting up the bivouac for the third night on the wall.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — April 2024 - Low on the rock wall, above the initial 300-meter ice slope.</image:title>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/4/11/characterizing-the-effect-of-elevation-on-climate-records-in-denali-national-park-alaskanbsp</loc>
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      <image:caption>Our field camp on the summit plateau of Begguya (13,000 ft). Photo credit: Emma Erwin.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Drilling and processing firn cores on the plateau. Photo credit: Emma Erwin.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Liam’s graduation day on the plateau. Photo credit: Emma Erwin.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Denali (20,310 feet) is the highest peak in North America. The name is derived from Koyukon, a traditional Native Alaskan language, and means “the tall one.” Photo: NPS/ Tim Rains</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The highest peak in North America is a perennial favorite among domestic and international climbers. Photo: NPS/Kent Miller</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Though Denali’s West Buttress is considered a “walk-up” in technical terms, the route still offers plenty of steep climbing. Photo: Dave Weber</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Thibault Philippine leads the mega classic Robbins Crack (5.10a) at Mt. Woodson. This boulder was the scene of a serious lowering accident in 2021. Visible in this image is the sloping summit and the barely discernible anchor bolts, six feet below and to the right of the top. Note: Philippine was not in any way involved in this accident. Photo: Philipp Arndt</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dawson Riley sitting atop the Robbins Boulder last week. He has fully recovered from the 2021 accident. As you can see, this time Riley is safely attached to the anchor bolts. Photo: Alex Sanson</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/3/8/the-line-kichatna-special</loc>
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      <image:caption>Kurt Ross and Michael Telstad navigate a mixed step low on the north buttress of Augustin Peak, as morning sunlight scrapes across the face. Photo by Nelson Neirinck.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Joseph Hobby takes a moment to enjoy the incredible view down to the Shelf Glacier and beyond after completing the first ascent of the Borealis Face on the Citadel. Photo by Zach Lovell.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Silvia Loreggian cruising the opening of pitch three (5.12 A0) on Cemetery Spire, a “fantastic headwall with good rock quality,” writes climbing partner Stefano Ragazzo. Photo by Stefano Ragazzo.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Code Red (WI 5) in Hyalite Canyon, before and after a dramatic collapse in January 2023. The two climbers involved in this accident fortunately emerged unharmed. Caption:  Photo: Lauren Olivia Smith/Climbing magazine</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sean McLane climbing Raven Falls (WI 4) on an earlier ascent. This two-pitch climb near Duchesne, Utah was the scene of a fatal accident in April 2023. McLane wrote, “On the day of the accident, it looked about the same (as in this photo). Photo: Sean McLane</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Catalina Shirley Climbing in Ouray. PC: AAC Member Nicholas Moline</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ian Umstead Climbing in Korea. PC: Provided by the UIAA</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Left to right USA Ice Team Athlete’s Connor Bailey, Tyler Kempney, Mathius Olsen. PC: Provided by Stephanie Olsen.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Catalina Shirley Climbing. PC: AAC Member Nicholas Moline</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sam Serra Climbing. PC: AAC Member Nicholas Moline</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sam Serra being lowered. PC: AAC Member Nicholas Moline</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The USA Ice Climbing Team in Cheongsong, Korea. Provided by the UIAA</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mining remains on Mount Sherman. Photo by Katie Sauter.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>How A Little-Known Statute Protects Climbing Access Across America by Alex Derr</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/2/5/legacy-series-tom-frost</loc>
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      <image:caption>Tom Frost bivvying on El Cap. Photo by Royal Robbins, Courtesy of NACHA.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>George Lowe on Mt. Foraker.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/1/30/the-aacs-official-stance-on-the-proposed-fixed-anchor-guidance-from-the-nps-and-usfs</loc>
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      <image:caption>Photo by Sterling Boin.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/1/24/three-climbs-from-the-historic-roots-of-wilderness-climbing</loc>
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      <image:caption>Photo by Sterling Boin.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>From the 1963 American Alpine Journal. Photos by Tom Frost, courtesy of North American Climbing History Archive.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Cathedrals of Wilderness - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>From the 1963 American Alpine Journal. Photo by Tom Frost, courtesy of North American Climbing History Archive.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Layton Kor on the first ascent of The Diagonal, 1963. Photo from Kor’s book, Beyond the Vertical, photographer unknown.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Topo of D1, the first ascent of The Diamond, featured in the September 1960 issue of Trail and Timberline. AAC Library Collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>September 1960 issue of Trail and Timberline, featuring an image from the first ascent of The Diamond. Cover photo by Al Moldvay of The Denver Post. From the AAC Library Collection.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/1/23/the-line-january-2024</loc>
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      <image:caption>Suraj Kushwaha leading the final corner on Fissure in Time. Photo: Nikhil Bhandari.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rathan Thadi, near Manali, India. Photo: Suraj Kushwaha.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Working on Tehelka (V6). Photo: Kiran Kallur.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Top: Seth Classen during the descent from the top of the Main Tower after making the first ascent of The Trench Connection. Bottom: The new line. The descent was to the left. Photos: Dylan Miller.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Climbing at 6,400 meters during the 1983 first ascent of Baintha Brakk II (a.k.a. Ogre II). Photo: Korean Ogre II Expedition.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Baintha Brakk II as seen from Baintha Brakk, showing the line up the northwest buttress attempted in 2015, very close to the 1983 first ascent of Baintha Brakk II by a Korean expedition. Photo: Kyle Dempster.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/1/22/climb-tom-evans-and-two-decades-of-reporting-on-el-cap-climbing</loc>
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      <image:caption>Tom Evans on El Cap back when he was climbing it instead of reporting on it.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/1/10/the-prescriptionjanuary-2024</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-07</lastmod>
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      <image:title>News - The Prescription—January 2024 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Hidden Valley Area of Joshua Tree National Park. This popular expanse holds a vast number of classic boulder problems, including White Rastafarian (V2-3,PG-13). Photo: Wikimedia Commons NPS/Hannah Schwalbe.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Victor Pinto topping out on the classic White Rastafarian. John Long, who did the first ascent of this iconic highball with John Bachar, wrote of their experience in Climbing magazine, “Once we passed a precise but invisible line, we were soloing, plain and simple.” Photo: Victor Pinto.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/12/21/the-line-december-2023</loc>
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      <image:caption>Lots of rock: The gorgeous view from a beach campsite along Khor Ash-Sham. Photo: Marius Rølland | @unrealmarius</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Evening fun: After a day scrambling a ridge on Khor Ash-Sham fjord’s north side, the team prepares to bivy. Photo: Marius Rølland |@unrealmarius.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Daniell Councell moving up easy ground near the start of the Quartz Arête, the first known route up Nakula Spire, whose summit towers high overhead. Photo: Andrew Councell.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Starting the upper buttress on Nakula Spire. Photo: Andrew Councell.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Paul and Marni Robertson on “Moonlight Buttress” (5.12d), Zion National Park, Utah. Photo by AAC member Jeremiah Watt.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by AAC member Andrew Burr. Scott Willson on the “East Buttress” (5.10b) of El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/12/11/christian-black-qampa-with-aac-white-sapphire-expedition</loc>
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      <image:caption>Cerro Kishtwar (center), White sapphire (right). Photo by Vitaliy Musiyenko.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pack mules descending the valley on our hike to basecamp. Photo by Vitaliy Musiyenko.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hayden starting a simul-block up midway up the steep snow and ice of the lower section of the route. Photo by Christian Black.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - New Route on White Sapphire - Vitaliy climbing the final roof traverse moves of the first M7+ pitch at 19,300ft. Photo by Christian Black.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Vitaliy climbing the final roof traverse moves of the first M7+ pitch at 19,300ft. Photo by Christian Black.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - New Route on White Sapphire - Cerro Kishtwar (left), White sapphire (center). Photo by Christian Black.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cerro Kishtwar (left), White sapphire (center). Photo by Christian Black.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - New Route on White Sapphire - About halfway up the north face headwall. Photo by Vitaliy Musiyenko.</image:title>
      <image:caption>About halfway up the north face headwall. Photo by Vitaliy Musiyenko.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Starting to rappel from the notch after first attempt. Photo by Vitaliy Musiyenko.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Excited to be at notch bivy before sunset! Photo by Christian Black.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by Christian Black.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The first mixed pitch out of the notch bivy. I'm [Christian Black] contemplating how to navigate the unprotected slab to gain the cracks. Photo by Vitaliy Musiyenko.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Andrea Bender climbing Misty (5.10b/c), the scene of a fatal fall in October 2023. Mountain Project reports that this climb is “not to be missed.” Photo: Andrea Bender Collection</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The anchor at the top of Misty. Karsten Delap, a guide who visited the area after the accident, said, “When she undid the (locking) carabiner, she was probably a little bit above [the mussys], with a little bit of slack.” Photo by Karsten Delap</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/11/27/the-line-november-2023</loc>
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      <image:caption>Above: The 19-pitch route called The Ritual of Hardship on Anafi in the Cyclades Islands. Photo by Kyriakos Rossidis. Below: Rossidis climbing the crux pitch (5.12b) of The Ritual of Hardship. Photo by Jenny Schauroth.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The western side of unclimbed Pik 5,253m. Photo by Paul Knott.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>JP Preuss carefully traversing into the Right Leg Couloir during the first ski descent of Mt. Breitenbach’s north face. Photo by Marc Hanselman</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/11/27/connect-behind-the-scenes-of-climbing-mentorship-with-kimber-cross-and-kit-deslauriers</loc>
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      <image:caption>Kimber in action. Photo Courtesy of Kimber Cross.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Showing off her custom prosthetic ice tool. Photo courtesy of Kimber Cross.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/11/8/noah-besen-baffin-island-trip</loc>
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      <image:caption>Noah Besen Climbing. Photo by James Klemmensen.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Noah Besen in the front and Shira Biner in the back of the boat. Photos by James Klemmensen.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>From right to left Noah Besen, Shira Biner, Amanda Bischke. Photo by James Klemmensen.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Table Dome is one of the more readily accessible formations in Mendoza Canyon. Still, the approach is long and rugged. Photo: Jerry Cagle</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Steve Sagin leading pitch one of Wily Javelina. Cagle notes, “The first bolt is 30 to 40 feet off the ground.” He adds, “The climbing in the canyon is on granite; the quality varies from corn-flake crust to bombproof.” Photo: Jerry Cagle.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The rough approach to Table Dome factored into the call for a helicopter rescue. Cagle wrote, “The topography is generally rugged and invariably involves various some degree of bushwhacking.” Photo: Jerry Cagle</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Seth in the blue with white pack. Photo by Dane Steadman.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/10/22/the-line-october-2023</loc>
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      <image:caption>An easy but unforgettable ice pitch in the Grotto Creek canyon. Photo by Ethan Berkeland.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hiking toward the final pitches of Hot French Grotto on the upper slopes of Chitistone Mountain. Photo by Ethan Berkeland.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Javier Sánchez climbing the first pitch of Nubra-Spanish Chugyud, named after the Chugyud drainage in which it’s found. The steep ice to the right is unclimbed. Photo by Rafa Vadillo.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rafa Vadillo on the first pitch of Changlung Right, a cascade-like ice formation typical of the Nubra Valley.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Aaron Minton romps up easy ice and past an unclimbed hanger on the west face of Sloan Peak. Photo by Tucker Merrill.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Above: Aaron Minton romps up easy ice and past an unclimbed hanger on the west face of Sloan Peak. Photo by Tucker Merrill. Below: The Merrill-Minton on the left and Superalpine on the right. Photo by John Scurlock.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Chad and Cooper Donahue.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Chad Donahue climbing indoors.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Chad Donahue rapelling.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Adaptive Clinic participant, Moe Ewing shows off his powerful pulls.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Adaptive Clinic participant, John Heim poses with his dog Scout.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/10/10/policy-feature-ice-evolution</loc>
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      <image:caption>It’s our responsibility to ensure fat ice flows like this one remain on tomorrow’s tick lists. Photo courtesy of the AAC’s forthcoming film freeze//thaw, edited by Nate Ptacek</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/10/11/the-prescriptionnovember</loc>
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      <image:caption>Time Wave Zero, which climbs the buttress and headwall on the left side of this formation, is over 2,000 feet long and has a fully bolted crux that can be easily aided. These two factors make it a relatively popular route. Photo: Tony Bubb</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Fig. 1 This is a screenshot of the actual anchor and belay configuration immediately following the accident. Photo: Courtesy of Liu Yuezhang</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Fig. 2 This shows how the ATC orientation can potentially allow the rope to run through the device in guide-mode. Photo: Liu Yuezhang</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sophi Rutherford in action during the making of Dear Mother. PC: Cody Kaemmerlan.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Shiprock (Tsé Bit a í, “winged rock”) rises over 1,500 feet above the desert floor of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico (Diné, Pueblos, Ute lands). Shiprock was a sought-after summit during the late 1930s, until the first ascent was done in 1939 by David Brower and Sierra Club team. It marks one of the first times bolts were placed for protection in the history of North American climbing. However, the rock formation is highly sacred to the Navajo people, having historical and religious significance. In 1966, the Navajo Nation banned all climbing on their lands, including Shiprock.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The author, Aaron Mike, bouldering in Northern Arizona (Hopi, Yavapai, Western Apache, Ancestral Puebloan lands). PC: James Q Martin</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/10/3/whose-risk-is-it-how-a-little-known-statute-protects-climbing-access-across-america</loc>
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      <image:caption>Taken from the DeCaLiBron, a Colorado link-up of four 14ers—Mt. Democrat, Mt. Cameron, Mt. Lincoln, and Mt. Bross. Lincoln and Bross are on private land. PC: Lucy Hooper</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mt. Sherman, one of Colorado’s 14ers that is on private land. PC: Katie Sauter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>AAC grant recipients climbing Crestone Needle. One trailhead to access Crestone Needle is on private land.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The author on Mt. Sherman, one of the CO 14ers that is on private land.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Culebra Peak, one of Colorado’s 14ers on private land. Photo courtesy of the American Alpine Club Library</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An example of an attractive nuisance, on Mt. Sherman. This building collapsed in 2016-17. PC: Katie Sauter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The author halfway up the Red Gully on Crestone Peak in September 2020.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>PC: Tanner Henson</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Aritza Monasterio trying not to get stuck in the fango on the east face of Hualcán in Peru. Photo by Andrej Jež.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The peaks labeled C, D, E, and F all were climbed by the two-person expedition of Lindsay Griffin and Jan Solov in 1984.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sumayar Peak (center, now known as Pheker) and Mirshikar Peak (right ) both were climbed solo by Lindsay Griffin in 1984.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Krasnoyarsk style on the north face of Pik Korolyova. Photo courtesy of Nadya Oleneva.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sam Boyce on top of East Twin Needle in the Southern Pickets after the first ascent of the north buttress. The 4,000-vertical-foot Mongo Ridge of Mt. Fury’s west summit drops into the valley behind him on the left. Photo by Eric Wehrly.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The northwest face of South Yuyanq’Ch’ex in the Chugach Mountains, showing the line of We Fear Change (1,700’, WI4 M4). Photo by Elliot Gaddy.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Guidebook author Don Mellor calls Moss Cliff “…the most Adirondack of all Adirondack crags.” Hard Times (5.9+) is drawn in red. The stranded climbers were stuck at the pitch-two belay. Photo by Jim Lawyer.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>SARTopo is a web-based version of CalTopo with SAR-specific enhancements, including a variety of map layers and overlays.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>DEC ranger Robbi Mecus says, “Improved cell coverage obviously has impacts on our ability to talk to stranded or injured climbers.”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Eleanor Davis (sitting) and Eleanor Bartlett atop Sentinel Peak (part of Pikes Peak). Photo courtesy of the Bartlett Collection, AAC Library.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>From left to right: Albert Ellingwood, Barton Hoag, and Eleanor Davis on the summit of Pyramid Peak,1919, Courtesy of Hoag Family, Bueler Collection, AAC Library.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Dulfersitz method of rappelling. Photo Courtesy of the CMC Collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Kim Chang-ho below Bakma Brakk in the Karakoram. Kim soloed the 6,200-meter peak by the line shown, one of four solo first ascents in Pakistan in the summer and fall of 2003 that had not been described in English publications. Photo by Kim Chang-ho.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Kaytlyn Gerbin (right) and Jenny Abegg donning lightweight crampons on the Dana Glacier. Photo by Steven Gnam.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ascending the Middle Cascade Glacier on the way to the Spider-Formidable Col. This section follows the Ptarmigan Traverse, one of the established mountaineering routes that Abegg and Gerbin linked to create the North Cascades High Route. Photo by Steven Gnam.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Descending into the White Rock Lakes basin on the Ptarmigan Traverse. The Dana, Dome, and Chickamin glaciers, along with Dome Peak, lie ahead. Photo by Steven Gnam.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Carl Blaurock performing a headstand with (left to right) unknown woman, Sally Rogers, and Agnes Vaille. Photo by Bill Ervin. Agnes Vaille Collection, American Alpine Club Library.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hermann &amp; Elmina Buhl with Carl Blaurock (standing) and Albert Ellingwood at the Summit on Gannett—11 Aug 1924—Ellingwood Collection, American Alpine Club Library.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A young Carl on the summit of Mount Evans. Blaurock Collection, AAC Library.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>“Every year I’d break a ski jumping off cornices or some darn thing.” - Quote from A Climber’s Climber: On the Trail with Carl Blaurock. Photo from Blaurock Collection, AAC Library.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>98-year old Carl heading to a family reunion with his 1912 bedroll (sleeping bag). Photo from the Trail &amp; Timberline, November 1992. This bedroll and a full set of Trail &amp; Timberlines can be found in the AAC Library.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Albert Ellingwood and Carl Blaurock on the Summit of Mt Harding on 10 Aug 1924—Ellingwood Collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Carl’s Favorite: Crestone Needle, 1920. CMC Collection, AAC Library.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/7/13/climb-behind-the-scenes-of-the-usa-climbing-training-center</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/7/9/prescriptionjuly</loc>
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      <image:caption>Mt. Assiniboine is nicknamed the "Matterhorn of the Rockies." Both peaks share an imposing geometry—and plenty of loose limestone. On August 12, 2022, a climber fell to his death (yellow line) from the popular and “moderate” North Ridge route after slipping from a slick handhold. Photo courtesy of Parks Canada</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The uninjured climber who lost his partner to a fatal fall waits for rescue below the steep upper step on the North Ridge of Mt Assiniboine. Photo courtesy of Parks Canada</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2017/5/23/assisted-braking-devices</loc>
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      <image:caption>Since climbers are often standing around in groups of three or four, it's easy to offer a backup belay.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>If a backup belayer is not standing behind the belay device, in the braking plane of the device, the value of the backup might be nominal.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>These backup knots, tied every 10 to 15 feet, provide a backup to the belayer when she does not have someone available to provide a backup belay.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>While a friction hitch can provide an adequate backup for lowering, it takes practice to tie this hitch while holding a climber,  and it won't work on every harness' leg loop design.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>When a single strand of rope is fixed, blocked, or counterweighted, an ABD can be used for rappelling. "Rappelling with GRIGRI takes training, and it is important to system check ensuring proper rigging and connection."-Petzl</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Many climbing instructors, like this one, learn to use an ABD for rope ascension.  As an improvised progress capture, these tools can be effective.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Direct belay applications must allow an ABD a full and uninterrupted range of motion.  If the device is laying on a slab or crammed against a protruding feature, the assisted braking function can be compromised.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2017/7/31/anchors</loc>
