Alpinist Magazine Issue 46 - Spring 2014 DISCOUNT_HIDDEN_PRODUCT Larger than the standard size

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Filmmaker Constantine Papanicolaou goes back to his roots to learn where the Greek debt crisis and the ski industry collide

Alexander Gukov and Sergey Glazunov reached a new highpoint before an accident resulted in Glazunov's death

Five skiers-turned-sailors journey from northern Norway into the depths of the Arctic

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Alpinist Magazine Issue 46 - Spring 2014 DISCOUNT_HIDDEN_PRODUCT Larger than the standard sizeFeatures Mountain Profile: Darran Mountains, New Zealand For more than 100 years, small bands of climbers have struggled through rain soaked forests to reach the great ice and rock lines of the Darran Mountains in New Zealand. And yet, even today, many of the vast walls remain largely unknown. Paul Hersey sifts through the rich stories of this oft forgotten range, from the early days of Maori exploration to New Zealand alpinist Guy McKinnon's 2013