What issues of Climbing magazine are shown?

Issue No. 214 dated August 1, 2002, and Issue No. 215 dated Sept 15, 2002 (the 3rd Annual Special Edition, 'Epics III: Hardship and Heroism').

What gear reviews are featured on these covers?

Issue 214 features 'CRASH TESTED: 13 bouldering pads,' and Issue 215 features 'STORM TESTED: top lightweight down bags.'

What stories are highlighted on the August 2002 issue?

The Bugaboos as North America's greatest alpine rock, a photo special on El Cap's newest hair-raising free route, 'How does Kevin Thaw keep his cool?', and Sport climbing's 10 essentials.

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Climbing Magazine Covers Aug & Sept 2002 - Issues 214 & 215, Epics III Edition

Two Climbing magazine covers featuring crash-tested bouldering pads and disaster tales

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Magazine literature showing two issues of Climbing magazine with climbing feature covers.

AI caption February 2007 · Photo 3762 of 5367

This photograph shows two issues of Climbing magazine laid side by side on a white cloth background, it is not an automotive document. The left issue is No. 214, dated August 1, 2002, with the tagline 'Leading since 1970.' Its cover features a woman leaping from a boulder toward a crash pad with a spotter below in a desert mountain landscape. Cover stories include 'THE BUGABOOS: North America's greatest alpine rock,' a 'CRASH TESTED' review of 13 bouldering pads, a photo special on El Cap's newest hair-raising free route, a profile question 'How does Kevin Thaw keep his cool?', and 'Sport climbing's 10 essentials.' The right issue is No. 215, dated September 15, 2002, the '3rd Annual Special Edition' titled 'Epics III: Hardship and Heroism,' featuring an ice/alpine climber in a red jacket on snowy rock. It promotes '6 Harrowing tales of disaster and survival' and a 'STORM TESTED' review of top lightweight down bags. Both issues are priced $4.99 US / $7.99 CAN and list www.climbing.com. Despite being filed in a 2003 Jeep TJ gallery, this image contains no vehicle-related content.

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Frequently asked questions

What issues of Climbing magazine are shown?: Issue No. 214 dated August 1, 2002, and Issue No. 215 dated Sept 15, 2002 (the 3rd Annual Special Edition, 'Epics III: Hardship and Heroism').
What gear reviews are featured on these covers?: Issue 214 features 'CRASH TESTED: 13 bouldering pads,' and Issue 215 features 'STORM TESTED: top lightweight down bags.'
What was the cover price of these magazines?: Both issues are priced $4.99 US / $7.99 CAN.
What stories are highlighted on the August 2002 issue?: The Bugaboos as North America's greatest alpine rock, a photo special on El Cap's newest hair-raising free route, 'How does Kevin Thaw keep his cool?', and Sport climbing's 10 essentials.