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      <image:caption>This image, taken from The Climber's Bible by Robin Shaw circa 1983, typifies the instruction of anchoring in a previous era.  The belayer uses his stance to guard the anchor.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A modern belayer does not just use an anchor as a backup.  As we can see, this belayer is fully committed to the load-bearing properties of the anchor.  It holds his bodyweight, and the bodyweight of his second.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Belaying one or two seconds directly off the anchor is called a Direct Belay.  If an anchor is reliable, direct belays are more versatile and more manageable than alternative configurations.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Modern anchors are configured to secure belayers no matter who they are belaying.  They might be belaying a second; they might be belaying a leader.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Anchoring acronyms help us ask basic questions about an anchor's qualities, but an absolute loyalty to concepts like redundancy and equalization can be misleading.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Anchoring acronyms still have value when climbers are first learning to build anchors.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Even the theoretical load distribution of many anchors is not "equal."  This anchor builder intentionally rigged to distribute more load to big pieces and less load to small pieces.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Anchor builders start to imagine that they can aggregate the load-bearing properties of each component, which might not be true at all.  One tiny piece is probably holding most of the weight most of the time, with only other tiny pieces as backups.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Don't forget, adjustable systems do not necessarily create a perfect load distribution.  Add a human factor or a large load and the resulting shock-loads can be more consequential than anchor-builders realize.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>All these potential extensions are also potential shock-loads.  Can all the placements handle all those potential loads?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>All these different changes in the direction of load will shift the entire load onto a single component.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The concept of equalization presumes that each component is equally valuable.  But, even perfect placements in perfect rock do not alway have equal load bearing properties, as pictured here.  Anchor builders might instead make gestures to prioritize the strongest pieces, to equitably distribute load, rather than equalize.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>How often has this happened to you?  You've got to build an anchor with the gear you have left.  It can get complicated when the resources are limited.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>PC: Mo Beck climbing; photo by Will Saunders</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Vitaliy Musiyenko following pitch six (5.11), one of the cruxes of Against the Grain on Charlotte Dome. Photo by Brian Prince.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Against the Grain has about 1,800 feet of climbing on the southeast face of Charlotte Dome. The “Fifty Classics” South Face route ascends the corrugated face to the left. Photo by Vitaliy Musiyenko.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The south side of Cerro Iorana at sunset. Photo by Andrew Opila.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Floating base camp aboard the yacht Kotik. Photo by Andrew Opila.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Approaching the ice. Photo by Andrew Opila.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Collecting snow samples that will be used to determine the snow’s origin and pollutants. Photo by Andrew Opila.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Jon Inoriza approaching Monte Roncagli (2,251m) with the first-ascent route on the south side shown (600m, 60º AI3). The lower west summit was reached in 1990. Photo by Ibai Rico.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ibai Rico trenching through a meter of fresh snow deposited by an Antarctic storm. The deep snow prevented planned attempts on unclimbed peaks above the east arm of Fiordo Pía. Photo by Andrew Opila.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Cerro Sara (2,062m) from Fiordo Pía. The peak was climbed by the southwest ridge (500m, 85° M4/5). Photo by Andrew Opila.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Jon Inoriza leading mixed ground during the first ascent of Cerro Sara. Photo by Ibai Rico.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Expedition members Jon Inoriza, Eñaut Izaguirre, Igor Bely, Jon Artano, and Ibai Rico (left to right). Photo by Andrew Opila.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Chart of U.S. avalanche fatalities involving climbers, showing that these fatal accidents peak in May and June, with Washington and Alaska experiencing the most climber fatalities in the United States. Chart by CAIC, annotated by Matt Schonwald</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This huge slab avalanche in July [2020] stripped the north face of Mt. Belanger in Jasper National Park, Canada, down to bare glacial ice. Photo by Grant Statham</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Late spring slab avalanche in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note the track on the left, which was made by a party of skiers one hour before this slide.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Planning map created on CalTopo for the Disappointment Cleaver route on Mt. Rainier, showing hazard zones and safer rest stops.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>FIGURE 1: The triple overhand knot is an excellent stopper knot for the end of a belay rope or rappel ropes.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>FIGURE 2: Lowering a partner from above with a redirect and backup. A) Belay/ rappel device with locking carabiner clipped to master point. B) Redirect through carabiner clipped to anchor. C) Prusik knot clipped to belay loop as backup—useful for heavier partners or wet or icy ropes. FIGURE 3: Increasing friction for a lower with a thin-diameter or wet or icy rope, using a Munter hitch on a locking carabiner clipped to the anchor above the belay/rappel device.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sometimes a route may be too overhanging or traverse too much to clean by rappel. In such cases, it may be necessary to clip into the belay rope while lowering (a.k.a. “tram in”) to stay close to the wall and remove each piece. Be sure to communicate each step clearly with your belayer, and never unclip from the belay rope when you are away from the wall (as shown here), because you will plunge straight downward when the tension is released, possibly hitting the ground. Instead, only unclip from the belay rope when you’re clipped into a bolt or the belay rope is taut against the cliff face. Make sure to do this in a place where you won’t hit a tree or the ground when you swing off. PC: Andrew Burr</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>FIGURE 4: When using an auto-blocking belay device in guide mode to belay a second climber, it may be necessary to “release” the locked device when it’s under load, in order to lower the second so he can reach a ledge or retry a move. Thread a thin sling through the small hole opposite the clip-in hole on the device, redirect it through the anchor, and clip it to your harness so you can use body weight to release the device. For additional control of the lower, always redirect the brake strand through the anchor. As a back-up, tie a friction hitch onto the brake strand and clip it to your harness. PC: Sterling Snyder FIGURE 5: The Munter hitch can be used instead of a device to belay or lower a climber. It’s preferable to orient the hitch with the load strand on the gate side of the carabiner.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2020/4/8/managing-risk</loc>
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      <image:caption>Sam Latone celebrates a difficult new route in Utah. At such moments, it’s wise to ask: Was this an unqualified success? What could we learn from it? PC: Derek DeBruin</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2018/2/14/rappelling</loc>
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      <image:caption>A generation ago, every climber learned to rappel. Early rappel techniques, like the Dulfersitz, helped climbers learn the relationship between the body and rope friction. These techniques still work, but they don't provide many options for backups or added security.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In counterweight rappelling, a rope runs freely through a rappel fixture.  As a result, a rappel device must capture both strands of the rappel rope. The rappeller effectively counterweights themselves.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In fixed line rappelling, the rappel rope is affixed to an anchor, so the rappeller does not need to effect a counterweight. The rappeller can rappel a single strand of rope.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>With their back turned towards a precipitous cliff's edge and their attention focused on setup tasks, these climbers are using technical security (a tether and locking carabiner) to stay secured during setup.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Precise rigging is vital to an effective rappel backup. It's not enough to apply a friction hitch; the distances and positions of all the pieces have to be just right.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>When we don't pay attention to the details, when the rigging is imprecise, our backups are ineffective. This climber has wasted a lot of time and energy rigging a backup that won't work.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An extension built with a double length nylon sling positions a rappel device far enough from a belay loop that almost any friction hitch backup will be effective.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An autoblock friction hitch is a great option when tying a rappel backup.  A small loop of 5mm nylon can be quickly deployed for the task.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The auto block is tied by enwrapping the brake strand(s) of the rappel, as many times as the material length allows...</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>...and the autoblock is completed by rejoining the nylon loop with the locking carabiner.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A locker draw extension.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A PAS extension.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An offset extension is great for multistage descents.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>When this climber offers a firefighter's belay, she means it.  She's attentive and ready to halt the rappeller at any moment.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>When rappellers lose control it happens quickly and unexpectedly, but a quick and firm tug on the brake strands will bring the rappeller to a halt.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A pair of bulky stopper knots are among the easiest ways to manage the ends of the rope.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Conjoining the rope ends and carrying them to the ground has the added advantage of managing the ends of the rope while also avoiding tossing ropes down the cliff.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2017/1/19/4xm1fcsag6b7xqf1p1w1qp7vdpp1ha</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-07</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Climbing environments often make communication difficult.  The sound of the ocean, in this case, makes it important address the fundamental principles of effective climber communication before the climbing starts.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Every climber can appreciate what it's like to call for tension in the rope system.  Paul Petzold originally specified "TENSION" as the preferred voice signal, because it has two syllables, just like all the other commands that involve tightening the belay.  Today, "TAKE" is a common command, but the single syllable can easily be confused with "SLACK," which is the opposite of what this climber wants right now.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"CLIPPING" and "CLIPPED" are rarely vital communications if the belayer is attentive.  A climbing team that prioritizes precision will eliminate unnecessary communication in order to minimize ambiguity and miscommunication.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>With climbing teams all climbing side by side, the use of names in voice signals is an advisable part of any communication agreement.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This climbing team could have chosen to belay an any number of places.  The huge river gorge, the imposing rough, and the presence of other climbing parties nearby compelled the party to shorten the pitch-length and optimize communication.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2020/4/2/belaying</loc>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2016/3/15/5ipkouk0id07cgc3dqks4fljnsgnx6</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-07</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Any quickdraw cleaned off the pitch can serve as a "Fifi".</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Cleaning an Anchor in Single Pitch Climbing</image:title>
      <image:caption>Connecting to the masterpoint with a "fifi" is not anchoring. It's just a place to sit for a minute. No need to say anything to suggest that the belayer should not continue to keep the climber safe.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Cleaning an Anchor in Single Pitch Climbing</image:title>
      <image:caption>Most rap rings and quicklinks are big enough to pass a bight of rope through. The bight only needs to be big enough to tie a Figure-8-On-A-Bight. Note the hangers are thick rounded steel typically found at belay stations; do not pass rope through the thinner, sharper edged hangers used on route.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Cleaning an Anchor in Single Pitch Climbing</image:title>
      <image:caption>In this moment, the climber is connected to the original tie-in, the bight-knot and locking carabiner, and the fifi. It's a good time to double check the system.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>When lowering, the tail from the original tie-in will dangle behind the bight knot.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/6/7/the-prescription-june-2023</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-07</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The Cirque of the Towers is a popular alpine rock destination. It is home to two of the hallowed Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. One of those routes climbs the big rock tower on the right—Pingora. The other, the East Ridge of Wolfs Head, climbs the sunlit ridge of the formation to the left.  Photo by Kylir Horton—Wikimedia Commons</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>These old slings comprise either the third or fourth rappel anchor on Wolf’s Head. In a “pinch point,” anchor such as this (similar to Satonik’s failed anchor), the area of contact between large rocks provides security for a thread or sling. Over time, these anchors can become hazardous. Gilmore wrote ANAC, 'This was taken after that accident. Unfortunately, I forgot to grab a picture of the anchor that blew. The rappel route really needs some love.’" Photo by Thomas Gilmore.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Bivouac on the southwest face of Ingolfsfjeld during the ’75 expedition. Photo by Jim Davenport.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The huge southwest face of Ingolfsfjeld, with 63 pitches of climbing, after a snowstorm. Photo by Steve Chadwick.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Introduction to Keith Myhill’s pitch-by-pitch description of the route, which totaled 6,640 feet of climbing. A link to the full description is in Steve Chadwick’s article at our website.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mark Allen starts the team’s ascent of Chimaphila (470m, IV AI4) on Black Spire in the North Cascades. Photo by Jesse Charles.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The expedition’s Wyoming contingent, loaded into a 1948 Dodge with a trailer full of gear, is towed over Teton Pass on April 9, 1963: “It’s all downhill to Alaska from here.”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Camp by the landing strip in the Ruth Amphitheater (5,600 feet).</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — May 2023 - Jed and Rod at ABC</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jed Williamson and Rod Newcomb at advanced base camp (9,100 feet) after the “Big Load Carry.”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — May 2023 - Camp 2 (12,400 feet)</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rod Newcomb at Camp 2 on May 13, with Mt. Huntington rising through the clouds in back.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pilot Don Sheldon drops a load of mail at Camp 2.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Fred Wright leads a serac pitch below Camp 3.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — May 2023 - Moving UP</image:title>
      <image:caption>The team carries a load up the final icefield of the East Buttress.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Al Read and Peter Lev on Denali’s summit at 3 a.m. on May 25. Photo by Rod Newcomb. Two days earlier, Bleser, Newcomb, and Williamson got within about 50 yards of the summit before turning back in a storm.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — May 2023 - The Route</image:title>
      <image:caption>The 1963 route climbed to the crest of the East Buttress, at over 14,500 feet, and then dropped into Thayer Basin and finished via variations to the 1954 route up Denali’s Northeast Ridge.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>John McCown rappelling for a August 1942 photo shoot for Life Magazine. This image appeared in the Nov. 9, 1942 issue. Photos courtesy Private Collection of McCown Family.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>John Andrew McCown II in the Tetons in 1939. Photos courtesy Private Collection of McCown Family.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>John Andrew McCown II, in the Tetons in 1939. Photos courtesy Private Collection of McCown Family.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Climbers &amp; drone pilots in training. Photo provided by Emily Johnston.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Emily Guiding on Everest in 2018. Photo provided by Emily Johnston.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Emily skiing the Tetons in 2017. Photo provided by Emily Johnston.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Climber &amp; doctor on the right and Misha Poddubnov.Photo provided by Emily Johnston.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Emily interviewing a climber, soldier and doctor near the front lines. Photo provided by Emily Johnston.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Emily, near the front, talking with Misha Poddubnov. Photo provided by Emily Johnston.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by AAC member John Glassberg.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by AAC member Calder Davey.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by Jeremiah Watt.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Kitchen in Rock Canyon with rappel/belay anchor circled in red. This was where the accident happened last September. Photo by John Ross.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Patrick Begley wrote on mountainproject.com that if two draws on bolted anchors were oriented in parallel rather than gates opposite, “complete detachment of the rope is certainly possible, especially if the climber was firmly gripping the draws in preparation to weight the rappel.” Begley is an aerospace engineer, an AMGA Single Pitch Instructor, and Apprentice Rock Guide. Photo by Patrick Begley.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>While unlikely, this scenario is possible when stiff, captive lower carabiner quickdraws are both clipped to a single point. Begley wrote, “It was quite difficult to replicate.” Photo by Patrick Begley.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>13-year-old Camden on Capitol Peak’s iconic knife edge. PC: AAC Member Torsten Lyon.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>13-year-old Camden ascending the Peakrly Gates on Mt. Hood. PC: AAC Member Torsten Lyon.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nevado Chopicalqui and the peaks of Nevado Huacaran tower above the Refugio Pisco. PC: AAC Member Torsten Lyon.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Descending from the summit ridge of Nevado Yanapaccha with Nevado Chacraraju in the distance. PC: AAC Member Torsten Lyon.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nevado Chopicalqui (20,847), Huascaran Sur (22,205), and Huascaran Norte (21,865) in the morning alpenglow, taken from the west face of Nevado Yanapaccha (17,913).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Crossing through the dangerous terrain below active seracs. PC: AAC Member Torsten Lyon.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Camden belaying one of the final pitches on Nevado Ranrapalca. PC: AAC Member Torsten Lyon.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Taken on the descent from their hardest summit, Nevado Ranrapalca.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Exploring the ridge above Ranrapalca high camp with Nevado Tocllaraju in the background. PC: AAC Member Torsten Lyon.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A National Guard helicopter swoops in to evacuate Will Toor. He recalled, “It was raining and windy. This was super-skilled flying, and the helicopter took some real risks to save me.” Photo by Markian Feduschak.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mariella Colvin climbing in couloir prior to the accident. Photo by Will Toor.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Markian Feduschak, right, and Riley Gaines. Both work at the Walking Mountains Science Center in Colorado, as president and community science and hiking coordinator, respectively. Photo by Riley Gaines.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Colvin and Toor in the hospital. Toor says, “The whole experience really makes me see the good in people.” Photo by Will Toor.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Is this picture familiar? El Cajon Mountain, the site of a December free solo accident, was the location of a February rescue of a free soloist. Both incidents took place on Leonids (3 pitches, 5.9). The route is to the left of the prominent black roof and dihedral. Photo by Michael Sandler.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/3/20/the-2023-annual-benefit-gala</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-07-17</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Saturday Session panelists Kareemah Batts, Roshni Brahmbhatt, Lyndon Cudlitz, Ady Wright, and Tommy Caldwell.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-07</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Rainy-day entertainment at the confluence of the Arrigetch and Aquarius valleys.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Studying the maps amid an explosion of gear at Circle Lake, gateway to the Arrigetch.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Base camp below Elephant’s Tooth, with much of the Aquarius Traverse, the team’s 3.5-mile ridge traverse, visible in the background.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Looking up at the north face of the Elephant’s Tooth at the start of the Aquarius Traverse.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Leading the splitter crux pitch (5.11b) of the Aquarius Traverse.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>One of many moderate cracks splitting the ridge on the Aquarius Traverse.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Floating down the Alatna River to close out a successful expedition.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Red line shows the ascent and main descent route on Mt. Alice. Yellow line is a variation taken by one skier. Photo by Sarah Hermann.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tackle on a new route near the Tokositna Glacier in 2009. Photo by Jay Smith.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The north face of Holliway Mountain, about ten miles north of Washington Pass.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/1/27/the-ultimate-freelancer</loc>
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      <image:caption>AAC member Drew Smith</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/3/3/connect-life-on-the-edge-of-climbing-and-motherhood-with-pro-majka-burhardt</loc>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/2/27/the-prescriptiontoprope-soloingfebruary-2023</loc>
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      <image:caption>Snowshed Wall. A rappelling climber is visible near the same place that Dozier fell. PC: Ryan Dozier</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dozier’s ropes on Crack Of The Eighties. He top-roped the route with one hang a year after his accident. PC: Ryan Dozier</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dozier being treated in the same ER where he formerly worked. PC: Ryan Dozier</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Tani-Yamada route on the northwest face of Kangchung Nup. Photo by Takeshi Tani.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Climbers on Meteor, the route to the right of Leonids. It is clear how close the falling free soloist was to Sandler. Photo: Josh Bedard</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Skiing the French Spur on the south face of Gasherbrum II. Photo by Tiphaine Duperier.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Michael Gardner astride the Infinite Spur in Denali National Park in 2019. Photo by Sam Hennessey.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Spectacular scenery on the northwest face of the Cima de Gasperi, Italy. Emanuele Andreozzi and Santi Padros climbed an 800-meter new route up the face in late May.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Silvan Schüpbach on pitch one of Tradündition, an eight-pitch traditionally protected 8a on the limestone west face of the Dündenhorn, Switzerland.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The incredible line of Histoire sans Fin (10 pitches, 8b+) on the Petit Clocher du Portalet, Switzerland.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pazzione Primavernale, a 1,000-meter new route on Cima Tosa in the Dolomites, Italy.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Top: Traversing from Pico Norte (ca 5,300m) to Pico La Cresta (5,200m) on day one of the Nevado del Huila traverse. Above: Indigenous guide Luis Silva Pete descends loose rock bathed in eerie volcanic smoke. Photos by Thomas Palmer.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Approaching the previously unnamed summit dubbed Marie Maynard Daly Peak, after the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry. Photo by Cameron Smith.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Olympic gold medalist Janja Garnbret from Slovenia during the first 8c (5.14b) onsight by a woman: Fish Eye in Oliana, Spain. Photo by Roman Krajnik.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>On the south ridge of Dolma Kang, just before the first bivouac. Photo by Tomeu Rubí.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Jon Nicolodi attempting the crux M10 pitch of The Resistance in Huntington Ravine, Mt. Washington, in February 2022. He finished the route a month later. Photo by Adam Bidwell.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Descending Peak 1,270m above Poulsen Fjord, with Umiak Peak in the background. Photo by Graham Tourell.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Noah McKelvin styling pitch seven on Drop the Mic. Photo by Jason Nelson / Visual Adventures</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Drop the Mic takes the longest line on the Dark Side Wall, the huge cliff opposite the shorter Camp Bird Mine Road climbs.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rappelling the big cave at the base of Drop the Mic during work on the route.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Phil Wortmann beginning the ninth-pitch traverse on Drop the Mic.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>PC: AAC Twin Cities DEI Initiatives Chapter Chair Rodel Querubin</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>PC: AAC Twin Cities DEI Initiatives Chapter Chair Rodel Querubin</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A student from El Colegio high school, climbing at Vertical Endevours. PC: AAC Twin Cities DEI Initiatives Chapter Chair Rodel Querubin</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>PC: AAC Twin Cities DEI Initiatives Chapter Chair Rodel Querubin</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Huellas Latinas gearing up to climb. PC: AAC Twin Cities DEI Initiatives Chapter Chair Rodel Querubin</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rogan’s Gully has a roadside location and moderate climbing, making it a popular outing. As shown, though, once in the gully it’s near impossible to get out of harm’s way should something come down. Photo: Avalanche Canada/Grant Statham</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Ice Climbing Atlas merges graphics with actual route photos to illustrate avalanche hazards. Photo: Avalanche Canada/Grant Statham</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Cascade Waterfall is close to the road, moderate in grade, and sits in the sun. It has also seen many unfortunate avalanches originating from terrain above it. Photo: Avalanche Canada/Grant Statham Cascade Waterfall avalanche accidents from the ANAC archive: Report 1; Report 2</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Avalanches in the Rockies can be huge and often follow the climber’s line of ascent. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/David Wilson</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rockies ice climbing is world class but comes with a host of big-mountain hazards. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Dwayne Reilander</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/11/8/protect-vote-the-crag-this-november</loc>
