Kronicle Magazine Issue 1 | Winter 2012 Alpinist A trip to the Spanish

A trip to the Spanish Pyrenees delivers faceshots

000-foot volcanoes that dominate the landscape

Time to celebrate—The Wilderness Act turns 50 this year

Give them the gift of choice with a Backcountry Magazine gift card

To Hell and Back

Kronicle Magazine Issue 1 | Winter 2012 Alpinist A trip to the SpanishKRONICLE ISSUE 1 WINTER 2012 Josh Dirksen: Known Unknown Insightful times with Dirksen, including his plans for the biggest pow turn ever, and where he learned to tolerate suffering on epic backcountry missions. Split the Olympics Kronicle visits the Mervin Factory, makes a couple splitboards, and goes riding with Temple Cummins, Pete Saari and crew in Olympic National Park. Life Lessons in Japan's Alps Kronicle photo editor Seth Lightcap soaks in