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Sunset over Mount Shuksan and Mount Baker. Photo © John Scurlock.
Sunset over Mount Shuksan and Mount Baker. Photo © John Scurlock.

   
Issue 7  
  Summer 2010  
     
 
 
  Foreword
by Lowell Skoog
Ski mountaineering in the Picket Range. Photo © Jason Hummel.
  Four Nights at the Terror Hilton
A climber’s nightmare in the Southern Pickets
by Jason Schilling
Mount Terror’s North Face. Photo © Steph Abegg.
  Lincoln and the Assassin
The fulfillment of a boyhood obsession
by Tom Sjolseth
Tom Sjolseth leading on Assassin Spire. Photo © Daniel Jeffrey.
  High Bivouacs
Discovering the meaning of Mallory
by Kevin Thurner
Quiet Reveille on Mount Blum. Photo © Kevin Thurner.
  Receding Glaciers, Receding Climbs
An increasing technical challenge
by Steph Abegg
Jumping a crevase on Challenger Glacier. Photo © Steph Abegg.
  Short Reports
New routes, winter ascents and ski descents
between April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010
Climbing on Sloan Peak. Photo © Blake Herrington.
  Climber 9-1-1
Should mobile communication devices be mandatory?
by Rad Roberts
Calling for a helicopter. Photo © Portland Mountain Rescue.
  Raining Down Thunder on Skis
Spring avalanche control at Chinook Pass
by John Stimberis
Skier and snow blower at Chinook Pass. Photo © John Stimberis.
  A Summer Lived Backwards
Recollections of a climbing ranger
by Jeff Clark
On the Isolation Traverse. Photo © John Dittli.
  Mount Rainier National Park
Highlights of climbing activity
and statistics from 2009 and before
by Stefan Lofgren, David Gottlieb, and Tom Payne
Climbing the Kautz Ice Chute on Mount Rainier. Photo © Todd Eddie.
  North Cascades National Park
Highlights of climbing activity
and statistics from 2009 and before
by Cori Conner
Climbing along the Torment-Forbidden Traverse. Photo © Jason Griffith.
  A Scream in the Night
Pondering fear and a mountain mystery
by Malcolm Bates
Night sky. Photo © Steph Abegg.
  Contributors
Contributors to Issue 7 with links to
personal web sites where available
Shouldering the load. Photo © Carl Skoog.