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      <image:caption>Nick and Kate being hoisted to the summit of Half Dome after the storm in mid-October of 2021. Big Sandy and Thank God ledges are clearly outlined below by the plastering of fresh snow. Photo: Jack Cramer</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nick and Kate are visible on a snow-covered Big Sandy Ledge in lower right. The icy Zig-Zag pitches are directly above this ledge. Photo: Jack Cramer</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nick and Kate huddling for warmth on snow-covered Big Sandy Ledge. Photo: Jack Cramer</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nick and Kate on the summit of Half Dome. Photographer Jack Cramer reported that the pair recovered and successfully completed The Nose/Half Dome link-up in spring 2022. Photo: Jack Cramer</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A National Park Service rescue helicopter departs the sunny Valley floor on the way to the snowy and frozen summit of Half Dome. Photo: Jack Cramer</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/10/11/the-line-october-2022</loc>
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      <image:caption>Nathan Hadley on pitch two (5.13) of Rubbernecker. The full route is only 600 feet high but packs a wallop.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Powerful laybacking on the steep, clean rock of South Early Winters' southeast face (pitch two of Rubbernecker).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pitch four (5.13+ trad). On Hadley’s ground-up free ascent, the 0.2-size cam he is placing in this shot fell down the wall. This nearly ending Hadley’s attempt, as it was the only pro he had for this section. A rigid-stem cam, circa 2000, from a nearby anchor saved the day. He sent on his next go.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The last hard move on the 5.13 final pitch of Rubbernecker. The pocketed wall that starts this pitch was the initial objective of the entire route; the pitch continues with a wild traverse across a rail and ends with this splitter crack.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rubbernecker on the left and Backseat Driver on the right, both established in the last two years. The two routes are just left of The Passenger, a well-known classic of this face.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Grupo La Paz from the north. The full traverse went from right to left. Photo by Hector Diaz.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Bushwhacking through dense forest to reach Cerro San Luis; it took eight hours to travel five kilometers. Photo by Nicolás “Nico” Secul.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/10/5/mount-foraker-alaska-a-story-from-the-mountaineering-fellowship-fund-grant</loc>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/10/5/unclimbable-a-story-from-the-mcniell-nott-grant</loc>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/10/4/educate-inside-the-life-of-search-and-rescue-teams</loc>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/9/30/summit-register-006</loc>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/9/27/its-in-the-air-on-politics-and-climbing</loc>
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      <image:caption>AAC member Dawn Kish</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/9/27/a-climbers-voter-guide</loc>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/9/27/vote-the-crag-the-beta-for-the-2022-midterm-elections</loc>
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      <image:caption>AAC member Jeremiah Watt</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/9/27/vote-the-gym-the-climbing-wall-association-reveals-the-policies-that-impact-indoor-climbing</loc>
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      <image:caption>AAC member and Twin Cities BIPOC Initiatives Chair Rodel Querubin</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/9/28/with-immense-sorrow-we-say-goodbye-to-hilaree-nelson</loc>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/9/26/educate-trends-in-climbing-accidents-with-pete-takeda</loc>
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      <image:caption>Last spring, Mike Dunn and Arthur Herlitzka made the second known traverse of the Towers of the Virgin (going left to right in the photo) in Zion National Park. Mike Dunn</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nat Bailey about to whip off the 5.13a R third pitch of The Crack in the Cosmic Egg. Jérôme St-Michel</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Looking down the crux pitch of Cowboy Killer (VI 5.10 A4 X), the first route up the east face of the Altar of Sacrifice. Ky Hart</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Forest Altherr on the bouldery crux of the Mo’ Splitter Pitch (5.12), the ninth pitch on Na-Gah’s Wall. Alex Parker</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Erik Boomer and Sarah McNair-Landry skied and paddled 100 kilometers to reach Inuksuit Fjord, shuttling 45 days of food and equipment across the ice. Cloud-capped Nuksuklorolu Tower marks their destination at far left.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — September 2022 - Finding a Campsite</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rain and warm weather created big puddles of water on the sea ice, and it was difficult to find a dry and strong spot to pitch the tent. The duo arrived on dry land the next day, where they set up a small base camp, and within a week the sea ice began to break up.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — September 2022 - Nuksuklorolu Pinnacle South</image:title>
      <image:caption>The climbers summited this spire and found no evidence of prior visitors, but many of the formations in this area have been climbed before, and documentation is scarce.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — September 2022 - Nuksuklorolu Middle</image:title>
      <image:caption>Midway through their trip, with the ice melted out of the fjord, Boomer and McNair-Landry made two attempts on possible new route up a spire first climbed in 1977. After 32 hours on wet rock, with free climbing up to 5.11, they bailed just below the top. “We were getting the adventure we wanted, but were also being humbled by the climbing in this wild place.”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — September 2022 - Beautiful Rock</image:title>
      <image:caption>Boomer leads pitch four of Hotel Gina (320m, 6b+) on the White Wall, a climb in the Perfection Valley that was established in 2012.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — September 2022 - First Descent</image:title>
      <image:caption>McNair-Landry paddles the first descent of a class IV rapid on the upper McBeth River.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — September 2022 - All In</image:title>
      <image:caption>Boomer goes big on one of the 40- to 60-foot drops along Awesome River.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Josh Wharton (left) and Vince Anderson at base camp. Drew Smith</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Line — September 2022 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kate Mylan leading the 11th pitch of Feefeyefoh (14 pitches, 5.11+) on A Peak. Spencer Gray</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tiffany Hauck just moments before slipping and falling 30 feet, directly past the belay. Photo: Mike Sutton</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Looking up at the narrow hollow crux, where two different falls in 2021 led to serious accidents. Photo: Tiffany Hauck</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The second-pitch belay anchor on Wind Ridge is best built with this large block, in this case using part of the lead rope to tie it off. The long sling in the foreground is clipped to a cam placed in a shallow pocket. Photo: Pete Takeda</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Wind Ridge climbs directly to the circled belay ledge atop pitch two. This was the site of both accidents reported here. At this point, climbers can either escape left or continue through an overhang. In the August 2021 incident, the two climbers fell all the way to the point marked X. Photo: Tommy Copeland</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>On pitch two of the South Face of Washington Column, the leader fell 35 feet after a piece failed in a pin-scarred crack. Several of his lower pieces pulled as he fell. Photo: NPS</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>PC: AAC member Anne McLaughlin</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>PC: AAC member Anne McLaughlin</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>PC: AAC member Anne McLaughlin</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>PC: AAC member Anne McLaughlin</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/8/31/climb-the-full-circle-everest-team-talks-joy-partnership-and-climate-change</loc>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/8/9/the-prescription-august-2022</loc>
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      <image:caption>Logan Zhang, age 11 at the time, created this depiction of his own accident scene.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Diagram by ANAC contributing editor Lindsay Auble</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In the midst of the action scoping out the exposure below. AAC member Savannah Cummins</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Grant Perdue feeling the water below on Close to the Edge, 5.11+ at Cascade Canyon. AAC member Will McKay</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Anika Bach enjoying her climb up X-Rock in Durango, CO. Land of the Diné Bikéyah, Pueblos, and Ute peoples. Grumpyhighlander photography</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Climbers participating in a clinic at the International Climbers’ Festival in Lander, WY. Land of the Cheyenne, Eastern Shoshone, and Apsaalooké peoples. AAC member Michael Lim</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Focusing on footwork, Rannveig Aamot takes on Tabula Rasa 5.10c, at The Monastery outside of Estes Park, CO. Land of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute peoples. AAC member Nathan Welton</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Warming light near Sedona, AZ. Land of the Hohokam, Hopitutskwa, Yavapaiv Apache, and Jumanos peoples. AAC member Jeremiah Watt</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Meadows in Yosemite National Park, CA. Land of the Me-Wuk and Numu peoples. AAC member Jeremiah Watt</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Stunning ambiance of Dead Horse Point, UT. Land of the Ute people. AAC member Jeremiah Watt</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Shingo Ohkawa bouldering in Joshua Tree National Park, CA. Land of the Western Shoshone and Serrano peoples. AAC member Andrew Burr</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The New River Gorge. Land of the Moneton, Tutelo, Yuchi, and Shawandasse Tula peoples. AAC member Francois Lebeau</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Squeezing their way up Bumboy (V3) during the Float the Boat compeition at Boat Rock in Atlanta, GA. Land of the Muscogee and East Cherokee peoples. Kate Okenatez-Mahoney</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Jimmy Keithley, Vultures are Waiting 5.8, The Cobblehorn, City Creek Canyon, UT. Land of the Goshute and Eastern Shoshone peoples. AAC member Andrew Burr</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A beautiful day to boulder with Kai Lightner at the Gunks in New York. Land of the Munsee Lenape People. AAC member Chris Vultaggio</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nina Williams enjoying Lizzard the Gizzard, 5.11d in the Cayman Islands. Land of the Taino people. AAC member Andrew Burr</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Author Nina Williams, dancing on Flying the Colors 5.11c, Sector Sea Horse, The Northeast Point, Cayman Brac, The Cayman Islands. Land of the Taino people. AAC member Andrew Burr</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Bouldering at Rumbling Bald, NC. Land of the Catawba, Eastern Cherokee, and Yuchi peoples. AAC member Forest Woodward</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/4/6/ground-fall-rappel-failure</loc>
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      <image:caption>Red line shows the first two pitches of Born Again. Instead of continuing up this route (red arrow), the climbers traversed left and climbed the second pitch of Dream On (yellow line). When their attempt to rappel (yellow arrow) failed, the leader tumbled to the ground. Photo by Kris Wild</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dany Dalpe, on the road to recovery.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Jeff Weinberg on top of Ancient Art. Photo by AAC staffer Robert Hakim</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/3/22/mvzhfd99meyjsx9p53pt0fibprss9f</loc>
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      <image:caption>Alex Honnold, Factor Figure (5.13b), Joshua Tree National Park, CA. PC: Andrew Burr</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Figure 1: Dick Webster completing the most challenging moves in the route (also known as “crux” moves) along the Southwest Corner of Headstone Rock, a climbing route that was first completed in 1958 by Mark Powell. Note the  bolt used for protection in the foreground.(21)  Photo: Wolf &amp; Dominick, 1976.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Figure 2: A climber uses a hand drill to install a bolt on a route called Duchess at the Feudal Wall. First ascent  February 1974 by Chris Gonzales and Rob Stahl. Photo: Wolf &amp; Dominick, 1976.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The AAC Offers Insights into the proposed Joshua Tree NP Climbing Management Plan - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Figure 3: An old ⅜ inch plated steel bolt that was  removed and replaced by a climber in Western  Colorado. Note the rust on the bolt sleeve.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Figure 4: A dangerous old homemade aluminum L stock hanger used on the first ascent of a climb in  Southwest Colorado. These types of bolts are in need  of a safer replacement with new age ½ inch steel  bolts.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Figure 5: Hanger associated with bolt in Figure 3.  The work of local climbing organizations to replace  these requires an abundance of knowledge, time, and  passion. Local climbing community experts are  instrumental in the upkeep of bolts and other fixed  anchors.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Figure 6: A bolted belay station on a climb in Red  Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Note the  older bolts adjacent to the three new ones.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mark Hudon and Jordan Cannon</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Happy to be alive. Photo by Hayden Jamieson</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mark Hudon (top) and Jordan Cannon in Zion National Park. Photo by Samuel Crossley</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mark Hudon and Jordan Cannon in Yosemite. Photo by Jordan Cannon.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Horses graze as the sun sets over the Tetons. Our route traverses from the right most prominence (Teewinot Mountain) left along the skyline to Nez Perce which is in the forward most mountain in the center of the skyline.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gearing up for the sufferfest.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Cvetomir Dimov and Mason Risley on the summit of Teewinot Mountain with the Grand Teton and Mt Owen in background.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Looking back at the East Prong and Koven Col from the base of Mt. Owen. We down climbed the exposed interface between the snow and shadowed rock face.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Awesome bivy site at 12,300 feet on the south ridge of Owen. The North Ridge of the Grand Teton beckons.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Not The Italian Cracks! Grand Teton North Ridge Jackson-Naphun variation in red and the Cvetomir-Mason variation in yellow. 5.10b; Not recommended.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Approximate line of route taken on North Ridge of the Grand. The middle section we were off route but made it go. The actual Italian Cracks route goes much further left on the northern aspect of the ridge.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Peak Number 7 - Cvetomir and Mason on the Summit of the South Teton</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Looking east from the summit of the South Teton, the remaining obstacles for the traverse: Ice Cream Cone and the Gilkey Tower in the foreground, Cloudveil and Nez Perce in upper center. Spalding peak is hidden by Gilkey Tower. The left sloping snow field peaking out from behind the Ice Cream Cone is part of the death gully where the rappel went poorly and we lost a rope.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Quad cordelette rigged at the rappel anchor on Owl Rock, as found the day after the accident. The carabiner on the shelf of the cordelette is still in place and locked.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Reconstruction of the Owl Rock anchor showing how an overhand knot in the tether sling likely jammed on the locking carabiner and held the climber’s weight temporarily. From the climber’s perspective, the sling appeared to be properly clipped.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Personal tether tied with a water knot that came undone at a rappel anchor on the Grand Teton in 2016, causing a tragic accident. NPS Photo</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Chris Schulte squeezing his way up Airwolf (V6). Photo by AAC member Dawn Kish</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - A Trip To Remember: A Story From the Catalyst Grant - Adrien on a previous climbing adventure.</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Zodiac, Adrien’s original plan, was too wet.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/1/14/researching-glacial-recession-in-chilean-patagonia-a-story-from-the-aac-research-grant</loc>
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      <image:caption>Bernardo Fjord and one of the main locations for Scott’s research. Pictured are Bernardo Glacier (lower left), the refugio or cabin (lower center) and Lautaro Volcano, the highest point in Bernard O’Higgins National Park (top center).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The research boat, the Aguilaf (bottom left), in Bernardo Fjord. In the background is Bernardo Glacier.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>AAC Research Grant recipient, Scott Braddock, in front of Calluqueo Glacier, San Lorenzo Mountain, Chile.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Kristin Schild (left) and Scott Braddock (right) conducting CTD sampling in Témpano fjord. Photo by Fernando Iglesias.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Team members Raúl Pereda (left) and Kristin Schild (right) install a time lapse camera in Témpano Fjord to monitor sediment plumes and ice berg movement. Photo by Scott Braddock.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Figure 2: Schematic illustrating the two end-member scenarios of glacier acceleration, top-down (a,b) and bottom-up (c-e). In top-down acceleration, water from melting ice and precipitation pools in crevasses and topographic lows on the glacier surface (a) until weaknesses in the ice are exploited and water flows between the glacier and glacier bed (b) reducing friction and leading to glacier acceleration. Bottom-up acceleration is initiated at the glacier terminus with warm ocean water melting away the glacier at the waterline, leading to an undercut terminus (c), which initiates subsequent mass loss through calving (d). This decrease in mass reduces the back pressure (e) leading to glacier acceleration.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ellie Hawkins during an early ascent of the North America Wall, 1973, Yosemite National Park, CA. Land of the Central Sierra Miwok people. Keith Nannery.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ellie Hawkins gets prepped for the void on the first ascent of Dyslexia (VI 5.10d A4), completed solo, 1985. Bruce Hawkins</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Molly Higgins and Barb Eastman atop El Cap after the first all-female ascent of The Nose, 1977. Larry Bruce</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Molly Higgins leading to The Nose’s famous feature, the Great Roof. AAC member Barb Eastman</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ellie Hawkins on a solo ascent of Never Never Land (5.10a), Yosemite Valley National Park, CA. Land of the Central Sierra Miwok people. Bruce Hawkins</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Barb Eastman walking out the infamous Thank God Ledge during the first all-female ascent of Half Dome’s Regular Northwest Face(5.9C1),1976. AAC member Molly Higgins</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/1/10/the-prescription</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Three of the six skiers on this tour were avalanched into dangerous tree-covered slopes.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Prescription - January 2022 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Investigating the Republic Mountain avalanche one day after the slide.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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      <image:title>News - Introducing the American Alpine Club Podcast: Episode 01 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Designed by Jeff Deikis</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/1/3/buried-treasure-a-personal-guide-to-the-2021-aaj</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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      <image:title>News - Buried Treasure - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Symon Welfringer during acclimatization for the south face of Sani Pakkush in Pakistan. The view is over the Toltar Glacier and up the Baltar Glacier, looking into the heart of the Batura Muztagh and beyond. Photo by Pierrick Fine</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Enticing double cracks on Voodoo Chile, a new route in the Bugaboos. Photo by Alik Berg</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by Bradford McArthur</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Buried Treasure - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Symon Welfringer during acclimatization for the south face of Sani Pakkush in Pakistan. The view is over the Toltar Glacier and up the Baltar Glacier, looking into the heart of the Batura Muztagh and beyond. Photo by Pierrick Fine</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Iron-hard ice on the bitterly cold north face of Pik Communism in January 2020.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A long way from anywhere during the 2019 ski around Mt. Logan. Photo by Thomas Delfino</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by John Cleare</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Casey Shaw and Joe Terravechhia in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2021/12/22/summit-register-004-letter-from-the-editor</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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      <image:title>News - Give a Damn - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Climbers gather around the Sprinter to talk about how they can be better stewards of climbing areas while climbing at Wall Street during this year’s Moab Craggin Classic. Lands of the Ute, Dine, and Ancestral Puebloan peoples. AAC member Levi Harrell</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo by AAC member Bryan Miller</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2021/12/22/the-new-era-of-climbing-management-plans-amp-regulations</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Climbers gazing up at Middle Cathedral from the floor of Yosemite Valley. Yosemite was recently the scene of a new permitting process for big wall climbers. Lands of the Central Sierra Miwok peoples. AAC Member Bryan Meyer</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Climbers at a busy crag at Calico Basin in Red Rocks Canyon National Conservation Area. These popular sport climbing areas outside Las Vegas, NV have seen some of the highest increase in use over the past 10 years. Lands of the Southern Paiute, &amp; Newe peoples. AAC member Jon Glassberg</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Advocacy doesn’t just happen on Capitol Hill. You can always get involved with a trail maintenance or clean up day at your local climbing area. Here, climbers give back to the crags they love during the Smith Rock Craggin Classic. Lands of the Tenino peoples and Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. AAC member Luke Humphrey</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2021/12/22/farm-to-crag</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Kate has always known that food is the fuel for success while climbing. Here she fires up breakfast before a day of climbing on the Incredible Hulk in the Eastern Sierra. Land of the Northern Paiute, Eastern Mono/Monache, and Newe peoples. AAC member Ken Etzel</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Farm to Crag - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Author Kate Rutherford rappelling off a route in the high alpine of the Eastern Sierras. Land of the Northern Paiute, Eastern Mono/Monache, and Newe peoples. AAC member Ken Etzel</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Farm to Crag was born to celebrate locally grown, fresh, organic vegetables. These foods are the fuel climbers need to reach the biggest summits of their imaginations. Viktor Pravdica</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2021/12/22/advocacy-in-action</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Guided climbing experiences and instruction, like this at the International Climbers Gathering in Yosemite National Park, could become much more accessible with the passage of the SOAR Act. Lands of the Central Sierra Miwok peoples. AAC member Andrew Burr</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Kathy Karlo throwing a mega heel hook while climbing in the Gunks. Land of the Lenape peoples. AAC member Chris Vultaggio</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2021/12/22/updates-from-your-policy-team</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Boulderers weaving their way through the Buttermilks. Land of the Northern Paiute, Eastern Mono/Monache, Newe peoples. AAC member Dawn Kish</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rachel Goldman climbing the steep featured roofs of Hueco Tanks. Lands of the Tampachoa (Mansos), Ndé Kónitsąąíí Gokíyaa (Lipan Apache), &amp; Mescalero Apache peoples. AAC member Dawn Kish</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sara Roudebush and Michelle “Meesh” Van Riper get ready to start the day with a comically appropriate amount of pads for a day of climbing at the Buttermilks. Lands of the Northern Paiute, Eastern Mono/Monache, Newe peoples. AAC member Dawn Kish</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/1/5/05mqfn35f1enwpl2pvv6ze3vfbpf98</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-07-29</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/1/20/imaginary-peaks-a-virtual-book-talk-with-katie-ives</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2022/1/7/the-prescription-december-2021</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The north face of Pioneer Peak, showing the route attempted in the incident below. X marks approximate site of the anchor where the climbers were impacted by avalanches. Photo by Cecil Sanders</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Brand-new rope cut during this incident.