Kronicle Magazine Issue 1 | Winter 2012 Gift Subscriptions

Kronicle Magazine Issue 1 | Winter 2012 Gift SubscriptionsKRONICLE ISSUE 1 WINTER 2012 Josh Dirksen: Known Unknown Insightful times with Dirksen, including his plans for the biggest pow turn ever, and where he learned to tolerate suffering on epic backcountry missions. Split the Olympics Kronicle visits the Mervin Factory, makes a couple splitboards, and goes riding with Temple Cummins, Pete Saari and crew in Olympic National Park. Life Lessons in Japan's Alps Kronicle photo editor Seth Lightcap soaks in

where you'll see the year's most captivating backcountry imagery

"Matt Samet recalls his first solo climb— and near-brush with death

Lauren Watson climbs to the sound of wings

Yet his friends never forgot their experiences with him

Busted bindings

And Paula Wright celebrates the community-oriented spirit of longtime rescuer Maryanne Reiter

Effecting Change: All Mountain Brothers

silhouetted against the full moon—the story behind the cover of this issue

natural routes for the first time

Mission: Ontario

pouring their lives into awareness

and sometimes