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Outside Magazine June 2003

Mountaineering 101: Top Ten

By Nick O'Connell


Intro | 1. Exposed Hiking: Half Dome | 2. High-Altitude Hiking: Longs Peak | 3. Snow Climbing: Mount Shasta | 4. Multipitch Rock: Liberty Bell | 5. Multipitch Rock at Altitude: Grand Teton | 6. Glacier Travel: Mount Rainier | 7. Exposed Multipitch Rock: Wolf's Head | 8. Expedition Climbing with Altitude: El Pico de Orizaba | 9. Strenuous Multipitch Rock: Mount Whitney | 10. Himalayan-Caliber Expedition: Mount McKinley

Mount Whitney: Strenuous Multipitch rock (Chris Falkenstein/PhotoDisc)























Perhaps you've made it up one of the easier, less technical summits and wondered how to take it to the next level, and BEYOND—from challenging walk-up to
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To hear audio clips of Ed Viestrus, Conrad Anker, Dean Potter, and other climbing stars sharing stories of the peaks that got them started, CLICK HERE.
serious purple mountain majesty. Our ten-step crash course of classic American climbs will turn intermediate peak-baggers into bona fide alpinists. From HALF DOME to McKINLEY, meet the best teachers in the business, progressively ratchet up your skill set, and graduate at THE TOP OF THE CONTINENT.


1. HALF DOME: Yosemite National Park, California
Exposed Hiking

2. LONGS PEAK: Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
High-Altitude Hiking

3. MOUNT SHASTA: Mount Shasta Wilderness, California
Snow Climbing

4. LIBERTY BELL: North Cascades National Park, Washington
Multipitch Rock

5. GRAND TETON: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Multipitch Rock at Alititude

6. MOUNT RAINIER: Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Glacier Travel

7. WOLF'S HEAD: Wind River Range, Wyoming
Exposed Multipitch rock

8. EL PICO DE ORIZABA: Sierra Madre Range, Mexico
Expedition Climbing with Altitude

9. MOUNT WHITNEY: Sequoia National Park, California
Strenuous Multipitch Rock

10. MOUNT McKINLEY: Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Himalaya-Caliber Expedition

Next Page: Yosemite National Park, California

 
Intro | 1. Exposed Hiking: Half Dome | 2. High-Altitude Hiking: Longs Peak | 3. Snow Climbing: Mount Shasta | 4. Multipitch Rock: Liberty Bell | 5. Multipitch Rock at Altitude: Grand Teton | 6. Glacier Travel: Mount Rainier | 7. Exposed Multipitch Rock: Wolf's Head | 8. Expedition Climbing with Altitude: El Pico de Orizaba | 9. Strenuous Multipitch Rock: Mount Whitney | 10. Himalayan-Caliber Expedition: Mount McKinley


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