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Prescription - December 2021 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Damage to Fallon’s harness when she was hit by avalanches at the rappel stance on Pioneer Peak. The harness likely would have sustained many kilonewtons of force to be damaged this way, yet both it and the anchor held.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Prescription - December 2021 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A mock setup of pre-rigged rappel devices, where two climbers have set up both of their rappel devices before the first starts down. (Anchor tethers and backups are omitted for clarity.) Click the photo to find a good article exploring the pros and cons of pre-rigging rappels. Photo courtesy of AlpineSavvy.com</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2021/12/6/colorado-policy-update-protecting-the-thompson-divide</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>A huge avalanche in July stripped the north face of Mt. Belanger in Jasper National Park, Canada, down to bare glacial ice. Photo by Grant Statham.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Spring avalanche on the Ptarmigan Glacier in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note the track on the left. A party of climbers/skiers climbed this slope about one hour before the slide. Photo by Dougald MacDonald</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mt. Hood’s south side, about 24 hours after the avalanche on May 31, 1998. (A) The 300-foot crown fracture extended across the whole slope above Crater Rock, varying from one to five feet high. (B) The Hogsback bergschrund, below the Pearly Gates. Screen shot from KGW-Television cam at Timberline Lodge</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rockfall took out this anchor at the Narrows, near Redstone, Colorado, last summer. Photo by Chris Kalous (@enormocast)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Highline anchor bolts atop the northwest corner of Castleton Tower, Utah.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The highline from Misery Ridge to Monkey Face at Smith Rock. Climbers were stranded in 2018 when they attempted to rappel from the anchors on the left and could not pull their ropes. Photo courtesy of Smithrock.com.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Highline anchor bolts atop the northwest corner of Castleton Tower, Utah.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The highline from Misery Ridge to Monkey Face at Smith Rock. Climbers were stranded in 2018 when they attempted to rappel from the anchors on the left and could not pull their ropes. Photo courtesy of Smithrock.com.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Stacia Glenn near Washington Pass. Photo by Jon Abbott</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Jason Hall, Susan Snarr, Congressman Curtis, and David Carter discussing SLCA updates Cody Kaemmerlen for Wilder Mind</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>SLCA’s Jason Hall, David Carter, and Grace Olscamp with Chief of Staff Corey Norman, Susan Snarr, Congressman Curtis, and Amelia Howe Cody Kaemmerlen for Wilder Mind</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Chief of Staff Corey Norman and AAC’s Amelia Howe celebrating post successful climb! Cody Kaemmerlen for Wilder Mind</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Grace Olscamp, Jason Hall, Susan Snarr, Congressman Curtis, and David Carter discussing SLCA updates Cody Kaemmerlen for Wilder Mind</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>TINCUP Partner in Adventure Grant recipients Angela and Emily.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>National Park Service rangers rescuing the fallen climber from Mt. Shuksan. NPS Photo</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Just after this climber began a short rappel on Nishelheim’s northwest ridge, the sling came undone and she fell, fortunately without serious injury.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>National Park Service rangers rescuing the fallen climber from Mt. Shuksan. NPS Photo</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Just after this climber began a short rappel on Nishelheim’s northwest ridge, the sling came undone and she fell, fortunately without serious injury.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An all-time base camp in the Khane Valley of Pakistan. Photo courtesy of Konstantin Markevich</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Krasnoyarsk Route on the southeast face of Tangra Tower (5,820 meters). Photo by Konstantin Markevich</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Paddy McIlvoy on Cowboy Poetry (2,800’, IV 5.7 R AI2 50˚ snow) on the north face of Mt. Breitenbach (12,140’) in Idaho. Photo by Marc Hanselman</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Natalie Brechtel wondering what she got herself into as she completes the fifth pitch of the Northeast Buttress (1,300’, IV 5.9 R/X) of Pleasant Point. Photo by Richard Shore</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The south pillar of La Gloria (9,688 feet), showing the 1,500-foot route Rezando (13 pitches, 5.12). Photo by Zach Clanton</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Amy Pagacz on top of a small peak in the Ragged Range after climbing Twisting Couloir (350m, AD). The high peak behind Pagacz is one of several mountains labeled Mt. Sidney Dobson on maps. This one is likely unclimbed. Photo by Wojtek Pagacz</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Edward James lowers out on the Great Northern Prow of Mt. Roraima, watched by Troy Henry. The two men are from a nearby Akawaio community and had never worn a harness before the expedition. Photo by Matt “Pikey” Pycroft</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>“The Bark of the Cony is the story of one man's journey to overcome physical hardship and its resulting challenges. Before the age of four, George Nash Smith had a freak accident which impaired use of his right arm and hand. With the support of his parents and siblings he adapted to his circumstances and learned to approach life in a positive way.” This is a delightful story of the life of a climbing father and his sons. Known as the “Climbing Smiths,” George &amp; his four sons climbed 68 peaks over 14,000-ft in the United States in 48 days. They completed this feat in 1974. The Bark of the Cony is an enjoyable read for all outdoor enthusiasts and has local history nuggets for Colorado history buffs like myself. You can checkout our circulating copy or grab your own by clicking this link here (all proceeds go to charity).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Medical helicopter departing from the ridge below Sister Superior, above Castle Valley, Utah. Behind are the Priest, the Rectory, and Castleton Tower. Photo courtesy of Grand County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The adjacent article is part of the extensive avalanche coverage featured in the 2020 Accidents in North American Climbing. AAC members will receive the new book this month. The cover photo shows an avalanche on Polar Circus in Canada by Alex Ratson.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Debris from several slides that trapped two climbers on a route in Santaquin Canyon, Utah, in February 2019. The avalanche hazard was rated low at the elevation of the climb but more dangerous high up the mountain, where these slides originated. Read the report here.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The adjacent article is part of the extensive avalanche coverage featured in the 2020 Accidents in North American Climbing. AAC members will receive the new book this month. The cover photo shows an avalanche on Polar Circus in Canada by Alex Ratson.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Debris from several slides that trapped two climbers on a route in Santaquin Canyon, Utah, in February 2019. The avalanche hazard was rated low at the elevation of the climb but more dangerous high up the mountain, where these slides originated. Read the report here.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A severe storm on the first full day of summer caught two climbers high on 14,197-foot Crestone Needle in southern Colorado. After descending the Ellingwood Ledges route for about 1,000 feet, the two spent a cold night on a tiny ledge (circled). Photo: Patrick Fiore.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rescuers staging below Crestone Needle in the Sangre de Cristo Range in southern Colorado. Photo courtesy of Dale Atkins.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The rappel descents from a place like Seneca Rocks just aren’t long enough to necessitate Simul-Rappelling. It’s harder to justify such a consequential arrangement when the efficiencies don’t add up.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Assuming a simul-rappel is justifiable, both rappellers can find efficiencies from using Assisted Braking Devices. As always, managing the ends of the rope is a wise choice.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Blocking a knot isolates at least one of the rappellers from the consequences of the counterweight arrangement.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The interconnected rappellers can give each other a backup when there is a blocked knot in the rope. Plus, the rappelling team can simply bump this anchor from one station to the next, staying connected during the entire rappel.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>You can find more interactive mapping options here in the GMUG National Forests Planning Revision GIS database created by the Outdoor Alliance GIS Lab.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Click on image above to access and interactive map prepared by the Outdoor Alliance GIS Lab. 2017.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Helen Buck in 1933 at the age of 49. Very few photographs of Helen Buck exist in the AAC Archives and after much effort, this one was actually found in the Colorado Mountain Club Archives. Helen Buck attended a CMC Outing to Snowmass Lake in August 1933. This photo was unearthed thanks to Joe Kramarsic’s in-depth research of Helen Buck.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2018/11/26/2019-usa-world-cup-ice-climbing-team</loc>
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      <image:caption>Jake Bourdow grew up in Brookfield Wisconsin where he started climbing in 2007. He found his love for the mountains and ice climbing in Bozeman Montana while obtaining a finance degree at Montana State University. After moving back to the Midwest, Bourdow discovered competition speed and difficulty ice climbing and competed at the Great Lakes competition and the North American Championships. Currently residing in Minneapolis, Bourdow is competing in local drytooling competitions, as well as growing the sport as a board member of USA Ice Climbing. He views every weekend as a new opportunity to explore ice climbing, drytooling, and skiing. Look for Bourdow on the speed wall at the Denver Ice Climbing World Cup. Competitions: Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Carter Stritch is an alpinist and adventurer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stritch works professionally as a packaging engineer and is a founding board member of USA Ice Climbing. He enjoys both rock and ice climbing in remote areas, off the beaten path and has developed several new climbing areas around the Midwest. Stritch also enjoys competition ice climbing; he is drawn in by the camaraderie and opportunities to train with and learn from fellow athletes from around the world. This will be Stritch’s 5th year competing in the Ice Climbing World Cup series in both speed and difficulty. He has taken first place in the North American Ice Climbing Championships for speed and 6th place in the Ice Climbing World Cup for speed. He enjoys participating in the growing sport of competitive ice climbing as both an athlete and organizer and looks forward to the 2019 season Competitions: Cheongsong, Saas-Fee, Denver, Kirov</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Liam Foster is already an accomplished ice, mixed, and drytooling athlete at the age of 18. He is the youngest American to climb some of the hardest grades in drytooling (D12, D13, &amp; D14), placed 5th in difficulty at the 2018 Youth World Ice Climbing Championships, was second in difficulty and speed at the 2018 North American Championships, and won the Hari Berger Speed Competition at the Ouray Ice Festival. From Durango Colorado, Foster was introduced to the sport by Marcus Garcia in 2014 and has recently moved to Scotland to study theoretical physics at the University of St. Andrews. Highly motivated, Foster has already won competitions in the UK and built a training structure. Make sure to watch Foster in the 2019 Ice Climbing World Cup and Youth World Championship competitions! Competitions: Moscow, Rabenstein, Kirov</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I grew up near Orlando, Florida and moved to Boulder, Colorado after becoming obsessed with rock climbing in high school and college. I chose Colorado specifically because I was always interested in the full spectrum of mountain sports and climbing disciplines. But it wasn't until I found myself rehabilitating from a serious finger injury that I discovered mixed climbing. After struggling to stay away from rock climbing for months, a friend suggested I try ice and mixed climbing - as it is inherently more ergonomic on the hands. I fell in love immediatly, and thanks to my background in hard-ish rock climbing, I began participating in competitions right from the beginning. My first year I won the City Rock Ice Night Citizens Comp, was granted entry into the Pro Comp as a prize, and then took second place in the Pro event! I've also participated in the Ouray Mixed Climbing Comp a couple of times, took 14th in the Durango Event of the Ice Climbing World Cup, and took 3rd In the North American Championships that year. I've also had the pleasure of putting up "Conditional Love" WI5+ M5R on Longs Peak with Tyler Kempney just recently, and have sent routes of grades D15-, V13, and 5.13+. When I'm not climbing in my free time, I'm pursuing a career as a Guide and Instructor for Colorado Mountain School. I also have a blast routesetting for the Boulder Rock Club, and working part time for Ozo Coffee Company. Competitions: Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - 2019 USA World Cup Ice Climbing Team - Kevin Lindlau</image:title>
      <image:caption>Born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, climbing was not on Kevin’s radar until moving to Durango, Colorado in 2011 to attend Fort Lewis College. With a plethora of climbing around town it was hard not to get involved in the sport, but it wasn’t until he met Marcus Garcia and was shown the world of ice climbing that he found his true passion. After his first season on ice, he decided to train and compete for mixed climbing. This lead to an addiction in dry tooling that is still burning today. Kevin helps coach the USA Youth Ice team with Marcus Garcia. Recently he moved to Bozeman, Montana where he hopes to get more youth climbers involved in the sport. Kevin has competed on the World Cup circuit the past 2 years, finishing 20th in the overall lead World Cup ranking last season, and winning the North American Championships in both lead and speed. This season he hopes to learn more, climb hard and have fun representing the USA on the 2018/2019 World Cup tour. Competitions: Moscow, Cheongsong, Hengshui City, Saas-Fee, Rabenstein, Champagny-en-Vanoise, Denver, Kirov</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hi, I’m Grant Kleeves, I grew up on the Western Slope of Colorado, I currently live in Ridgway, CO and work as a project manager for Summit Sealants, a local construction company. I discovered ice climbing in 2009, I took a class at the Ouray Ice park because ice climbing looked interesting and I was hooked pretty much immediately, and an addiction to mixed climbing followed shortly after when I discovered that even without steel tendons you can do some wildly gymnastic moves. I have competed in the Ouray ice fest mixed comp for the last three years, and also the North American championships in Durango, CO, and Fenton, MI as well as the city rock ice night comp. Competitions: Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - 2019 USA World Cup Ice Climbing Team - Aaron Montgomery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Aaron Montgomery was born and raised on a ranch in Guthrie, Oklahoma before attending college at the University of Central Oklahoma where he gained a B.S. in Environmental Safety. While in college his Chemistry Professor took him climbing for the very first time in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge in 2001. Aaron then climbed in Oklahoma off and on for the next several years before moving to Colorado to further his carrier and be closer to the mountains. Once Aaron was in Colorado he started climbing both sport and trad climbing regularly before finding ice climbing and never looking back taking that love for ice into mixed climbing and drytooling. After training for several years Aaron moved to mixed climbing competitions having competed in World Cup events since 2012 and traveling all over the world. Aaron has competed in Italy, Switzerland, the United States, China, and Korea. Aaron works as the President &amp; CEO of The OURAY Group, LLC which is a global services company based in Westminster, CO. Aaron has a wife and 5-year old twin boys. Sponsors: CAMP/Cassin; The Alpine Training Center; Vega; OURAY Competitions: Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - 2019 USA World Cup Ice Climbing Team - Cody Stevenson</image:title>
      <image:caption>I currently live in Boulder Colorado, and am from there. I got into ice climbing during the winter if 2014 in Rumney, New Hampshire, where a local guide, Art Mooney, invited me out. After that I was hooked. For the majority of my life I had been a boulderer, so ice climbing definitely opened my horizons. In the past and currently I compete in USA youth climbing competitions, as well as the youth World Cup. I have also competed at North American Championships, as well as UIAA youth world championships in ice. I am currently in high school as a sophomore. Competitions: Hengshui City, Saas-Fee</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - 2019 USA World Cup Ice Climbing Team - Thomas Gehrlein</image:title>
      <image:caption>Originally from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, Thomas Gehrlein started rock climbing at the end of 2013 and was introduced to ice climbing the following year. In 2017 he moved to Golden, Colorado and was introduced to mixed climbing and drytooling, in which he has progressed very quickly. Gehrlein has already climbed hard drytooling routes up to D11 and after his first competition, the City Rock Citizens Competition, he finished 7th in difficulty at the North American Championship in March of 2018. Since the North American Championship, Thomas has dedicated his year to training for the World Cup, while maintaining his job as an accountant. He will be travelling around the world to compete in all 6 Ice Climbing World Cup competitions in 2019. Competitions: Cheongsong, Hengshui City, Saas-Fee, Rabenstein, Champagny-en-Vanoise, Denver, Kirov</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - 2019 USA World Cup Ice Climbing Team - Tyler Kempney</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tyler Kempney was raised in Carthage, New York by a close knit family that helped shape him as a person with strong moral values and work ethic. Currently residing in Boulder, Colorado with his wife Lois Ann, Kempney works as a gear specialist at Rock and Resole, a local climbing shop. On his days off, he is pursuing some of the hardest ice and mixed climbs Colorado and the surrounding area have to offer; including a first ascent of a thin smear or ice on the lower east face of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park that he and Wesley Fowler named Conditional Love (WI5+ M5 R). Kempney got his start ice and mixed climbing in the Adirondack and Catskill mountains of New York. The harsh winter weather of the North East proved to be a great training ground to develop a deep love for climbing ice and mixed, even in the scrappiest conditions. Learning quickly, Kempney performed very well in his first competition season in 2018; 2nd in difficulty at the City Rock Pro comp, 5th in difficulty at the world famous Ouray Ice Festival, 2nd in difficulty at the Smuggs Ice Bash (Vermont), and 5th in difficulty at the North American Championships. He has always sought to broaden his horizons as a climber, and enjoys the new challenges that competition brings him and the new ways in which he can push himself. Kempney is honored and excited to represent the US as a part of the Ice Climbing World Cup team! Competitions: Saas-Fee, Rabenstein, Champagny-en-Vanoise, Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - 2019 USA World Cup Ice Climbing Team - Marcus Garcia</image:title>
      <image:caption>This 43 -year-old has made a goal to be an all-around climber. Life for Marcus Garcia was growing up in Fort Worth, Texas, with athletic as his source of an outlet. He’s soon found himself travelling around climbing anywhere he could for a few years until he found himself living full time in Durango Colorado, where he lives now with his wife and daughter. Marcus took his years of climbing all mediums and now puts it to use as a climbing gym owner and head climbing coach to all ages. He is now taking his mastery of the winter climbing and growing the awareness of ice and mixed climbing to the young and has started the US Youth mixed climbing team and is the leading persons to bring this sport to North America. He is on the UIAA Board, which is helping to bring this sport to the winter Olympics. He still puts his competitive climbing skills to use, as he still competes in sport, mixed ice climbing and bouldering competition. His quest as an all-around climber, has allowed him to be a leading route developer in the areas he has climbed in. Putting up first ascents of all grades, sport, trade, mixed ice on all types of rocks formation. His favorite thing to do is teach climbing. His clinics are love by all those that have taken them at many of the climbing festivals. Marcus Garcia lives by this quote "Dream as if you are going to live forever, live as if you are going to die tomorrow" Competitions: Cheongsong, Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - 2019 USA World Cup Ice Climbing Team - Andrew Lamb</image:title>
      <image:caption>Andrew Lamb is from the small town of Worland, Wyoming. From his first introduction to climbing at the age of 14, he knew it would become his passion. His mentors in climbing encouraged him to follow his desire to climb to Bozeman, Montana, where he is pursuing his degree in physics at Montana State University. His first winter in Bozeman introduced him to ice climbing, something he quickly became passionate about. His backyard climbing area, the world-renowned Hyalite Canyon, offers endless ice and mixed climbing adventures where Andrew climbs as often as possible. Andrew has since become an instructor of rock and ice climbing for MSU sharing his love of the sport with others. After watching the Ice World Cup event in Bozeman he was inspired to get into competitive climbing, leading to his participation in the 2018 North American Championships and local competitions in Colorado Springs and Portland. This is his first season in the Ice Climbing World Cup, and Andrew is excited to share his passion for the sport of climbing while representing the USA Ice Climbing team. Competitions: Cheongsong, Hengshui City</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - 2019 USA World Cup Ice Climbing Team - Troy Anger</image:title>
