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July 12, 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.

CLIMB: Summit Anatomy
 Dave Hahn took 15 people out into the dark in what would become 12 hours chock-full of unforeseen incidents.

CLIMB: Elbrus 2002
 18,481-foot Elbrus is the tallest in Europe. Vern Tejas leads the team which includes 23-year-old Jeff Mathy

MT. BIKE: World Cup Grouse
 This is no ordinary singletrack. It's made of wood and is only two feet wide. Welcome to Vancouver!

CLIMB: Last Team Summits
 Team 11 wrapped up a climbing season on Denali very nicely July 10 when it reached the 20,321' top.

CLIMB: Perilous Descent
 Dave Hahn: "...we started down through the Icefall for the last time, headed for Base Camp and a happy end."

MT. BIKE: Chamonix
 In case you haven't heard, Chamonix is rapidly becoming known as the hotspot of Euro mountain biking .

CLIMB: Kilimanjaro
 "...we hiked up the steep wall; did some easy rock climbing, 3rd class, and some boulder moves up about a thousand feet.

GEAR: Salomon ExitMid Boot
 "The combination of the upper's fit, lacing system and support would be enough to warrant our high rating .
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