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July 10, 2002
Mountain Mail Difficult Climb, Perilous Descent
Our top feature this week on MountainZone.com is the two-part Everest 2002 epic from columnist Dave Hahn, whose eloquent dispatches over the past three seasons have earned him a worldwide following. First Dave takes you through the perilous descent of the Khumbu Icefall when, "the wind had been from the tons and tons of ice falling into the depths of some void..." And then, as lead guide of the American Women's Expedition, he recounts the 12-hour summit day this May, which was, to say the least, chock-full of unforeseen incidents, varying weather and complicated judgement calls. Plus new expeditions to Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, and biking Chamonix from Trey Cook... These stories and many more on MountainZone.com.

EVEREST: Final Words
 "I was a little concerned when we approached the South Summit. The wind picked up a bit, enough for a substantial cloud plume off the summit."
• New Gallery

NEWS: 3 Brothers Killed
 The bodies, still roped together, of Kevin Strawn, 27, Travis Strawn, 21, and Colby Strawn, 15, were found at approximately 4:40pm Monday .


HIKE: Black Peak
 Slide after slide showed the same tantalizing collage: lush greenery surrounding an unspoiled, turquoise alpine lake...


EVEREST: From Ingrid
 "I could hardly sleep because I was thinking again and again - as I have many times over the past year - how Peter must have felt sitting there for 18 hours."

CLIMB: Denali Expeditions
 "...we're perched on a rocky outcrop looking down thousands of feet below to the Valley of Death named for the crevasses and the hanging glaciers that loom above it..."

GEAR: Black Dot Jacket
Like other taped seam three-layer fabrics, HV3 keeps water and wind out, but allows your vapor to escape .

CLIMB: Wunderkind
 Scott Cory, 12, climbed The Nose in one day with Hans Florine, Beth Rodden, and Tommy Caldwell to raise money for the victims of Sept. 11 .

MT. BIKE: Steep Slopes
 All the stars were there and the racing was action packed on the notoriously steep slopes of Maribor, Slovenia. The DH was sick and the new 4x went off ."

COMING SOON!
 • Shackleton
• Hiking Black Peak
• NORBA #1
• 12-Year-Old Climber

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