Backcountry Magazine 165 | The 2026 Photo Annual Puzzles A Glacial Task

A Glacial Task

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Blake Herrington New Sharp End

Backcountry Magazine 165 | The 2026 Photo Annual Puzzles A Glacial TaskOn the Cover: By August, our art director, Mike Lorenz, had compiled 50 cover options for the coming volume of Backcountryexplosive pow shots, wild lines, jaw dropping backdrops, knife edge bootpacksall eye capturing and with the symmetry and space needed to accommodate cover lines. Often, we ruminate on several possibilities for each issue. Other times, like with this years Photo Annual, our eyes and hearts are collectively drawn to one photo thats