Backcountry Magazine 127 - The Formidable Issue Gift Subscriptions Yasushi Yamanoi made a rapid

Yasushi Yamanoi made a rapid first ascent of a line on the southwest face of Cho Oyu in 1994—only one of many significant routes that earned him a Piolet d'Or Asia Lifetime Achievement Award

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Backcountry Magazine 127 - The Formidable Issue Gift Subscriptions Yasushi Yamanoi made a rapidTHE FORMIDABLE ISSUE HIGHER STAKES With more than 300 summits taller than 13,000 feet and one of the most avalanche prone roadways in the U. S., Colorado's San Juan Mountains are filled with physical barriers. And despite their inhospitable, high terrain born from a volcanic past, these mountains have long drawn people with their promise of wealth and adventure. Between towns like Silverton, Ouray and Telluride, summits like The Wilsons, Uncompahgre