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Everest — On Edge

by Greer Hitch

After summiting and skiing six of the highest summits in each continent, Kit DesLauriers tackles her 7th summit, the big one—Everest.

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Community Gear Closet

by Justin Mool

Instead of the usual Employee Gear Closet, we are going to start highlighting customers who have gone the extra mile to provide meaningful content on Backcountry.com. First up: Angus Bohanan.

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Employee Gear Closet: Luke Cudney

by Luke Cudney

Before Luke became the manager of the content department, he was a dirty rock monkey—a climbing bum, in other words. These days, when he’s not up late at the office, Cudney focuses on the less fettered pursuits of bouldering, high-ball bouldering, and soloing.