36 K2 Mountain Profile: Part II (1974-2012)

Steve Swenson

70 The City and the Blade

Conrad Anker

The Sharp End — Letter To My Son

Our editor-in-chief, Michael Kennedy, pens a personal letter to one of the Cerro Torre bolt choppers—his son. Michael Kennedy

15 On Belay

23 The Climbing Life

91 Full Value

97 Off Belay