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90' POINTS ON THE MAP 60' LA GRAVE, FRANCE One Foot in La Grave 22 La Grave is not a ski area. In France, they call it Ie montagne sauvage---a massive mountain of both obvious and hidden dangers: crevasses, ice falls, avalanches, blinding storms and couloirs with no exits. There's no one to hold your hand; no trail maps because there aren't any trails. If you get lost on La Grave, you'll stay lost-for a long time. by Jay Cowan TAJIKISTAN On the Road to Afqhanistan Part One: Trespassing Tajikistan_34 The route into northern Afghanistan is anything but straight. Eluding border officials, hitching rides and crossing lethal mountain passes, Robert Young Pelton weathers the trials of Tajikistan, perfecting the art of accessing the inaccessible. This is Part One of his journey. by Robert Young Pelton TAMIL NADU, INDIA Dauqhters of Durqa_46 A Look at India's Female Face by Abby Ellin and Zana Briski CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA Cha sing the Minjin_S2 In the world's oldest rainforest, bikers leap from the sky like mythical panthers. They are the minjin: the best steep-mountain riders in the world. by Bill Strickland BLUE NATION THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Hunting Sweet Snow_28 In the quest for insane secret terrain, look no further than the small resorts of the Pacific Northwest. by Isaac Nichelson 45' columns IBlll\JJ� lP'�ml_�@ Have Pen, Will Travel ®���_�� the country with a tent, a note- Snowshoes Hobo-artist Dan Price travels book and an eye for the ordi- Free Skis nary as well as the obscure. by Andrew Strickman Snowboards_ [D) �1(Q) l\JJ �_ �&J The Appeal of the Arctics Four new books document explorations through the Arctic and Antarctica, revealing the pull of the cold. by Claire Hochachka l\JJ �1Bl�1Nl �(C(C��� 1I'fl. Circles of Adventure around Tokyo, New York and San Francisco. Special winter focus on Vermont and Lake Tahoe. 45 J (QJ lUJ � IN] �'1' � IE IN] [Ql ®lOl A Tribute to Freedom: T.R. Youngstrom by Rob Story 15' o 15' 30' 30 CORRECTIONS: Illustrations in Thailand's Underworld (October 1998, p. 50-56) were done by Clay Weiner. Photos in Snow Dome (October 1998, p. 15-17) were taken by Susanna Howe. FONT DESIGNERS: pablo medina. miles neWlyn, edwin utermohlen, newt wonqsunkakon