Outside Magazine recently online published an excellent profile of Andrew McLean. Sad to say the online article’s photos don’t live up to the standard of the writing. The only images online are from a staged photo shoot at a Utah resort, where they placed Andrew in front of a snow making machine and sprayed him with cold water and sleet to the point of hypothermia. Smoke and mirrors for sure — but what more could one expect of a magazine that gives “green awards” but is supported by automobile advertising?
WildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (Louis Dawson) has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. He was the first person in history to ski down all 54 Colorado 14,000-foot peaks, has authored numerous books about about backcountry skiing, and has skied from the summit of Denali in Alaska, North America’s highest mountain.