      <image:caption>Anger got his start in competition ice climbing in Vermont during the Smuggs Ice Bash drytooling competition, hosted at Petra Cliffs in Burlington. This season’s competition will be January 25, 2019, part of the Smuggs Ice Bash’s 13th Annual Ice Climbing Festival. The competition is part of the USA Ice Climbing competition series and is recognized nationally. Anger has also gained experience in ice climbing and mountaineering with his military unit in the Vermont National Guard.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - 2019 USA World Cup Ice Climbing Team - Kendra Stritch: Team Manager</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kendra Stritch made history in December 2014 when she became the first American to win a UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup Medal. This historic success arrived on the speed wall in Bozeman, Montana. Stritch, a Minnesota native and currently based in Minneapolis, began climbing in 2006, ice climbing that winter, and joined the UIAA World Cup in 2012. Working full-time as a Strategic Project Manager for manufacturing, she is also a board member of USA Ice Climbing. She enjoys all disciplines of climbing but you can tell there’s a little extra passion for ice and competition. Stritch has been a competitive athlete since the age of 9 and is always seeking out new competitions and new sports. She loves the strategy and commitment that are required by competition, as well as the camaraderie of fellow competitors. Stritch takes motivation and inspiration from the support of local and international communities; she is passionate about sharing her knowledge through mentorship and coaching of anyone who’s psyched to learn and have fun. Competitions: Moscow, Cheongsong, Hengshui City, Saas-Fee, Rabenstein, Champagny-en-Vanoise, Denver Kirov</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I’m originally from Atlanta, Georgia, but moved to Colorado in 2015 after college and a brief stint studying salamanders at the University of North Carolina. I was working as a journalist when I attended the Ice Climbing World Cup in Durango in 2017 on assignment. My first impression of the sport hovered somewhere between fascination and horror, but, ultimately, the athleticism and skill of the competitors and the welcoming community won me over. I met a few friends at the World Cup and later at the Ouray Ice Fest who taught me how to climb, and I’ve been involved in the sport ever since. I’ve competed in speed climbing at the Ouray Ice Fest and dry tooling at the CityRock Ice Fest. I currently work as a writer and editor in Boulder. Competitions: Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Lindsay Hastings likes to joke that she was always destined to be an ice climber. Between frequent family trips to Colorado, and even taking her first steps as a baby in Rocky Mountain National Park, she developed a fondness of the mountains from an early age. Despite growing up in Minnesota, she ironically didn't discover her passion for ice climbing until she moved to the deserts of New Mexico just two years ago. Lindsay got her start as an ice climber by winning a guided ice climbing trip to Ouray in a silent auction. After just a few runs up the ice, she was hooked. By the end of that season, she took third place in her first speed ice climbing competition. Shortly thereafter, she moved to Colorado to live and train closer to the mountains and world-class ice climbing. Lindsay works as a Hydrologic Technician for the U.S. Geological Survey, with most of her field work taking place in Estes Park, Colorado. When she's not working in the field, you can find her chasing her next thrill in the mountains through climbing, mountaineering, trail running, and outdoor photography. Competitions: Rabenstein, Champagny-en-Vanoise, Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Angela Limbach grew up in Brookfield, WI and started rock climbing in 2004 as a freshman in high school, climbing almost exclusively in the gym. She did not discover ice climbing until she started college through the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s ‘Hoofer Mountaineering Club’ (HMC) in 2009. After spending her early climbing career almost exclusively in a gym, the opportunities to get outside on real rock and ice that the HMC afforded became a major focus in her life. In the last couple of years, Angela decided to dedicate far more time and effort into ice season. With zero prior dry tooling experience, she tried out competition ice climbing for the first time in 2017 placing 2nd at the Great Lakes Mixed Competition in Fenton, MI. Because of this experience, she built her own training structure and competed in her first World Cup competitions during the 2018 season. She later placed 2nd in the North American championships held in March of that year. By day she leads a team of data analysts at the software company, Zywave, located in Milwaukee, WI and spends evenings instructing at the local climbing gym, Adventure Rock. During the warmer months, she takes clients out rock climbing with Devils Lake Climbing Guides and is an AMGA certified Single Pitch Instructor. Angela cares strongly about giving back to the climbing community and in January 2018 was elected as a board member of the Wisconsin Climbers Association--an organization that promotes stewardship, access, and community in partnership with the Access Fund. She has also volunteered as the clinics coordinator over the past two years for the American Alpine Club’s Craggin’ Classic held at Devils Lake, WI, bringing professional athletes, local guides, and community members together to hone skills and deepen knowledge. Angela is proud to be able to compete in her second World Cup season this year and can’t thank her friends, family, community, and mentors enough who have helped support her. Competitions: Cheongsong, Hengshui City, Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mikayla Tougas (born December 15, 1998) is a rock and ice climber from Upstate NY. She has been rock climbing since 2012. In 2016, Mikayla became the Collegiate Sport Climbing National Champion. She then proceeded to compete with the USA team at the University World Championships and the Youth World Championships in China (placing 10th and 15th). Mikayla has accomplished several outdoor ascents of 5.13c and v11. She has recently used her rock climbing background to help her transition over to the ice and drytooling scene. In January (2018), Andrea Charest introduced Mikayla to drytooling. Mikayla went on to compete at the Smuggler’s Ice Bash (placing 2nd) and the Connecticut Ice Festival (placing 1st). In August, Mikayla started training outside, and climbed her first D11’s. The following month, she traveled to Quebec and got the first female ascent of First Blood M11. Mikayla is excited to see how far she can push herself in ice climbing/drytooling. She is honored to have the opportunity to share her passion for climbing while representing the USA Ice Climbing Team. On top of her athletic career, Mikayla commits a lot of her time to her family, academics, and work. She is a honors student at SUNY Adirondack Community College. Mikayla is also working to obtain her pilot’s license and become a certified EMT. Mikayla currently volunteers as a firefighter and runs her own private coaching business. Competitions: Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Angela Tomczik grew up hiking and backpacking in Bishop, California. Moving to Colorado to study mathematics at CU Boulder,  Tomczik spent her weekends traveling across the Western US on climbing trips including regular visits to the Ouray Ice Park. She started competitively mixed climbing in 2014 and competed in both difficulty and speed at the Durango Ice Climbing World Cup competition in 2016. Today, Tomczik works as a Statistical Analyst and enjoys spending her free time in the mountains—climbing, hiking, running, skiing, and volunteering for the local search and rescue team. This season she'll be expanding her competition experience with the USA team in difficulty and speed at the French, Italian, Swiss, and United States Ice Climbing World Cups. Competitions: Saas-Fee, Rabenstein, Champagny-en-Vaoise, Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Catalina (Cat) Shirley has been a competitive member of the USA Youth Ice Climbing Team since 2016, and is stoked about participating in her first adult World Cup in Denver this year! She represented the country in both France and Liechtenstein for the Youth World Championships and is also looking forward to adding Finland to her list this March. Her climbing began on rocks 8 years ago in sunny southern California, but after moving to Colorado and getting on the tools, she fell in love with ice climbing and drytooling. Currently she resides in Durango, CO where she is a junior attending Animas High School. On the off-chance Cat isn't climbing, you may find her traveling, eating chocolate, complaining about cardio, or communicating with foreign athletes she's met over the years. Catalina is psyched to be a member of the 2019 USA World Cup Ice Climbing Team, and can't wait to give it her all in Denver this year! Competitions: Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Claire grew up in Plymouth, Minnesota where she developed her climbing skills on a rope in her backyard. She started rock climbing three years ago during her sophomore year of college. She is currently a senior at the University of Minnesota Duluth and is studying special education and elementary education. Claire was an alpine ski racer for many years and just recently discovered the sport of ice climbing. Last year, she competed in the UMD Drytool Competition and the North American Ice Climbing Championship. She also competed in several rock climbing competitions including some within the Wisconsin Indoor Climbing Series. This will be Claire’s first World Cup. Competitions: Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Amity is a 25 year old Colorado native but did not start climbing until she left her rock barren homeland for college in Texas. She was immediately captivated by the vertical world upon introduction to rock climbing and has sent several 5.13c's. Amity lives full time in a Ford Transit cargo van that she and her husband built out themselves and thrives on travel, adventure, and trying really hard while climbing! Fun fact, Amity only picked up ice tools a total of four times before competing in (and placing 1st in) CityROCK's annual IceFest this past November.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Beth has been ice climbing for almost 20 years but it wasn't until she moved to Ouray Colorado in 2012 that she got the competition bug. Starting when the World Cup first came to the United States in Bozeman MT, Beth has competed in the World Cup for 3 years and Denver 2019 will be her 4th season competing in the WC. She's always humbled by the World Cup competitions and meeting athletes from around the world is one of the main reasons she competes. She hopes that her attempts at imitating the world's best motive a younger generation to take to their tools and have fun with this sport. When not competing, Beth loves finding mixed routes that allow her to link discontinuous blobs of ice and rock.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Intermediate Camp, three miles up the glacier.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Threading our way from Base Camp to Intermediate Camp.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Off came out packs and snowshoes, and soon Bill was cutting his way down into the crevasse. Ten feet down, and he was gingerly dancing across a six inch vane of ice to the wedge. Another ten feet of vertical climbing on rotten ice and he hauled himself onto the flat top of the wedge.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We crossed a few more crevasses on somewhat doubtful bridges, veered to the right under the hanging glaciers of the Kahiltna Horns, and put our snowshoes back on for the more amenable crevasses leading to the base of the Rock Ridge.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In an hour, we had picked our way over a number of rotten snow bridges to what we thought was our couloir, rejected it as being too steep, and returned for lack of anything better.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We belayed and fixed our ropes to rock pitons on the southern wall. The couloir had an uncanny ability to trick us into thinking that the ice was about to turn to snow. With 800 feet of fixed rope already in place and only half of the gully ours, we felt that retreat was in order and arm rappelled down to a 10:30pm supper.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Jake in Col getting a rather late start the next morning, we all carried loads to the top of the fixed ropes. Relentless, it continued as it had the night before- steep hard ice. Another 800 feet of fixed rope went in. Then, joyful moment! We stood on the ridge crest again, gazing down at the ridge we had circumvented. I shuddered as I thought again of carrying loads up the ridge. No, the ice gully was the right way.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>On the rope looking for a route over the Bumps. It seemed that our hopes were to be dashed by these insignificant little excrescences on the ridge crest.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We were soon over the saddle and cutting our way up the Second Bump, where we were able to avoid the steep lower section on its west side. After two rope lengths on this Bump, threatening weather and the knowledge that the route was possible turned us back.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pete and Buck preparing for the summit in Balcony Camp.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Near the tent high up in Balcony Camp.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Another picture of Balcony Camp.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Buck and Pete nearing the summit.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Breaking onto the summit plateau.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Barry Corbet on the summit of McKinley.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>June 19, 1959 Jake and Pete on the summit of Mt. McKinley. Above us, great cumulus caps reared up to 25,000 feet; below, the clouds were at the 18,000 foot level.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>At the summit we took a few pictures, spoke some garbled nonsense into the tape recorder we had brought with us, and rested ourselves for the journey down.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Barry after successfully submitting.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We fell into the Logan tent at 10:30PM, cooked a light supper, and slept until noon the following day. When we awoke, it was clear that our long awaited storm had arrived.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Glacier Camp after summiting Mt. McKinley, with traces of fresh snow.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Below Balcony Camp, we found the rocks deeply buried, by not unduly difficult. Visibility was about seventy feet. Once past the sharp snow ridge, we started looking for the ice axe marking our cache.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Denali - First ascent of the South Face via the West Rib 1959</image:title>
      <image:caption>We remembered only one ridge with a single crest from the ascent. Now there were three or four separate crests. Jake and I went to look for the cache again, leaving our packs behind. Picking our way down the western edge of the ridge, we had a warm sensation of familiarity. A moment later, we both saw it. Of all our cache, the only part visible was four inches of ice axe.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Climbers in a crack near the top of Mumm Peak, Canada</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A climber on Mount Sir Donald in Glacier National Park of Canada. Note the use of hobnail boots.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A woman makes her way up a rock face</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A climber in the Alps</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Three men pause for refreshment while climbing in the Alps. The Matterhorn in the background.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A man making his way through a crevasse on Robson Glacier, Mount Robson</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pausing to admire the view in the Selkirks</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A woman roped off and ready to climb</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A mountaineer crossing on the ice</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A mountaineer on a glacier</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A group of climbers setting out for Mount Robson from an Alpine Club of Canada camp</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A woman resting against a climbing companion</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Climbing party before setting out for Mount Rainier, Washington</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hemp rope, ice axes and other gear spread out on a glacial table.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hemp rope, ice axes and glacier goggles. These two climbers are also wearing puttees (leg wraps).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A. J. Gilmour models his sleeping bag</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ice axes and women’s pre-1925 climbing attire.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A striped canvas tent</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Men’s climbing outfit.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tricouni nails - a type of hobnails developed in the 1920’s</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hobnailed boots</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A woman summits in the Alps</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The summit of Mount Sir Donald</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A climbing group summiting Victoria Ridge in Alberta.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Men and women on the summit of Mount Victoria</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The summit of Mount Edith Cavell</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Men and women celebrating at the summit of Resplendent Mountain</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A man and woman celebrating on a summit.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Men and women on the summit</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dossenhütte and Gstellihorn in the background in the Swiss Alps</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The steps of an Alpine hut</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A hut in the Alps</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A lean-to in the forest</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Camp in the woods - it was common to use small trees and logs as tent poles</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Camp near Cathedral Peak - the large open tent is a mess tent</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A trapper’s cabin</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Campers gathering in a mess tent</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A camp in the Canadian Rockies</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A mess tent and a large group of people around a campfire under US and Canadian flags</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Morning in camp</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Miss Candace Hewitt arrives in Jasper to climb Resplendent Mountain.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Before the invention of traffic lights, you might have seen men with a sign at busy intersections</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The climbing party fording a river on horses, there were fewer roads and cars were less reliable, so travel by horse was common</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In the first decades of the 20th century, highways were still very new. Most long distance travel was done by train.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A photo taken from the roof of a train car</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Travel by airplane was uncommon before the 1930’s and only a few very wealthy people flew commercially. Most international travel was done by ship.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A crowd on Pier 59 in New York City where ships arrived or left</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A cable ferry taking packages across a river</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Margate Cutting in the UK - ladies in corsets and with parasols were the norm</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Turn of the last century men’s fashion</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Bathing machines at Margate Beach - these carts were rolled into the sea with horses and served to allow women to preserve their modesty when swimming</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>No cars drive on this road, instead it’s only horse-drawn carriages at the Margate clock tower.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An epic moustache photographed through a huge spool of wire</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Exposition Universelle of 1900 in Paris - very similar to a World’s Fair, but art nouveau themed.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A barbecue in Cody Wyoming</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>As we’ve mentioned before, women climbed in their dresses.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A view of the Matterhorn from the Kulmhotel Gornergrat prior to observatories being installed.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Zermatt, Switzerland and the Matterhorn</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Matterhorn, photographed from the North</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mont Blanc from the Aosta Valley, Italy</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A hotel in the Alps</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Totem poles at Hazelton, British Columbia</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Old Faithful, Yellowstone WY</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-07</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>This burro is packing in supplies for the Colorado Mountain Club's 1916 Wild Basin Outing. CMC Archives.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Somewhere between McCarthy, Alaska, and Mount Logan. Photo by Albert H. MacCarthy.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - A horse snowshoe</image:title>
      <image:caption>This is a horse snowshoe found in the Klondike by Bob Bates. There would have been another strap to hold the horse’s hoof.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - Setting Out from McCarthy, Alaska</image:title>
      <image:caption>An advance party beginning in McCarthy, Alaska, to cache supplies on the way to Mount Logan, February 1925. Photo by Albert H. MacCarthy.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - Mount Logan Advance Party, February 1925</image:title>
      <image:caption>Somewhere between McCarthy, Alaska, and Mount Logan. Photo by Albert H. MacCarthy.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - Starting Out From McCarthy, Alaska</image:title>
      <image:caption>A hand-colored slide of a dogsled team in February 1925, heading out of McCarthy, Alaska, to cache supplies on the way to Mount Logan. Expedition leader Albert MacCarthy made this trip prior to the May departure date of the entire Mount Logan Expedition team. Albert H. MacCarthy Lantern Slide Collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - On the way to Mount Logan</image:title>
      <image:caption>A dogsled team headed to a midway point to cache supplies for the 1925 Mount Logan Expedition. Albert H. MacCarthy Collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A hand-colored slide of a dogsled team headed to a midway point to cache supplies for the 1925 Mount Logan Expedition. Albert H. MacCarthy Collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Castleguard Pass - First Decent, with horses, of Saskatchewan Glacier (7-16-23) J. Monroe Thorington Scrapbook.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - Camp in the Canadian Rockies</image:title>
      <image:caption>“S.E.S. Allen on horse,” ca. 1890-1920. AAC Lantern Slide Collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - Snowmass Camp 1933</image:title>
      <image:caption>Camp of the Snowmass Lake CMC Outing in 1933. CMC Archives.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - Snowmass Lake, Colorado, 1945</image:title>
      <image:caption>“Making Camp and Packing In” from the Snowmass Lake Outing 1945 album. CMC Archives.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - Wild Basin Outing 1916</image:title>
      <image:caption>“Lightning Express.” These burros are pulling a carriage and supplies to the Colorado Mountain Club’s base camp in Wild Basin. CMC Archives.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - The Fishing Party</image:title>
      <image:caption>Another photo from the CMC’s Wild Basin Outing in 1916. This is presumably a group of camp attendees heading out to fish. CMC Archives.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - Closer View of the Fishing Party</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1536612668728-AJDMTP7EANHNT4K44C7T/IMG_0025-Wild+Basin+1916.JPG</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - Burro Party at Camp Fire</image:title>
      <image:caption>Also from the CMC’s Wild Basin Outing in 1916, this photo shows a boy riding a burro in camp. CMC Archives.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - "Omnibus"</image:title>
      <image:caption>1916 Wild Basin Outing. CMC Archives.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1536612769302-IPLEPBBMEW98HQMXKRI6/IMG_0038-Wild+Basin+1916.JPG</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - Taylor Pass</image:title>
      <image:caption>Snowmass Outing, 1922? [TBD - must check again, this was mislabeled Wild Basin which is nowhere near Taylor Pass in Gunnison Co., Colorado] CMC Archives.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - Brooks Going Light</image:title>
      <image:caption>1916 Wild Basin Outing. CMC Archives.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - AAC Lantern Slide Collection</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ice Cave. Horse Thief Glacier. Canadian Rockies</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1536613500829-R0MQG05WIJJJ5093MO1M/Lantern_00146.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - AAC Lantern Slide Collection</image:title>
      <image:caption>“Pack Train on Shepperds Pass Sierras”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - AAC Lantern Slide Collection</image:title>
      <image:caption>“Pack Train on Summit of Junction Pass. 13,300ft Sierras”</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1536613751053-GQD67AST4C5HJT8IAICC/Lantern_00282.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - AAC Lantern Slide Collection</image:title>
      <image:caption>“Trail to Rainbow Bridge, Utah.”</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - AAC Lantern Slide Collection</image:title>
      <image:caption>“Trail to Rainbow Bridge, Utah.”</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1536613756675-QO0H0UBNMJQOQIM3ERXB/Lantern_00477.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - AAC Lantern Slide Collection</image:title>
      <image:caption>No caption or label. Likely in the area near Mt. Geikie in British Columbia on a trip with Allen Carpe.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1536613788791-O50MLIICML0T8WN2P0LV/Lantern_01009.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - AAC Lantern Slide Collection</image:title>
      <image:caption>Labelled: “Diamond Hitch 1915”</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1536613792273-KNF5CONYKBXCSR30B3Z5/Lantern_01010.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - AAC Lantern Slide Collection</image:title>
      <image:caption>Labelled: “Fording the Smokey. A.J.G. leading (Bishop's photo) 1915” [AJG = Andrew James Gilmour]</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1536613796164-13UEZ5U051EOMYPG4KHM/Lantern_01011.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - AAC Lantern Slide Collection</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hand-colored, likely by Andrew J. Gilmour, 1915. “Fording the Smokey.”</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1536613801099-XVOAAW81DE74HEZS0HR4/Lantern_01127.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - AAC Lantern Slide Collection</image:title>
      <image:caption>Helpfully labelled as “unidentified.” Likely in the Canadian Rockies by Andrew J. Gilmour, 1914 or 1916.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1536613809359-5M5MQTVMMQP0C1HO125N/Lantern_01133.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - AAC Lantern Slide Collection</image:title>
      <image:caption>Helpfully labelled as “unidentified.” Likely in the Canadian Rockies by Andrew J. Gilmour, 1914 or 1916.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1536613813217-KNXKR6Z7JJE6SKJSMHXH/Lantern_01194.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - AAC Lantern Slide Collection</image:title>
      <image:caption>Only labeled as “1920?” and possibly from the first ascent of Magog by MacCarthy, Wakefield, Waterman, Gilmour.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - AAC Lantern Slide Collection</image:title>
      <image:caption>Attached card reads: "A selection of my best slides of Selkirks &amp; Rockies (except Sir Sandford) to show conditions of travel, snow climbing &amp; glaciers, and ruck climbing. H. Palmer &amp; friends Dee &amp; Jan[?] 1941-1942.” [Howard Palmer was an early AAC member and served in several capacities.]</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1536613845157-JFD5EH2TA0OK6VNVT8J6/Lantern_02213.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - AAC Lantern Slide Collection</image:title>
      <image:caption>Label reads: “[?] Valley [?] north to Saskatchewan basin, 1923.” Likely by J. Monroe Thorington .</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1536625460122-228SSE84KOGDU9CYEWSG/Lantern_01443.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - AAC Lantern Slide Collection</image:title>
      <image:caption>Attached card reads: "A selection of my best slides of Selkirks &amp; Rockies (except Sir Sandford) to show conditions of travel, snow climbing &amp; glaciers, and ruck climbing. H. Palmer &amp; friends Dee &amp; Jan[?] 1941-1942.” [Howard Palmer was an early AAC member and served in several capacities.]</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - AAC Lantern Slide Collection</image:title>
      <image:caption>No label. Canadian Rockies likely.</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - AAC Lantern Slide Collection</image:title>
      <image:caption>No label. Canadian Rockies?</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - AAC Lantern Slide Collection</image:title>
      <image:caption>No label. This view is one reason to pack into the wilderness. Likely Canadian Rockies - Selkirks?</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden</image:title>
      <image:caption>Or, getting up the mountain is entirely up to you!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Beasts of Burden - Recommended Reading</image:title>
      <image:caption>Find this book and more in the AAC Library Catalog: https://bit.ly/2oXgxb5</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2018/9/6/aahhlwg48zgi707lfboxrbaiyygnav</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-07</lastmod>
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      <image:title>News - AAC is Accepting 2019 World Cup Ice Climbing Team Applications</image:title>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2019teamselection</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-07</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/wc-ice-climbing-in-denver</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-07</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2018/8/24/aac-sexual-harassment-policy-statement</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-05-16</lastmod>
