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August 20, 2002
Mountain Mail In the Footsteps of Sir Ernest Shackleton
This week on MountainZone.com, Peter Potterfield traveled to South Georgia Island to retrace the 1916 journey made by Sir Ernest Shackleton in his desperate bid for rescue after his ship, the Endurance, was crushed in the ice of Antarctica. The memorable experience leads Potterfield to ponder Shackleton's equally amazing journey from obscurity to pop media sensation. "The men of the Endurance party were walking, working dead men..." With original photos! Plus, the tragic story of the plane crash that took the life of climber/photographer Galen Rowell, a new installment in our Weekend Journal brings you climbing in Yosemite, and reviews of new ski and board gear for 2002-2003.

FEATURE: Shackleton
 "A hooded figure emerges from the soggy whiteout, bent into the wind and hunkered over a pair of skis."

NEWS: Galen Rowell Killed
 Renowned climber and photographer Galen Rowell was killed Sunday morning in a plane crash near the Bishop, California airport .

NEW!: Trail Finder
 A vast database we've created with our partners at Trails.com of over 30,000 trails in North America.

GEAR: '02-'03 Skis
 "'Systems' - matched suites of boot, ski and binding - are now available for all skill levels ."

CLIMB: Yosemite
 "Yes, you can climb in Yosemite. Even if you can't do a 5.10, you can enjoy Yosemite's rock."

ADVENTURE:Raid X-Adventure
 30 international stood anxiously at the starting line...wearing inline skates and ready to kick off the only U.S. stop.

CLIMB: Kilimanjaro
 Team Tired But Happy: "We're on top of a little peak right now with 5,895 meters above mean sea level."

GEAR: Board Clothes
 "Snowboard clothing has come a long way from the days of dark, drab colors and baggy designs."
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