Banner Season in Patagonia
This week on MountainZone.com. The weather gods have smiled on the climbers and hikers in Patagonia this season as the typical storms and wind that normally pummel the area have mysteriously disappeared, leaving the majestic rock faces of the towers of Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre and the companion peaks of this famous landscape free to be explored....Dean Potter soloed Cerro Torre and Fitz Roy twice and Steve Schneider completed the first traverse of the Towers of Paine, solo or otherwise. And endurance mountain biker John Stamstad reports from the brutal 100-mile time constrained Iditasport 100 for which he donned his skis and, at times, faced a -50 windchill....Plus, beautiful photos by Stephen Matera, and reports from the World Cup ski finals....Coming in April, Everest 2002!
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CLIMB: Patagonia
 The sun rises once again in a perfectly clear sky, illuminating the towers of Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre and the companion peaks of this famous landscape in a brilliant orange hue. That's six perfect mornings in a row...
SKI: Brutal Iditasport 100
 Retired endurance biker John Stamstad reports on the brutal 100-mile Iditasport Classic for which he donned his skis and faced 31 hours of the shocking reality of the Alaskan mountains, at times being blown backward by -50° windchill.
SKI: World Cup Finals
 Get all caught up on last weekend's Ski World Cup Finals from Altenmarkt and Flachau, Austria. All eyes were on the US's Bode Miller when he stood in the men's slalom gate mistakenly wearing downhill race boots...
News: Daron Rahlves Injured
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PHOTO: Preserving the Wilderness
 Seattle-based Stephen Matera is a veteran landscape and sports photographer and an active proponent of wilderness preservation. His unique images result from his love of the mountains.
CLIMB: Everest 2002
 Stay tuned as MZ follows the guides of Alpine Ascents International's American Everest
Expedition from Kathmandu to the final summit attempts. Climbers this year
include Al Hanna,
who at 72 could become the oldest person to reach the summit....Coming in April.
OLYMPICS: Best Of...
 Check out the Oly wrap-up, with the best of the 2002 Winter Games... While all the 2,500 athletes who competed in these games deserve praise for their focus, strength and determination, we had to narrow the list down to the skiers &
snowboarders.
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