Backcountry Magazine December 2016 - The Photo Annual Jeremy Collins

Backcountry Magazine December 2016 - The Photo Annual Jeremy CollinsFEATURES 2017 PHOTO ANNUAL Left brain, right brain; analytical, creative. Few individuals are both and few fields demand both abilities. But photography is different, requiring the technical capabilities to capture what the eye sees, the light and contrast, the exposure and the ISO. This year's Photo Annual tells the stories of eight photographers' all time favorite shots and the best images of last winter. OUT OF THE MIDDLE AGES In southwest

Among more than 80 jackets

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simply getting the job done wasn't enough to make the cut

Yeti or Not

Heather Hansman takes a look at the gender gap in guiding

as the fighting in Kashmir subsides and the Karakoram Range reopens to the outside world

Spouses and splitboard builders Klemens and Lisa Branner

fifty-eight-year-old Beth Bennett still climbs hard

Ralf Gantzhorn fantasized about sailing to the most beautiful mountain in the world

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