INSIDE THE MAG


MAY | JUNE


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BRENDAN O’BRIEN BUILDERING NYC STONE // PHOTO BY: RAEFORD DWYER


LOCAL LEGEND // Jeremy “Rowdy” Dowdy By David Crothers


HISTORY // Rediscovering Fritz Wiessner By Nate McKenzie


NOW & THEN // A Walk in the Park By David Crothers


GEAR TALK // It’s Not Just Gossip


SANDBAG HEAVEN // Connecticut Climbing By Matt Shove


climber MAGAZINEism |


ON THE COVER: Rick Kraft plugging in some big pro after pulling through the crux of Pegasus (5.8+) a classic Connecticut Traprock route at The Cathole in Meriden, CT.


Photo by: Christopher Beauchamp http://www.christopherbeauchamp.com


MAY JUNE 2011 |


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GASHERBRUM I // A Quebec Climber’s Story By Julian Rodier


FOOD FOR CLIMBERS // Red Bull By Ryan McCaffery


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