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		<title>Issue 5—November 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Cordes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[500 Words Superheroes and scoundrels. Near There&#8217;s no place like home—on a new wall in Zion. Far Three women head north to Newfoundland for unclimbed granite and massive blueberry patches. The Alpine Life Scheduling the alpine start: Who will crack first? AAJ Gems Disco madness: Doug Byerly explores ski descents and the fleshpots of South [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alpinebriefs.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5544506&#038;post=1534&#038;subd=alpinebriefs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Issue 4—July 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Cordes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[500 Words Jonny and so many others: Kelly Cordes searches for meaning. Near Blake Herrington and friends push through the mist to climb a new route on an iconic Cascades peak. Far Jens Holsten and Max Hasson make the most of two weeks of high pressure in Southeast Alaska. AAJ Gems Voytek Kurtyka describes two [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alpinebriefs.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5544506&#038;post=1296&#038;subd=alpinebriefs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Issue 3 — March 2009</title>
		<link>http://alpinebriefs.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/issue-3-%e2%80%94-march-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Cordes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[500 Words Menitove masters his own destiny, Kennedy revives Alpinist, Britain pleads for circus clowns,  and Gadd does nothing useful. Near Raphael Slawinski and friends squeeze a huge route on Mt. Chephren into a Canadian Rockies winter weekend. Far Despite pre-departure fears of snakes, crocodiles, and privacy-invading ticks, Luis Cisneros, Eric Deschamps, and Meghan Ryan [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alpinebriefs.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5544506&#038;post=967&#038;subd=alpinebriefs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Issue 2 – January 2009</title>
		<link>http://alpinebriefs.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/issue-2-%e2%80%93-january-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Cordes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[500 Words A climber stands naked atop Cerro Torre, Tahoe puts the fest back in festival, locals pick a Cascadian plum, and much more. Near Is it possible to find and climb a 1,400-meter new route in your backyard? Nils Nielsen did it in Norway. The Alpine Life Jeff Apple Benowitz bemoans the &#8220;Gardening of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alpinebriefs.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5544506&#038;post=439&#038;subd=alpinebriefs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Issue 1 – December 2008</title>
		<link>http://alpinebriefs.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/issue-1-%e2%80%93%c2%a0november-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Cordes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[500 Words From Kangtega to Indian Creek, Alpinist&#8217;s demise to Barry Blanchard&#8217;s big move: The news in less than 500 words. Inspirations Who were the real heroes on K2 last summer? Freddie Wilkinson names the two who inspired him. Near Three friends explore a remote area of the High Sierra and find that, in fact, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alpinebriefs.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5544506&#038;post=76&#038;subd=alpinebriefs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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