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      <image:title>News - AAC Responds to the Sexual Harassment Survey</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2018/3/27/the-ice-axe</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-07</lastmod>
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      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe</image:title>
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      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe</image:title>
      <image:caption>This alpenstock is of the oldest variety. It stands about five and a half feet tall and has a sharp metal spike at the bottom.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mountaineers would carve the names of their alpine conquests into their alpenstocks.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jacques Balmat with an original alpenstock. He has an ice axe at his belt for cutting steps into the snow.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe</image:title>
      <image:caption>An 1870’s photo of men using original alpenstocks to cross a crevasse in the Alps. These alpenstocks have no cutting tools.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1533761520636-5A9SO2RTLEZQZEMHPYVY/Stereoscope107.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe</image:title>
      <image:caption>A woman of the late 1800’s holding her alpenstock. This variety also has no cutting tool attached.</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1533761538221-HAN23HWJ44GA72GJ4TAT/Stereoscope114.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe</image:title>
      <image:caption>A party of mountaineers crossing a glacier in the 1870’s or 1880’s. The leader of the party used a hand axe to cut steps into the snow - the rest of the party used alpenstocks for balance.</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1533762125148-4K0KEMOEK0XCVLE28WLR/20180411_092955.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hamilton Davidson Lockwood’s ice axe - inscribed on the metal plaque is: Mont Blanc 1862” This was donated to the AAC archives by Mrs. Lockwood.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe</image:title>
      <image:caption>Alpenstock and ice axe in one tool, the cutting head of the axe has been attached to the top of the staff.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe</image:title>
      <image:caption>Two alpenstock, full length, with the cutting implement at the top and ice pick at the bottom.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe</image:title>
      <image:caption>William Hunter Workman’s ice axe. Workman was the husband of Fanny Bullock Workman.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe</image:title>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1533764533924-Y377POOP11BLSIRS0PLR/aac-library%252Foriginal%252Ff2ee2d7c219ec994a12b29997888afd8.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe</image:title>
      <image:caption>Andrew James Gilmour and his ice axe, photographed in the 1910’s. From the Andrew James Gilmour collection.</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe</image:title>
      <image:caption>A mountaineer resting his hands on his ice axe while on the trail. From the Andrew James Gilmour collection</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe</image:title>
      <image:caption>Andrew James Gilmour posing with an ice axe on a summit.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1533764675996-4ZSEDODPEXXTQWF9208V/aac-library%252Foriginal%252F472c256ae786ae8960571ca4a8aba539.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe</image:title>
      <image:caption>A climber ascending a rock face, using his ice axe as a walking stick. From the collections of the American Alpine Club.</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe</image:title>
      <image:caption>From the collections of the American Alpine Club</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1533767488737-BNGBCUOF2M749A4RR6NV/aac-library%252Foriginal%252Fbd83378a4f9da573cefb97b39b557cd2.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe</image:title>
      <image:caption>From the collection of the American Alpine Club</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fanny Bullock Workman's (1859-1925) ice axe - Workman was a prominent female mountaineer and a founding member of the American Alpine Club.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe - A climber anchoring himself with his ice axe</image:title>
      <image:caption>This photo is from our lantern slide collection</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>From the Andrew James Gilmour collection</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Secret History of the Ice Axe - The Stubai ice axe</image:title>
      <image:caption>A popular example of the mid-century modern ice axe</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ice axe being used for climbing</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Cutting steps in the snow with an ice axe</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ice axe on Mount Ostenso</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>These mountaineers are cutting a tent platform with their ice axes</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An ice axe on an icy hump</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>All-metal ice axes with hammers instead of adzes</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This photo of some lovely examples of MacInnes Terrordactylice axes is courtesy of the Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A modern ice tool for climbing frozen water.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ice axe with a leather cover for the head</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>From the collection of Richard K. Irvin</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>George Harr's home made ice axe.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Some of our ice axes hanging out in the archives</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>William Sargent Ladd’s ice axe. Ladd was president of the American Alpine Club from 1929 - 1931.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>All metal ice axe with rainbow leash</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>From the collection of Richard K. Irvin.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>These ice axe heads are the remains of three charred ice axes - they belonged to Howard Palmer.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Photo by AAC member Brian Payst of LWCF-funded climbing area Stone Mountain. “Climbers have already reaped the rewards of the visionaries who established the LWCF and we’re set to see further gains in the future, but we won’t be able to unless it is reauthorized,” Payst writes.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2018/8/3/packs-for-public-lands</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2018/7/23/the-colorado-mountains-from-the-archives</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-07</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Atop Mount Audubon, circa 1916-18.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Top: Camp at Clear Creek, Bottom: Mess Tent</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Top right: Brook’s Tent, Bottom: Men’s Washroom</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Top: Base-ball, Bottom: Women’s tug-of-war</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Top: Off to Gray’s &amp; Torreys, Bottom: Preparing supper at temporary camp below Steven’s Mine</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Left: Torrey’s Peak from Grizzly Gulch, Right: Summit of Kelso</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Left: Gray’s and Torrey’s, Top right: Summit of Gray’s, and Bottom right: Torrey’s from Kelso</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gray’s from Edwards (left) and Torrey’s (right)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Colorado Mountains: View from the Archives - It's a Long Way to Gray's and Torreys</image:title>
      <image:caption>This is a song written by a CMC member and was likely sung as they slogged up Grays and Torreys Peaks on August 20th 1915. Perhaps it was set to the music of “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary.”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Colorado Mountains: View from the Archives - Grays Peak Summit Register</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cover page, placed by Outing party on August 20, 1915.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Colorado Mountains: View from the Archives - Grays Peak page 2</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lots of people summited Grays on August 20th 1915.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Colorado Mountains: View from the Archives - Grays Peak page 3</image:title>
      <image:caption>This is the third page of the 1915 summit register. You can see there were quite a few people climbing it on August 20, 1915. The same number probably summit it today in an hour.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2018/7/16/aacs-peter-metcalf-on-senator-mike-lees-public-land-comments</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2018/7/9/2017-fiscal-year-the-annual-report</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-07</lastmod>
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      <image:title>News - Happy Anniversary, Gasherbrum I First Ascent!</image:title>
      <image:caption>"On July 4 all five os us started for Camp V which we hoped to establish at the 24,000-foot col between the south summit and the main peak" (Schoening, 1959).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Front, from left: Bob Swift, Tom Nevison, Dick Irvin. Back: Mohd Akram, Gil Roberts, Tas Rizvi, Pete Schoening, Nick Clinch, Andy Kauffman, Tom McCormack</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Map of the trek to Gasherbrum I or Hidden peak that the seven American memebers completed on July 5th 1958.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>One of the members of the Karakoram Expedition looking off into the distance and admiring Masherbrum. Still a month away from their objective.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Happy Anniversary, Gasherbrum I First Ascent! - Hazy Mountain Peak View</image:title>
      <image:caption>Onto the snowy ascent of Hidden Peak</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Happy Anniversary, Gasherbrum I First Ascent!</image:title>
      <image:caption>The expedition had too few cigarettes to meet the required amount for the porters. A crisis was averted by trading their Camel cigarettes for local brands at a rate of 2 to 1.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>AAC member Justin Fricke climbs in Chimney Rock State Park, NC. Photo: Adam Fricke</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Stone Mountain is known as a premier slab climbing destination. Long run outs on off-vertical terrain characterize the climbing on this beautiful granite dome. Winter days at Stone can lead to climbing in a t-shirt with snow on the ground. Stone is home to many NC climber's first trad leads, such as the 5.5 Great Arch route which splits the South face and climbs a huge right-facing dihedral for 3 pitches to the top of the cliff." -AAC member Brian Payst (photo).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"Rumbling Bald at Chimney Rock State Park is home to over 400 routes and close to 1,000 boulder problems and is a regional destination in the Fall, Winter and Spring. The Bald also hosts the Carolina Climbers' Coalition's annual Rumble bouldering competition, which draws hundreds of climbers in January of each year. Technical face climbing, crack routes, high quality rock and an amazing diversity of boulder problems draw thousands of climbers in the prime seasons." -AAC member Brian Payst (photo).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"I feel like one of my most important roles as a mother is sharing the experience of mountains with my daughter." -Ammi Midstokke</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Some of the climbing representatives display their power after a successful day on Capitol Hill. From left to right are Sasha DiGiulian, Caroline Gleich, Libby Sauter, Quinn Brett and Katie Boue. Photo: Derek Franz.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2018/3/23/2018-research-grant-winners-announced</loc>
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      <image:caption>2017 Research Grant Recipient Rachael Mallon collects a sample on the Gerdine Glacier while studying the biogeography of snow algae communities.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Camp V (22,000 ft.) with Mashrabrum [sic] in the background. Photo, Third American Karakoram Expedition.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Capt. Streather at Camp III. Photo, Third American Karakoram Expedition</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This diagram by Clarence Doore follows an illustration by Dee Molenaar. It is one display at the American Mountaineering Museum.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>AAC Director and Policy Committee Member Peter Metcalf, incoming Director John Bird, and professional athlete and AAC member Caroline Gleich met with Congressman John Curtis to discuss the AAC’s opposition to his bill on Bears Ears.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>K2. Jack Durrance Collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1939 Expedition members. Left to right, standing: George Sheldon, Chappell Cranmer, Jack Durrance, George Trench; seated: Eaton Cromwell, Fritz Wiessner, Dudley Wolfe. Jack Durrance Collection</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pasang Kikuli. Jack Durrance Collection</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2018/2/9/bears-ears-opened-to-mining-and-energy-claims</loc>
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      <image:caption>Photograph of K2 from the Baltoro Glacier, taken by Vittorio Sella in 1909. Vittorio Sella Collection</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photograph of K2 from Windy Gap, taken by Vittorio Sella in 1909. Vittorio Sella Collection</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rock taken from the Abruzzi Ridge. Karakoram translates to, "black gravel." Robert H. Bates Collection</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Thank you note written by Houston and Petzoldt on a piece of toilet paper. It reads: "Hi Thanks a million for the campsite and tent. They were certainly welcome when we came down at 4:15. Very cold. We went 700 ft. higher over climbing of varying difficulty and spotted c/c weather. Route ahead not too bad. Hope to make top of pyramid today. We hoped you could make two platforms more on this ledge and one near the big notch [?] feet below here. Good luck + thanks again C +P" Robert H. Bates Collection</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The highest point reached by the 1938 expedition</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This climbing instructor is motivated by climbing, community, and kinship. So, he seeks to eliminate his informational advantage by empowering his student. His student will soon be his climbing partner, not his client.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Volunteer instructors spend time teaching their students to manage risk as part of a team. The nature of the instructor's liability shifts to the entire climbing team.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The distinction between student and teacher virtually disappears when real risks are being managed on real objectives.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Where do you want to be when the learning is over?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mountaineering boots circa 1911. By H. Harden - Jones, Owen Glynne Rock-climbing in the English Lake District, 1911, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9433840</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Mountaineering Boots of the early 20th century</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tricouni nails were a recent invention in 1920 and could be attached to mountaineering boots to provide traction. They were specially hardened to retain their shape and sharpness. Illustration from Mountain Craft by Geoffrey Winthrop Young. New York, 1920.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Mountaineering Boots of the early 20th century</image:title>
      <image:caption>Illustration of boot nails from Mountaineering Art by Harold Raeburn, 1920.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Original hobnails, stored in a reused box</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hobnail boots in action on Mumm Peak Canada, 1915.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A pair of worn hobnail boots set to dry over a fan in about 1920. This luxurious set-up was possible because the mountaineer was staying in a Swiss hotel. Photo from our Andrew James Gilmour collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A steel crampon with eight spikes and hemp and leather straps - ideal! From the American Alpine Club Library archives</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-07</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>An album of nitrate negatives circa 1900</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An ice skater watches her world disintegrate - circa 1905</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Andrew James Gilmour on a summit</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Care and Handling of Archival Nitrate Negatives - HNO3 + 2 H2SO4 ⇌ NO2+ + H3O+ + 2HSO4</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nitric acid is considered a highly corrosive mineral acid.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A clump of badly deteriorated negatives stuck together forever</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>When good negatives go bad - a negative in the process of becoming goo</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Somewhere in the Alps</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Care and Handling of Archival Nitrate Negatives - Windgällenhütte, circa 1911</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Windgällenhütte in Switzerland still stands today - it's managed by the Academic Alpine Club Zurich</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Care and Handling of Archival Nitrate Negatives - The Shower, circa 1910</image:title>
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      <image:title>News - 2018 Cutting Edge Grant Recipients Announced</image:title>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2018/1/2/aac-takes-action-on-national-monument-reductions</loc>
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      <image:caption>Photo: Jay Dash</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2017/12/21/aacs-2017-recap</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-05</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2017/12/11/magic-lantern-slides</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-07</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>A Lantern Slide Close-Up. Caption reads: Climbing Mt. Lyell, Yosemite Nat. Pk. (Photo by Farquar). This slide came from Francis P. Farquhar. It is probably from the 1910-20s.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Excerpt from the 1911 By-Laws &amp; Register Book: Notes from the Eighth Annual Meeting held in Boston, 1909</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>On display at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden, Colorado (until Feb. 2018).</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Magic Lantern Slides - Spencer Delineascope Model 0/J</image:title>
      <image:caption>Made by the Spencer Lens Company, Buffalo, N.Y., dated ca. 1930s. From the collection of the American Alpine Club Library.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Magic Lantern Slides - Spencer Delineascope Model 0/J</image:title>
      <image:caption>Made by the Spencer Lens Company, Buffalo, N.Y., dated ca. 1930s. From the collection of the American Alpine Club Library.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Canadian Rockies, early 20th century.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Magic Lantern Slides - Model C "Balopticon" Lantern Slide Projector</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bausch &amp; Lomb Optical Company, Rochester, N.Y., ca. 1900-11. (See page from catalog below). From the Archives of the Colorado Mountain Club.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Magic Lantern Slides - Model C “Balopticon” Lantern Slide Projector</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bausch &amp; Lomb Optical Company, Rochester, N.Y., ca. 1900-11. (See page from catalog below). From the Archives of the Colorado Mountain Club.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Magic Lantern Slides - AAC Lantern Slide</image:title>
      <image:caption>A hand-colored scene in the Canadian Rockies, ca. 1900-1915, by Andrew J. Gilmour. From the AJG Collection of AAC Library Archives.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Magic Lantern Slides - CMC Lantern Slide</image:title>
      <image:caption>A lantern slide from the CMC Archives. This particular slide was used in an instructional lecture to illustrate rapeling [sic], ca. 1920s-50s. Photographer was likely Carl Blaurock.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Magic Lantern Slides - Kodiopticon Lantern Slide Projector</image:title>
      <image:caption>Manufactured by Eastman Kodak Company, ca. 1909-13. From the Archives of the Colorado Mountain Club. Description from an Eastman Kodak Co. Catalog: Lantern slide projector. Complete with Mazda lamp and carrying case. Price: $20.00 [Inflation adjustment to 2017: $495]</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Magic Lantern Slides - AAC Lantern Slide</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hand-colored. Fishing in the Canadian Rockies (very likely Moraine Lake), ca. 1900-15. From the AAC Library Lantern Slide Collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>From the AAC Library Lantern Slide Collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1928 Needle Peak. Photographer: J. Monroe Thorington. From the AAC Library Lantern Slide Collection.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Magic Lantern Slides - TDC “Duo” Streamliner 500, Model 151 35mm Slide Projector</image:title>
      <image:caption>Three Dimension Co., Bell &amp; Howell, ca. 1950s. Glass slide on exhibit is that of Masherbrum from the Nick Clinch Collection, American Alpine Club Library.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Magic Lantern Slides</image:title>
      <image:caption>This is one of the projectors in our collection. This page is from a 1911 Bausch &amp; Lomb catalog, which can be viewed in its entirety here on HathiTrust.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2017/12/12/aac-jones-team-up-to-offer-new-splitboarding-grants</loc>
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      <image:title>News - AAC &amp;amp; Jones Snowboards Team Up to Offer New Splitboarding Grants</image:title>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2017/12/6/aac-statement-on-national-monument-reductions</loc>
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    <lastmod>2017-12-07</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2017/11/22/aac-launches-cutting-edge-podcast</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2017/11/21/movember</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-07</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>This photograph from 1925 is an example of the variety of mustaches that exist in nature.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Movember Mustache Study</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mustaches have adorned the faces of terrestrial and nautical explorers for centuries. Many sailors have stated that a good mustache can enhance dead reckoning abilities; while others when sporting a full mustache felt so confident that they wouldn't even bother to bring their sextant along for the voyage.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - Movember Mustache Study</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1511301669632-B1S756SNM5IE6KSWH42V/AJG.B1A12.029.jpg</image:loc>
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      <image:title>News - Movember Mustache Study</image:title>
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      <image:title>News - Movember Mustache Study</image:title>
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      <image:title>News - Movember Mustache Study</image:title>
      <image:caption>The above chart is a preliminary dataset from the Institute of Modern Mustaches that charts the amount of significant exploratory achievements accomplished over the past two centuries. This includes but not limited to polar, nautical and alpine achievements.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2017/10/23/yosemite-national-park-implements-road-and-campground-improvements</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-06</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Photo: AAC member Andrew Burr</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2017/10/23/arctic-national-wildlife-refuge-under-threat</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-07</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2017/10/16/2017-anchor-replacement-fund-grant-awards-announced</loc>
