Backcountry Magazine December 2016 - The Photo Annual Backcountry A Season in Patagonia

A Season in Patagonia

steep snow couloirs and (sometimes) ice lines

British writer Ed Douglas travels to the Alps in search of the aesthetic intensity that inspired his youth

Logan and Dalton

Isabel Suppé returns to the Bolivian Andes on crutches to climb the southwest face of Serke Khollu and reflect on the accident that resulted in her partner's death

Backcountry Magazine December 2016 - The Photo Annual Backcountry A Season in PatagoniaFEATURES 2017 PHOTO ANNUAL Left brain, right brain; analytical, creative. Few individuals are both and few fields demand both abilities. But photography is different, requiring the technical capabilities to capture what the eye sees, the light and contrast, the exposure and the ISO. This year's Photo Annual tells the stories of eight photographers' all time favorite shots and the best images of last winter. OUT OF THE MIDDLE AGES In southwest