Backcountry Magazine December 2013 - Photo Annual Movie he began to run out

he began to run out of willing partners for a winter ascent on Norway's Trollveggen

Jennifer Lowe-Anker

And the last few Vermont winters capture best the desperate and the deep

a few climbers—like Mugs Stump and Erhard Loretan—have ventured up big routes in this unearthly landscape

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Backcountry Magazine December 2013 - Photo Annual Movie he began to run outTheres more to the shots we handpick for our Photo Annual than meets the eyelike a whole lot of sweating, skinning, planning, suffering and adventuring. So this year, in addition to featuring a massive, 24 page photo gallery, weve profiled five of its contributing shooters. Also in the December issue, weve blown open the annual Apparel Guide, devoting 19 pages to the outerwear that BCM editors rely on and the latest trends and styles. Then, David