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      <image:caption>Nathalie's field assistant, Clea Berholet, assembling the surveying grid on Grey's Peak</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>AAC member Shay Skinner on Fear of Infection E4 6a, Llanberis Pass. Photo: @Alexmessengerphoto</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Kristin Schild in her survival suit and field gear collecting samples out of a Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, Norway. She is studying the influence of a warming climate on ice discharge and its influence on physical and biological dynamics within the fjord. Photo: K. Lindbäck</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2016/6/27/the-masterpoint-the-shelf-the-components-anchor-anatomy-in-action</loc>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Ponytail Anchor is common.  Using a 4’ Nylon sling it creates all the values climbers have come to expect from an anchor.  It is redundant, it distributes load evenly to the components, it is strong, and it is easy to build and take apart. The Masterpoint is where all those values come together.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>Similarly, a simple ponytail anchor with a cordellette provides a masterpoint with the effective strength of four strands of 7mm nylon cord.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>The three piece anchor that is so common in trad climbing also provides a working masterpoint.  Here, a 7mm nylon cord effectively produces a 21mm masterpoint and combines all the values needed for an effective anchor: strength, redundancy, load distribution, and simplicity.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>An 11mm static rope can be used to combine components in the terrain that may be far apart from each other.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>Once tied off, the anchor builder has to select a knot that combines the strength of the components, and retains all the values of an effective anchor.  Here, a BHK is an ideal choice.  It creates a redundant masterpoint.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>The quad is a self-adjusting anchor system, and it is commonly applied to anchors where the direction of load changes direction. The effective masterpoint uses three of the four strands in the nadir of anchors arc.  The fourth strand captures any carabiners or connections if one of the components were to fail.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>Similar to the quad, a 4’ nylon sling is also commonly used to create a self-adjusting anchor. Here the masterpoint is inside the Magic X connection point, combining the effective strength of two isolated strands of the nylon sling.  The masterpoint is both strong and redundant, but the two overhand knots can be difficult to untie after heavy loads are applied to the anchor.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>The shelf of the anchor has the same essential properties as the masterpoint. For the ponytail anchor with 4’ nylon sling, the shelf clips both legs of anchor above the Masterpoint</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>For the cordellette ponytail anchor, there are four strands of 7mm nylon in the masterpoint.  To create that same kind of connection point, the shelf must clip both legs of the anchor above the masterpoint.  That means that two stands of each leg effectively creates the anchor’s shelf.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>With three of four piece anchors, the shelf clips into each leg, loading three strands, just like the masterpoint.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>The belayer is anchored to the masterpoint because the masterpoint is the master bedroom.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>There is no need to use the shelf because the masterpoint can hold both anchored belayer and accommodate the belay device.  But, when the belayer starts storing things that are less vital, the shelf starts to present itself as a valuable auxiliary attachment point.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>If the climbing teams needs an auxiliary attachment point that has the same values as the masterpoint, the shelf is always available.  The backpack, for example, is not a primary resident of the anchor, but it might be heavy and have vital equipment inside.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>Finally, if there is an object that just needs to be stored somewhere for a moment, something non-vital where the load-bearing properties and the security of the attachment are irrelevant, a single component acts like cabinet or a closet.  It stores something small, temporarily.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>Many Toprope anchors that are built with a static rope effectively do not have a shelf.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>Looking closer, it is clear that clipping above the BHK on this anchor does not have the same material redundancy as the BHK itself.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1467135971435-8TV13FAC2CJYQY5QKEFZ/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>Similarly, when the cordellette is untied and the anchor is configured by working the cordellette from end to end, the shelf cannot have the same qualities as the masterpoint.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>This anchor effectively has no shelf.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>A monolithic anchor easily deceives the eye when a climber tries to clip the shelf in the same manner as they may be accustomed to while using three piece anchors.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>The climber accustomed to simply grabbing two strands may not be clipping the shelf.  It might be a false shelf.</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1467136229422-IQW0S3CGBDO1UJ5P56FJ/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>In profile, it becomes clear that the false shelf is only connecting to one of the two strands.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>The actual shelf on a monolithic anchor looks like this.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/1467136422011-RQM697LA16L3PMY4IY0D/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>Self Adjusting anchors like the Magic X with Load Limiting Knots or the Quad, don’t really have a shelf.  The Magic X only offers one point that boasts material redundancy and loads the components equally through a range of motion.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>News - The Masterpoint, The Shelf, The Components:  Anchor Anatomy in Action</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Quad, by comparison, offers four strands of material that hang between the load-limiting knots.  Which means that there are few options to designate a masterpoint. Using three strands as the effective masterpoint offers optimal strength (loading three strand of cordellette at all times) and the remaining strand creates redundancy behind the load limiting knots.  But, clipping three strands effectively negates the opportunity to use an anchor shelf.  There is no other point on the anchor that has the same self-adjustment and load-bearing strength as those three strands of cordellette.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Clipping into both carabiners right alongside the rope is effectively the masterpoint of a sport anchor.  Luckily, sport climbing rarely necessitates the use of a masterpoint.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>May 23rd, 2016: Climbers and tribal representatives gathered together to discuss the future management of southeast Utah. Photocredit: EcoFlight</image:caption>
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      <image:title>World Cup Men - Jake Bourdow</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jake Bourdow grew up in Brookfield Wisconsin where he started climbing in 2007. He found his love for the mountains and ice climbing in Bozeman Montana while obtaining a finance degree at Montana State University. After moving back to the Midwest, Bourdow discovered competition speed and difficulty ice climbing and competed at the Great Lakes competition and the North American Championships. Currently residing in Minneapolis, Bourdow is competing in local drytooling competitions, as well as growing the sport as a board member of USA Ice Climbing. He views every weekend as a new opportunity to explore ice climbing, drytooling, and skiing. Look for Bourdow on the speed wall at the Denver Ice Climbing World Cup. Competitions: Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:title>World Cup Men - Jake Bourdow</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jake Bourdow grew up in Brookfield Wisconsin where he started climbing in 2007. He found his love for the mountains and ice climbing in Bozeman Montana while obtaining a finance degree at Montana State University. After moving back to the Midwest, Bourdow discovered competition speed and difficulty ice climbing and competed at the Great Lakes competition and the North American Championships. Currently residing in Minneapolis, Bourdow is competing in local drytooling competitions, as well as growing the sport as a board member of USA Ice Climbing. He views every weekend as a new opportunity to explore ice climbing, drytooling, and skiing. Look for Bourdow on the speed wall at the Denver Ice Climbing World Cup. Competitions: Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:title>World Cup Men - Carter Stritch</image:title>
      <image:caption>Carter Stritch is an alpinist and adventurer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stritch works professionally as a packaging engineer and is a founding board member of USA Ice Climbing. He enjoys both rock and ice climbing in remote areas, off the beaten path and has developed several new climbing areas around the Midwest. Stritch also enjoys competition ice climbing; he is drawn in by the camaraderie and opportunities to train with and learn from fellow athletes from around the world. This will be Stritch’s 5th year competing in the Ice Climbing World Cup series in both speed and difficulty. He has taken first place in the North American Ice Climbing Championships for speed and 6th place in the Ice Climbing World Cup for speed. He enjoys participating in the growing sport of competitive ice climbing as both an athlete and organizer and looks forward to the 2019 season Competitions: Cheongsong, Saas-Fee, Denver, Kirov</image:caption>
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      <image:title>World Cup Men - Liam Foster</image:title>
      <image:caption>Liam Foster is already an accomplished ice, mixed, and drytooling athlete at the age of 18. He is the youngest American to climb some of the hardest grades in drytooling (D12, D13, &amp; D14), placed 5th in difficulty at the 2018 Youth World Ice Climbing Championships, was second in difficulty and speed at the 2018 North American Championships, and won the Hari Berger Speed Competition at the Ouray Ice Festival. From Durango Colorado, Foster was introduced to the sport by Marcus Garcia in 2014 and has recently moved to Scotland to study theoretical physics at the University of St. Andrews. Highly motivated, Foster has already won competitions in the UK and built a training structure. Make sure to watch Foster in the 2019 Ice Climbing World Cup and Youth World Championship competitions! Competitions: Moscow, Rabenstein, Kirov</image:caption>
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      <image:title>World Cup Men - Wesley Fowler</image:title>
      <image:caption>I grew up near Orlando, Florida and moved to Boulder, Colorado after becoming obsessed with rock climbing in high school and college. I chose Colorado specifically because I was always interested in the full spectrum of mountain sports and climbing disciplines. But it wasn't until I found myself rehabilitating from a serious finger injury that I discovered mixed climbing. After struggling to stay away from rock climbing for months, a friend suggested I try ice and mixed climbing - as it is inherently more ergonomic on the hands. I fell in love immediatly, and thanks to my background in hard-ish rock climbing, I began participating in competitions right from the beginning. My first year I won the City Rock Ice Night Citizens Comp, was granted entry into the Pro Comp as a prize, and then took second place in the Pro event! I've also participated in the Ouray Mixed Climbing Comp a couple of times, took 14th in the Durango Event of the Ice Climbing World Cup, and took 3rd In the North American Championships that year. I've also had the pleasure of putting up "Conditional Love" WI5+ M5R on Longs Peak with Tyler Kempney just recently, and have sent routes of grades D15-, V13, and 5.13+. When I'm not climbing in my free time, I'm pursuing a career as a Guide and Instructor for Colorado Mountain School. I also have a blast routesetting for the Boulder Rock Club, and working part time for Ozo Coffee Company. Competitions: Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:title>World Cup Men - Kevin Lindlau</image:title>
      <image:caption>Born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, climbing was not on Kevin’s radar until moving to Durango, Colorado in 2011 to attend Fort Lewis College. With a plethora of climbing around town it was hard not to get involved in the sport, but it wasn’t until he met Marcus Garcia and was shown the world of ice climbing that he found his true passion. After his first season on ice, he decided to train and compete for mixed climbing. This lead to an addiction in dry tooling that is still burning today. Kevin helps coach the USA Youth Ice team with Marcus Garcia. Recently he moved to Bozeman, Montana where he hopes to get more youth climbers involved in the sport. Kevin has competed on the World Cup circuit the past 2 years, finishing 20th in the overall lead World Cup ranking last season, and winning the North American Championships in both lead and speed. This season he hopes to learn more, climb hard and have fun representing the USA on the 2018/2019 World Cup tour. Competitions: Moscow, Cheongsong, Hengshui City, Saas-Fee, Rabenstein, Champagny-en-Vanoise, Denver, Kirov</image:caption>
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      <image:title>World Cup Men - Grant Kleeves</image:title>
      <image:caption>Hi, I’m Grant Kleeves, I grew up on the Western Slope of Colorado, I currently live in Ridgway, CO and work as a project manager for Summit Sealants, a local construction company. I discovered ice climbing in 2009, I took a class at the Ouray Ice park because ice climbing looked interesting and I was hooked pretty much immediately, and an addiction to mixed climbing followed shortly after when I discovered that even without steel tendons you can do some wildly gymnastic moves. I have competed in the Ouray ice fest mixed comp for the last three years, and also the North American championships in Durango, CO, and Fenton, MI as well as the city rock ice night comp. Competitions: Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:title>World Cup Men - Aaron Montgomery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Aaron Montgomery was born and raised on a ranch in Guthrie, Oklahoma before attending college at the University of Central Oklahoma where he gained a B.S. in Environmental Safety. While in college his Chemistry Professor took him climbing for the very first time in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge in 2001. Aaron then climbed in Oklahoma off and on for the next several years before moving to Colorado to further his carrier and be closer to the mountains. Once Aaron was in Colorado he started climbing both sport and trad climbing regularly before finding ice climbing and never looking back taking that love for ice into mixed climbing and drytooling. After training for several years Aaron moved to mixed climbing competitions having competed in World Cup events since 2012 and traveling all over the world. Aaron has competed in Italy, Switzerland, the United States, China, and Korea. Aaron works as the President &amp; CEO of The OURAY Group, LLC which is a global services company based in Westminster, CO. Aaron has a wife and 5-year old twin boys. Sponsors: CAMP/Cassin; The Alpine Training Center; Vega; OURAY Competitions: Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:title>World Cup Men - Cody Stevenson</image:title>
      <image:caption>I currently live in Boulder Colorado, and am from there. I got into ice climbing during the winter if 2014 in Rumney, New Hampshire, where a local guide, Art Mooney, invited me out. After that I was hooked. For the majority of my life I had been a boulderer, so ice climbing definitely opened my horizons. In the past and currently I compete in USA youth climbing competitions, as well as the youth World Cup. I have also competed at North American Championships, as well as UIAA youth world championships in ice. I am currently in high school as a sophomore. Competitions: Hengshui City, Saas-Fee</image:caption>
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      <image:title>World Cup Men - Thomas Gehrlein</image:title>
      <image:caption>Originally from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, Thomas Gehrlein started rock climbing at the end of 2013 and was introduced to ice climbing the following year. In 2017 he moved to Golden, Colorado and was introduced to mixed climbing and drytooling, in which he has progressed very quickly. Gehrlein has already climbed hard drytooling routes up to D11 and after his first competition, the City Rock Citizens Competition, he finished 7th in difficulty at the North American Championship in March of 2018. Since the North American Championship, Thomas has dedicated his year to training for the World Cup, while maintaining his job as an accountant. He will be travelling around the world to compete in all 6 Ice Climbing World Cup competitions in 2019. Competitions: Cheongsong, Hengshui City, Saas-Fee, Rabenstein, Champagny-en-Vanoise, Denver, Kirov</image:caption>
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      <image:title>World Cup Men - Tyler Kempney</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tyler Kempney was raised in Carthage, New York by a close knit family that helped shape him as a person with strong moral values and work ethic. Currently residing in Boulder, Colorado with his wife Lois Ann, Kempney works as a gear specialist at Rock and Resole, a local climbing shop. On his days off, he is pursuing some of the hardest ice and mixed climbs Colorado and the surrounding area have to offer; including a first ascent of a thin smear or ice on the lower east face of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park that he and Wesley Fowler named Conditional Love (WI5+ M5 R). Kempney got his start ice and mixed climbing in the Adirondack and Catskill mountains of New York. The harsh winter weather of the North East proved to be a great training ground to develop a deep love for climbing ice and mixed, even in the scrappiest conditions. Learning quickly, Kempney performed very well in his first competition season in 2018; 2nd in difficulty at the City Rock Pro comp, 5th in difficulty at the world famous Ouray Ice Festival, 2nd in difficulty at the Smuggs Ice Bash (Vermont), and 5th in difficulty at the North American Championships. He has always sought to broaden his horizons as a climber, and enjoys the new challenges that competition brings him and the new ways in which he can push himself. Kempney is honored and excited to represent the US as a part of the Ice Climbing World Cup team! Competitions: Saas-Fee, Rabenstein, Champagny-en-Vanoise, Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:title>World Cup Men - Marcus Garcia</image:title>
      <image:caption>This 43 -year-old has made a goal to be an all-around climber. Life for Marcus Garcia was growing up in Fort Worth, Texas, with athletic as his source of an outlet. He’s soon found himself travelling around climbing anywhere he could for a few years until he found himself living full time in Durango Colorado, where he lives now with his wife and daughter. Marcus took his years of climbing all mediums and now puts it to use as a climbing gym owner and head climbing coach to all ages. He is now taking his mastery of the winter climbing and growing the awareness of ice and mixed climbing to the young and has started the US Youth mixed climbing team and is the leading persons to bring this sport to North America. He is on the UIAA Board, which is helping to bring this sport to the winter Olympics. He still puts his competitive climbing skills to use, as he still competes in sport, mixed ice climbing and bouldering competition. His quest as an all-around climber, has allowed him to be a leading route developer in the areas he has climbed in. Putting up first ascents of all grades, sport, trade, mixed ice on all types of rocks formation. His favorite thing to do is teach climbing. His clinics are love by all those that have taken them at many of the climbing festivals. Marcus Garcia lives by this quote "Dream as if you are going to live forever, live as if you are going to die tomorrow" Competitions: Cheongsong, Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:title>World Cup Men - Andrew Lamb</image:title>
      <image:caption>Andrew Lamb is from the small town of Worland, Wyoming. From his first introduction to climbing at the age of 14, he knew it would become his passion. His mentors in climbing encouraged him to follow his desire to climb to Bozeman, Montana, where he is pursuing his degree in physics at Montana State University. His first winter in Bozeman introduced him to ice climbing, something he quickly became passionate about. His backyard climbing area, the world-renowned Hyalite Canyon, offers endless ice and mixed climbing adventures where Andrew climbs as often as possible. Andrew has since become an instructor of rock and ice climbing for MSU sharing his love of the sport with others. After watching the Ice World Cup event in Bozeman he was inspired to get into competitive climbing, leading to his participation in the 2018 North American Championships and local competitions in Colorado Springs and Portland. This is his first season in the Ice Climbing World Cup, and Andrew is excited to share his passion for the sport of climbing while representing the USA Ice Climbing team. Competitions: Cheongsong, Hengshui City</image:caption>
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      <image:title>World Cup Men - Troy Anger</image:title>
      <image:caption>Anger got his start in competition ice climbing in Vermont during the Smuggs Ice Bash drytooling competition, hosted at Petra Cliffs in Burlington. This season’s competition will be January 25, 2019, part of the Smuggs Ice Bash’s 13th Annual Ice Climbing Festival. The competition is part of the USA Ice Climbing competition series and is recognized nationally. Anger has also gained experience in ice climbing and mountaineering with his military unit in the Vermont National Guard.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>World Cup Women - Kendra Stritch: Team Manager</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kendra Stritch made history in December 2014 when she became the first American to win a UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup Medal. This historic success arrived on the speed wall in Bozeman, Montana. Stritch, a Minnesota native and currently based in Minneapolis, began climbing in 2006, ice climbing that winter, and joined the UIAA World Cup in 2012. Working full-time as a Strategic Project Manager for manufacturing, she is also a board member of USA Ice Climbing. She enjoys all disciplines of climbing but you can tell there’s a little extra passion for ice and competition. Stritch has been a competitive athlete since the age of 9 and is always seeking out new competitions and new sports. She loves the strategy and commitment that are required by competition, as well as the camaraderie of fellow competitors. Stritch takes motivation and inspiration from the support of local and international communities; she is passionate about sharing her knowledge through mentorship and coaching of anyone who’s psyched to learn and have fun. Competitions: Moscow, Cheongsong, Hengshui City, Saas-Fee, Rabenstein, Champagny-en-Vanoise, Denver Kirov</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Kendra Stritch made history in December 2014 when she became the first American to win a UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup Medal. This historic success arrived on the speed wall in Bozeman, Montana. Stritch, a Minnesota native and currently based in Minneapolis, began climbing in 2006, ice climbing that winter, and joined the UIAA World Cup in 2012. Working full-time as a Strategic Project Manager for manufacturing, she is also a board member of USA Ice Climbing. She enjoys all disciplines of climbing but you can tell there’s a little extra passion for ice and competition. Stritch has been a competitive athlete since the age of 9 and is always seeking out new competitions and new sports. She loves the strategy and commitment that are required by competition, as well as the camaraderie of fellow competitors. Stritch takes motivation and inspiration from the support of local and international communities; she is passionate about sharing her knowledge through mentorship and coaching of anyone who’s psyched to learn and have fun. Competitions: Moscow, Cheongsong, Hengshui City, Saas-Fee, Rabenstein, Champagny-en-Vanoise, Denver Kirov</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I’m originally from Atlanta, Georgia, but moved to Colorado in 2015 after college and a brief stint studying salamanders at the University of North Carolina. I was working as a journalist when I attended the Ice Climbing World Cup in Durango in 2017 on assignment. My first impression of the sport hovered somewhere between fascination and horror, but, ultimately, the athleticism and skill of the competitors and the welcoming community won me over. I met a few friends at the World Cup and later at the Ouray Ice Fest who taught me how to climb, and I’ve been involved in the sport ever since. I’ve competed in speed climbing at the Ouray Ice Fest and dry tooling at the CityRock Ice Fest. I currently work as a writer and editor in Boulder. Competitions: Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Lindsay Hastings likes to joke that she was always destined to be an ice climber. Between frequent family trips to Colorado, and even taking her first steps as a baby in Rocky Mountain National Park, she developed a fondness of the mountains from an early age. Despite growing up in Minnesota, she ironically didn't discover her passion for ice climbing until she moved to the deserts of New Mexico just two years ago. Lindsay got her start as an ice climber by winning a guided ice climbing trip to Ouray in a silent auction. After just a few runs up the ice, she was hooked. By the end of that season, she took third place in her first speed ice climbing competition. Shortly thereafter, she moved to Colorado to live and train closer to the mountains and world-class ice climbing. Lindsay works as a Hydrologic Technician for the U.S. Geological Survey, with most of her field work taking place in Estes Park, Colorado. When she's not working in the field, you can find her chasing her next thrill in the mountains through climbing, mountaineering, trail running, and outdoor photography. Competitions: Rabenstein, Champagny-en-Vanoise, Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Angela Limbach grew up in Brookfield, WI and started rock climbing in 2004 as a freshman in high school, climbing almost exclusively in the gym. She did not discover ice climbing until she started college through the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s ‘Hoofer Mountaineering Club’ (HMC) in 2009. After spending her early climbing career almost exclusively in a gym, the opportunities to get outside on real rock and ice that the HMC afforded became a major focus in her life. In the last couple of years, Angela decided to dedicate far more time and effort into ice season. With zero prior dry tooling experience, she tried out competition ice climbing for the first time in 2017 placing 2nd at the Great Lakes Mixed Competition in Fenton, MI. Because of this experience, she built her own training structure and competed in her first World Cup competitions during the 2018 season. She later placed 2nd in the North American championships held in March of that year. By day she leads a team of data analysts at the software company, Zywave, located in Milwaukee, WI and spends evenings instructing at the local climbing gym, Adventure Rock. During the warmer months, she takes clients out rock climbing with Devils Lake Climbing Guides and is an AMGA certified Single Pitch Instructor. Angela cares strongly about giving back to the climbing community and in January 2018 was elected as a board member of the Wisconsin Climbers Association--an organization that promotes stewardship, access, and community in partnership with the Access Fund. She has also volunteered as the clinics coordinator over the past two years for the American Alpine Club’s Craggin’ Classic held at Devils Lake, WI, bringing professional athletes, local guides, and community members together to hone skills and deepen knowledge. Angela is proud to be able to compete in her second World Cup season this year and can’t thank her friends, family, community, and mentors enough who have helped support her. Competitions: Cheongsong, Hengshui City, Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mikayla Tougas (born December 15, 1998) is a rock and ice climber from Upstate NY. She has been rock climbing since 2012. In 2016, Mikayla became the Collegiate Sport Climbing National Champion. She then proceeded to compete with the USA team at the University World Championships and the Youth World Championships in China (placing 10th and 15th). Mikayla has accomplished several outdoor ascents of 5.13c and v11. She has recently used her rock climbing background to help her transition over to the ice and drytooling scene. In January (2018), Andrea Charest introduced Mikayla to drytooling. Mikayla went on to compete at the Smuggler’s Ice Bash (placing 2nd) and the Connecticut Ice Festival (placing 1st). In August, Mikayla started training outside, and climbed her first D11’s. The following month, she traveled to Quebec and got the first female ascent of First Blood M11. Mikayla is excited to see how far she can push herself in ice climbing/drytooling. She is honored to have the opportunity to share her passion for climbing while representing the USA Ice Climbing Team. On top of her athletic career, Mikayla commits a lot of her time to her family, academics, and work. She is a honors student at SUNY Adirondack Community College. Mikayla is also working to obtain her pilot’s license and become a certified EMT. Mikayla currently volunteers as a firefighter and runs her own private coaching business. Competitions: Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Angela Tomczik grew up hiking and backpacking in Bishop, California. Moving to Colorado to study mathematics at CU Boulder,  Tomczik spent her weekends traveling across the Western US on climbing trips including regular visits to the Ouray Ice Park. She started competitively mixed climbing in 2014 and competed in both difficulty and speed at the Durango Ice Climbing World Cup competition in 2016. Today, Tomczik works as a Statistical Analyst and enjoys spending her free time in the mountains—climbing, hiking, running, skiing, and volunteering for the local search and rescue team. This season she'll be expanding her competition experience with the USA team in difficulty and speed at the French, Italian, Swiss, and United States Ice Climbing World Cups. Competitions: Saas-Fee, Rabenstein, Champagny-en-Vaoise, Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Catalina (Cat) Shirley has been a competitive member of the USA Youth Ice Climbing Team since 2016, and is stoked about participating in her first adult World Cup in Denver this year! She represented the country in both France and Liechtenstein for the Youth World Championships and is also looking forward to adding Finland to her list this March. Her climbing began on rocks 8 years ago in sunny southern California, but after moving to Colorado and getting on the tools, she fell in love with ice climbing and drytooling. Currently she resides in Durango, CO where she is a junior attending Animas High School. On the off-chance Cat isn't climbing, you may find her traveling, eating chocolate, complaining about cardio, or communicating with foreign athletes she's met over the years. Catalina is psyched to be a member of the 2019 USA World Cup Ice Climbing Team, and can't wait to give it her all in Denver this year! Competitions: Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Claire grew up in Plymouth, Minnesota where she developed her climbing skills on a rope in her backyard. She started rock climbing three years ago during her sophomore year of college. She is currently a senior at the University of Minnesota Duluth and is studying special education and elementary education. Claire was an alpine ski racer for many years and just recently discovered the sport of ice climbing. Last year, she competed in the UMD Drytool Competition and the North American Ice Climbing Championship. She also competed in several rock climbing competitions including some within the Wisconsin Indoor Climbing Series. This will be Claire’s first World Cup. Competitions: Denver</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Amity is a 25 year old Colorado native but did not start climbing until she left her rock barren homeland for college in Texas. She was immediately captivated by the vertical world upon introduction to rock climbing and has sent several 5.13c's. Amity lives full time in a Ford Transit cargo van that she and her husband built out themselves and thrives on travel, adventure, and trying really hard while climbing! Fun fact, Amity only picked up ice tools a total of four times before competing in (and placing 1st in) CityROCK's annual IceFest this past November.