Backcountry Magazine 158 | The 2025 Gear Guide Print or Digital?:Digital Issue (Downloadable PDF)On the Cover: Fresh white canvasses and billowing powder are far from what first comes to mind for November skiing. But in Engelberg, Switzerland, where the 10,623 foot Mount Titlis catches early season storms on its north facing slopes, a late November day can deliver all the goods. In the words of photographer Oskar Enander, No crowds, a deep and stable snowpack and a great crew, made such a day. Marcus Castons powder plume says it all. [Photo]
Framebuilder: Simply Shrimpalicious
In this first part of a two-part series on the legacies of climbing on Nanda Devi—and the nearby summits of Nanda Devi East and Nanda Kot—Takeda explores the interweaving of mountaineering
image by Carl Zoch
has remained a magnet for pioneers
Keita Kurakami attempts what some other local climbers called impossible: a new free route on the daunting 110-meter Moai Face of Mt
with reviews of 85 tester-approved skis
The 1970s and 1980s on the world's second highest mountain are a time of intense contrasts and cultural diversity
We Are One Composites Wheels
Szu-ting Yi first learned to climb in the States
Leighan Falley grew up in Alaska and has a lifelong obsession with the Alaska Range
the climbing photos that appeared in outdoor publica- tions were mainly taken by men
So mountain bikers are getting creative
