Backcountry Magazine January 2013 - The Icons Issue apparel

Backcountry Magazine January 2013 - The Icons Issue apparelGlen Plake, Xavier de Le Rue, Chris Davenport, Kit DesLauriers. What do they all have in common? Theyre icons, and they shape the way we think about the mountains. In our January issue, were celebrating the 50 most influential living legends, from backcountry pioneers to athletes and innovators. We reached out to readers, industry veterans, friends and a few of our heroes to give props where theyre due. Also in the January issue, Devon ONeil ponders

brilliantly shot inverts over the old wood mines on Red Mountain Pass

In Breaking and Bad

Perspective

bigger is better

Bernadette McDonald seeks to learn more about the sources of his unique vision

The weight we carry and the turns that bring its release

he survived to tell the story

It was only after many years and some good

A trifecta of classic Canadian descents

Kikkan Randall attacks cancer

Cold As Ice

They found exactly what they were looking for—specifically 21 standout splits