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Beth has been ice climbing for almost 20 years but it wasn't until she moved to Ouray Colorado in 2012 that she got the competition bug. Starting when the World Cup first came to the United States in Bozeman MT, Beth has competed in the World Cup for 3 years and Denver 2019 will be her 4th season competing in the WC. She's always humbled by the World Cup competitions and meeting athletes from around the world is one of the main reasons she competes. She hopes that her attempts at imitating the world's best motive a younger generation to take to their tools and have fun with this sport. When not competing, Beth loves finding mixed routes that allow her to link discontinuous blobs of ice and rock.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nina is a professional climber currently based in Boulder, Colorado. Originally from the Northeast, she split her time between plastic competitions and White Mountain schist. She qualified for National and World Cup events while expanding her outdoor resume in South Africa, Japan, Switzerland, Brazil, Peru, Australia, and across the U.S. Although best known for her highball ascents, Nina enjoys a variety of challenges in bouldering, sport, trad, and big wall climbing. After retiring from competitions in 2017, Nina decided to finish her formal education at the University of Colorado. She is on track to graduate in spring 2021 with a degree in Communication and Leadership Management. Nina is also a certified performance and development coach with the International Coaching Federation. She collaborates with individuals and teams, helping them work through goals, challenges, and plateaus in their personal and professional lives. Her values of courage, compassion, and human potential are the driving force behind her work.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - Keith Thomajan, Vice President</image:title>
      <image:caption>Keith moved west in '92 and has been adventuring in high &amp; wild places since then.  With Pacific Crest Outward Bound, Keith taught alpine mountaineering in the Sierras and rock climbing in Joshua Tree.  He has lived in Oregon since 2000 and has climbed or skied off most of the big PacNW summits.  Today, his adventures range from climbing water &amp; alpine ice, scaling rock routes and alpine lines, backcountry touring (he is a proud free-heeler!), and backpacking. Keith started his career with Teach for America, teaching in South Central LA and East Oakland.  He spent 7 years in the Outward Bound system as an instructor, program director, and fundraiser.  He then served as a non-profit CEO for 17 years, leading a youth development organization and one of the nation’s largest United Ways.  From 2019 to 2024, Keith served as the Chief of Staff/Chief Impact Officer for Dutch Bros Coffee, helping them build their national growth &amp; IPO strategies. Currently, Keith is Chief of Staff/SVP for Hayden Homes, the largest privately-held homebuilder in the NW.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - Mo Beck, Secretary</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mo grew up climbing in New England, thinking she was the only climber with a significant disability in the whole world (this was before the internet!) Since then, she's found that she's not alone and has become a leader in the adaptive climbing community. Now a full time professional climber, she has won 2 world championships, 7 national titles, and was named National Geographic's 2019 Adventurer of the Year following an expedition to Canada's Cirque of the Unclimbables. Mo has partnered with the AAC Craggin' Classics to bring adaptive programming all over the country, and looks to continue that work as a member of the board.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Howard began climbing in his early teens while growing up in the Washington D.C. area. He climbed extensively at Seneca Rocks, the Gunks, the Adirondacks, Cathedral Ledges and the Tetons through high school and college. He resides in Atlanta and now enjoys climbing in the many crags throughout the Southeast and sneaks in at least one Western or international climbing trip each year.  Along with being a lifelong climber, he is also an avid backcountry skier and cyclist as well as a fly-fishing enthusiast. Professionally, Howard is a seasoned technology entrepreneur with over 40 years of startup experience. He serves on the boards of Picarro Corporation and Brunswick Rocks, a 501c3 nonprofit bouldering gym in Brunswick Georgia.  He is a strong advocate for mentorship in climbing and has a history of mentoring both young climbers and entrepreneurs.   Howard’s lifelong love of climbing and expertise in governance and strategic leadership provide him with a unique perspective to help guide the American Alpine Club’s mission.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - Lori Coyner, Director - (2022-2027)</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lori was influenced early in life by her father’s love of being in the wilderness. She grew up experiencing the backcountry of the California high Sierra and coastal mountains around Ventura. She began her love of climbing, alpine adventures and backcountry skiing after college in California and New Mexico. After raising a family, Lori returned to spending more time in the mountains. Today, she lives in Portland, Oregon where she is involved in climbing education with Mazamas and served on the Mazama’s Board. You can find Lori exploring the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest and beyond via foot, bike, or skis. Lori has twice directed Oregon’s state health care program (Medicaid) which covers 1.4 million low-income Oregonians. She now focuses her work on health care policy, with particular emphasis on advancing health equity, at the local and federal level. Lori has been developing strategy to promote the physical and mental health benefits of being outdoors with emphasis on populations most harmed by historical and contemporary injustices and health inequities.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>As a true steward of the outdoors, Payam lives by a powerful creed that values a life spent outdoors as the ultimate expression of human fulfillment. This unwavering commitment to the outdoors led him to where he is today, as a Director and Head of Investments at REI Co-op, Path Ahead Ventures. In this role, he leads a team focused on making strategic investments that support REI's impact objectives and business goals. In doing so, he plays an instrumental role in driving positive social impact through enterprise. Before joining REI, Payam was an early-stage consumer investor and a founder and operator at multiple consumer technology companies. As a mountain athlete, he has a deep connection to the natural world and finds his greatest joy in exploring wild landscapes. Kings Canyon, Yosemite, and the Cascades are among his favorite places to explore.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - Mo Beck, Director - (2022-2025)</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mo grew up climbing in New England, thinking she was the only climber with a significant disability in the whole world (this was before the internet!) Since then, she's found that she's not alone and has become a leader in the adaptive climbing community. Now a full time professional climber, she has won 2 world championships, 7 national titles, and was named National Geographic's 2019 Adventurer of the Year following an expedition to Canada's Cirque of the Unclimbables. Mo has partnered with the AAC Craggin' Classics to bring adaptive programming all over the country, and looks to continue that work as a member of the board.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - Allyson Gunsallus, Director - (2022-2025)</image:title>
      <image:caption>Over more than a decade, Allyson has contributed her legal and business experience to promote and benefit the climbing community. Allyson is a California-licensed attorney working in biotech; she attended Duke Law School where she focused her studies on environmental and natural resources law and wrote a note analyzing the inequitable impacts of a Denali mountaineering fee increase proposal. From 2017 to 2022, she volunteered managing the Yosemite Climbing Association, co-founding the Yosemite Climbing Museum and growing corporate sponsorship several times for its flagship event, Yosemite Facelift. Her climbing career highlights include leading Lunatic Fringe (trad, 5.10c) among other Yosemite classics and summitting many alpine routes in the High Sierra, the Nose of El Capitan, and Argentine Patagonia's De L'S via a forty-five-degree, 300-meter snow couloir to Austríaca (5.10a) (see her trip report here). Allyson grew up spending winters skiing in New England and is proficient on- and off-piste and in the backcountry. She would be honored to join the American Alpine Club as a director planning to serve on the Finance and Fund Development Committees.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - Cody Kaemmerlen, Director - (2022-2027)</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cody grew up in rural Oregon, where he developed a deep love for wild places and the lessons they hold.  Like many drawn to climbing, his path has been guided less by script and more by curiosity, challenge, and the pursuit of what’s possible.   He works to help people and organizations orient north to their greatest impact and resilience.  A believer in adaptability and change as essential practice, Cody serves as Vice President of Advancement for NOLS and sits on the Board of Directors for the American Alpine Club.   He lives in central Wyoming, and when not working or lost in a good book, he can be found far from cell service—climbing, running, and experiencing life in full.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - Brody Leven, Director - (2022-2027)</image:title>
      <image:caption>Brody Leven advocates for planet and people through his professional steep skiing and self-supported endurance outings. Brody has run 100 miles, kayaked the Grand Canyon, established bikepacking routes, and made first ski descents on six continents. Since earning degrees from Westminster College, where he was two-term student body president focused on environmental initiatives, he has been on the cover of Powder Magazine, in award-winning adventure films, and as an Outdoor Industry 30 Under 30. Brody’s longtime volunteer activism focuses on environmental stewardship, public lands advocacy, and avalanche education. He regularly meets to discuss these with government officials in Washington DC and those local to his SLC home, where he has a small organic farm</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - Mackenzie McGrath, Director - (2024-2027)</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mackenzie is passionate about driving impact at the intersection of the healthcare and outdoor industries. As the Vice President of Programs at First Descents, she provides free outdoor programs to young adults impacted by cancer and other serious health conditions. A key component of this work includes partnering with medical centers and providers to integrate the outdoors as an element of patient care. Prior to FD, Mackenzie worked as a humanitarian, consultant, and Foreign Service Officer in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.Mackenzie was introduced to rock climbing in her early 20’s living in New Zealand. She immediately took to the climbing lifestyle - living in a van, traveling, guiding and working at climbing gyms. Since then, she lived overseas for nearly a decade and climbed on six continents. Currently calling Denver, Colorado home, Mackenzie can be found rock climbing in Boulder and Eldorado Canyon and Rocky Mountain National Park, and ice climbing in Vail and Ouray. Mackenzie holds a Master’s Degree in International Development and a Master's Certificate in Global Mental Health.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - Katie Stahley, Director - (2021-2027)</image:title>
      <image:caption>Katie grew up hiking and skiing around the Absaroka-Beartooth mountains of Montana, and she first fell in love with climbing rock and ice while attending college in Bozeman. Today she lives in Seattle, and you can find her clipping bolts at the gym, cragging at Index, and scrambling in the Cascades. Katie holds a Master of Public Policy and she works for the Bill &amp; wMelinda Gates Foundation where she leads efforts to strengthen health care systems and reduce health inequities. She has over ten years of experience working in the non-profit, public service, and research sectors.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - Eddie Taylor, Director - (2022-2025)</image:title>
      <image:caption>Eddie is a chemistry teacher and climber currently living in Lafayette, CO. His diverse resume includes high altitude climbing and skiing, big wall ascents, and ticking off classic routes both locally and around the world. He characterizes his climbing as a vehicle to see the world and to gain perspective. Most recently, he summited Everest as part of the first all-Black expedition and a free ascent of Moonlight buttress in Zion National Park. Eddie has lived in many states across the country but moved to Colorado to study Biochemistry and Mathematics at the University of Colorado and compete on CU’s division 1 track and field team. He went on to work as an environmental chemist, before pursuing graduate studies in education. His experiences both professionally and in the mountains, have shown him the need for change as well as the importance of sharing these experiences and creating community with people of all backgrounds.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - John Lee, Director - (2025-2028)</image:title>
      <image:caption>John is a seasoned investor and entrepreneur, focusing on companies across frontier technologies, software, robotics, and artificial intelligence. He's currently a Partner at JAZZ Venture Partners, where he gravitates towards startups using science and technology to break down barriers to productivity growth and enable a better future for the largest number of people. Prior to JAZZ, John was at Osage University Partners (OUP) and Lux Capital, where he focused on building and investing in companies at the intersection of science and deep technology. He brings extensive expertise in understanding nascent technologies and how they translate into product.  John's prior investments and board roles include Algorithmia (acq. DataRobot), Body Labs (acq. AMZN), Corelight, Clarifai, Elementary ML, Guardant Health (NYSE: GH), Kymeta, Menlo Security, SiFive, and Streetlight Data (acq. Cox). John holds a BS in Biology from Cornell University. John sits on the board of several companies including BioDrive, Bonito Biosciences, Count Technologies, Form Bio, Mercaso, Invisible Technologies, Robust AI, and Transcripta Bio. John is a Co-Founder of Count Technologies and Executive Chairman at Transcripta Bio.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - Peter Walle, Director - (2025-2028)</image:title>
      <image:caption>Peter first fell in love with climbing in the corner of a dusty gym in Detroit, and soon found himself making the 6+ hour commute to the Red River Gorge to scratch the itch. Now a climber out of Portland, OR, Peter splits his time cycling, climbing, and running across PNW’s scenic, and slightly closer, alpine landscapes. With a decade of leadership in the nonprofit sector, Peter is passionate about bringing communities together to make their big ideas a reality. These days, Peter leads partnerships at the Honnold Foundation, where he helps community leaders and those who believe in them tell stories, build coalitions of support, and create innovative grassroots solar solutions designed to scale.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - Maryanna Saenko, Director - (2026-2029)</image:title>
      <image:caption>co-founder and General Partner of Future Ventures, a Silicon Valley firm that backs deep-tech entrepreneurs working on world-changing ideas from fusion energy to improving the immune systems of honeybees. Outside the boardroom, Maryanna is most at home in the mountains. She began climbing while studying at Carnegie Mellon University, where she earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Her early alpine experiences - cold dawn starts, long approaches, and the quiet focus of movement over stone - shaped the same curiosity and perseverance that now guide her work, investing in technologies that push the limits of what’s possible. Maryanna splits her time between the Bay Area and the Sierras, where she climbs, surfs, skis, and rides bikes with her family. She believes the mountains offer the clearest lessons in humility, partnership, and awe. And one last fun fact: Maryanna met both her best friend and her husband while climbing.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Steep rock and plastered snow made for slow climbing on the crux pillar of Pumari Chhish East’s south face.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Christophe Ogier following the very steep headwall pitch (rated about 6b or 5.10d) that Jérôme Sullivan led in rock shoes.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Though the 2022 team found plenty of Changabang’s famous white granite, they were able to avoid some of the 1976 ascent’s painstaking aid climbing with modern ice and mixed techniques.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The east face of Golgotha (8,940 feet). The new route climbs the obvious central line, finishing right of the summit. The first ascent in 2012 followed the ramp on the lower left side of the face to reach the southwest face and then the summit. In 2019, a Slovenian pair attempted the central line and then climbed a route up the snow and ice ramps on the right, completing the second ascent of the peak.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The 700-meter rock headwall on the northwest face of Saraghrar Northwest was all above 6,500 meters and took five days to climb.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Heavenly Trap, the new route up the west face of Baruntse in Nepal. From a bivouac at the base, the pair climbed the face in four days. Their descent route is along the right skyline, and the blue dot at far right shows the spot where they were picked up by helicopter, ten days out from base camp.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mt. Neacola from the Citadel to the north, showing the line of the April 2021 ascent of the Medusa Face. The red circle marks approximate location of the last anchor found from the 1995 attempt. From the top of the face, the. climbers descended the east face (left). The summit of Neacola is the highest point in the background. Photo by Ryan Driscoll</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Kopteva on Great Trango Tower in 2010.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Moonwalk Traverse went from left to right (south to north) and spanned six days. Photo-topo created by Rolando Garibotti / Patagonia Vertical.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>On top of Sharkstooth at dawn on Day Two of the CDUL Traverse. Photo by Adam Stack</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Diamond, showing Gambler’s Fallacy (blue, 2020) and Hearts and Arrows (red, 2010), both climbed by Chris Weidner and Bruce Miller.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nicolas Favresse (right) and Sébastien Berthe ready for the road. Top left: Favresse and his dog Bintje. Bottom left: Favresse leading the crux pitch of Des Kaisers neue Kleider, Wilder Kaiser, Austria. Photos by damienlargeronphotography.com</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Brandon Adams (left) and Roger Putnam on top of El Cap.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The north pillar of Tengkangpoche, showing the line, camps, and high point of the 2019 attempt.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pik Slesova (a.k.a., the Russian Tower), showing the Moroz Route (1988, yellow and red); The American Way (2019, red); and the Russian Shield (1995, blue). Photo by Eric Bissell.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Eric Bissell leading a steep No. 6 crack on the American Way. Photo by Brent Barghahn.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rock climbing at well over 6,000 meters. Photo by Ally Swinton</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The line of the Great Game on Koyo Zom, with bivouacs marked. The climbers descended back and left. Photo by Uisdean Hawthorn</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The line of Big Time (10 pitches, 5.12a) on the Watchtower, the first all-free route up the prow.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Clean cracks on the Watchtower.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Link Sar (7,041m), showing the line of the first ascent on the southeast face. The team spent several weeks establishing a well-stocked advanced base camp (lowest green dot) and acclimatizing above it. The final push took nine days up and down, including a 36-hour stay at the second bivouac, waiting for a storm to clear. Photo courtesy of Matteo Della Bordella.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Fingertip liebacking on PreMuir. Photo by Jacopo Larcher.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Luka Lindič firing the crux (M8) roof on the direct east face of Mt. Fay.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Francois Poncet on the summit of El Faro, the south pillar of Cerro San Lorenzo. Photos by Jerome Sullivan.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Martin Elias leading the “worst pitch of the route.”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Granite Lake, the Thunderdome (center), and A Peak in the Cabinet Mountains.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Indirect American (about 1,000m high) on the north face of Mt. Macdonald.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Chris Wright leading one of the crux mixed pitches on the Indirect American.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The alluring ice runnel that caught Wright’s eye seven years ago. Graham Zimmerman got the lead.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Zimmerman (left) and Wright on top of Mt. Macdonald.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Above: The team on Lhotse’s summit, with Mt. Everest in the background. Right: The Lhotse Face and the route from Camp 2 to the top.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The line of Hansjörg Auer’s solo new route on the west face and upper northwest ridge of Lupghar Sar West (7,181 meters).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A delicate traverse to the summit of Lupghar Sar West.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Steep, loose terrain on the upper northwest ridge of Lupghar Sar West.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Left: Steep rock climbing on the west face of Devil’s Paw. Above: Summit view over the vast Juneau Icefield.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Above: The line of Shaa Téix’i (1,300m, 5.11a) on the west face of Devil’s Paw. Right: Brette Harrington.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Catalyst Grant - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Catalyst Grant - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Hueco Rock Ranch - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:title>Hueco Rock Ranch</image:title>
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      <image:title>Hueco Rock Ranch</image:title>
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      <image:title>Hueco Rock Ranch</image:title>
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      <image:title>Hueco Rock Ranch</image:title>
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      <image:title>Hueco Rock Ranch</image:title>
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      <image:title>Hueco Rock Ranch</image:title>
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      <image:title>Hueco Rock Ranch</image:title>
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      <image:title>Hueco Rock Ranch - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55830fd9e4b0ec758c892f81/e4fdea3d-729a-4773-b58c-a0212b2f5f85/Rab+Logo-+Black+-+No+strapline+%283%29.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Hueco Rock Ranch - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2023-01-30</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Issue 003</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Issue 007</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Pull Focus Grant - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Pull Focus Grant</image:title>
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      <image:title>Pull Focus Grant - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Photo by Louder Than 11</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Pull Focus Grant - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Gala - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Dane Steadman, Robert Hicks Bates Award. Image by Blake Berghoff.</image:caption>
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