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Feature: End of Year: Super Alpine 2008
[Colin Haley and Rolando Garibotti on the summit of Cerro Torre, 3 kb]Super climber Kevin Thaw looks at a few ascents that inspired him in 2008. This is a whirlwind tour of the World's highest peaks, from Patagonia to Alaska with a lung-bursting trip to the Himalaya thrown in.

Stunning photography, video and first hand accounts of some of the year's toughest climbs make up one of the top UKC articles of the past year.

"Perhaps you're the rarer breed, into perverse flagellation all because you love climbing when tired; maybe you even love objective danger? Either way, the ability to mentally package the 'last time' so incredibly neatly that emotions are completely erased is an asset. Ready for another round?"

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Reviewed: SMC's Winter Select Guide
[Scottish Winter Climbs, 3 kb]Vivian Scott reviews the SMC's new Winter Select Guidebook.

"It's a fantastic overall guide, containing everything needed and nothing more..."

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