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90' ECUADOR RAID ALERT _14 Adventure racer Jim Garfield reveals the mud and mix-ups of Ecuador's Raid Gauloises. by Lesa Griffith IRIAN JAYA, INDONESIA THE DANI AND THE DISC_32 Sledding to the Poles, summiting Everest, rowing across the Atlantic Ocean-it's all been done before. But hucking a Frisbee in Irian Jaya naked? Someone had to do it. by Bruce Northam 60' CLIMBING FOCUS ROCKON_38 The World's Top 10 Climbing Spots by Steve Edwards STATE OF THE SPORT _42 When Moses climbed Mt Sinai, he probably didn't intend to spark interest in an activity that now is taking off around the world. Just what is the state of climbing today? by Will Gadd 30' ALBORZ MOUNTAINS, I RAN JOURNEY THROUGH FLESH AND STONE_ 44 Veiled by the traditional scarves and cloaks of Muslim women, an American climbed Iran's classic routes and tagged new ones. Along the way she came to understand the differing realities of Iranian women. by Jean Weiss SAHARA DESERT, MALI IN THE SHADOW OF FATIMA_52 The sandstone walls drew a global team of rock climbers who, despite the strong Saharan winds, set a new route up one great tower: the Hand of Fatima. by Paul Piana KRABI, THAILAND ROCK IN NIRVANA_56 High above Thailand's Rai-Ley Bay, local climbers help spin dreams into realities on orange limestone faces. by Dan Santucci DETOUR_58 WHO NEEDS A ROAD? When you have the means to travel the elephant tracks and desert pistes of the world's roughest terrain, who does need a road? An account of the Trans World Record Expedition, the longest automobile journey around the world. by Claire Hochachka BLUENOTE_65 RHYTHM, REVERB AND RHAPSODY 15" by Dan Santucci GEAR_66 ROCK CLIMBING BLUE FEET_ TOYS_ KILLING OUR MOTHER URBAN ACCESS 76 The Ganges River is currently being deci­ mated by industrial waste and deadly bac­ teria. Local leaders are trying to bridge the gap between science and religion to save India's economic and spiritual lifeline. by Stuart Isett JOURNEYS END_80 by Dan Price 15' 45' CIRCLES OF ADVENTURE AROUND 30' SAN FRANCISCO AND NEW YORK. Ph t T dd Sk' • M I' b B bb M d I JUNE 1999

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