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Michael Graw
I live in Bellingham, Washington, at the base of the wild North Cascades. Over
the last ten years, I've explored much of the region's steep terrain and endless
layers of ridges and peaks, both on foot and on skis, often linking far-flung
ridges together to push deeper into the range.
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Timo Holmquist
I’m happiest on long backpacking trips into little-known pockets of wilderness,
skiing down backcountry mountains, and on all-fours, scrambling the rocky spines
of alpine ridges. When I'm not adventuring in the outdoors, I'm most likely
writing about them.
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