Backcountry Magazine 151 | The Isolation Issue Print or Digital?:Print Issue

Backcountry Magazine 151 | The Isolation Issue Print or Digital?:Print IssueOn the Cover: For professional skiers and photographers in pursuit of powder, the compass points to all corners of the globe. Unfortunately for Tom Peiffer and Guy Fattal, a trip to the Bella Coola Valley, renowned for its legendary snow and terrain, was uncharacteristically hampered by bad conditions. Instead, they immersed themselves in the areas First Nations history, dipped in hot springs and ate seafood plucked right from the ocean. Then the

crampons and rope

to the rocky steeps of the Alps

few individuals are lionized more than the explorer

Kiss or Kill and Extreme Alpinism

Where in the world does your backcountry gear come from

" Local Hero Our digital editor

WISDOM: MARTIN VOLKEN

" now asks himself the hard questions about sharing tales and images from private experiences in the hills

" Fane says

Outlaws: Creating Tangibles

and this time

wooden skis and all