

Eric Hansen
Eric Hansen, an ϳԹ staffer from 1999 to 2002 and a longtime contributor, is the senior director of external relations at Partners in Health. He lives in Santa Fe.
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You could call it a youthful passion, but why mince words? What seized the author at age 19 was a fateful obsession with El Capitan.
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Using cutting-edge techniques, three young mavericks set out to tackle one of the hardest routes in the Himalayas
The 29er gives the flagging sport of sailing a facewash
So, feeling like a plunge down a Himalayan river, a race up the face of a Patagonian spire, or a ski expedition to the North (or South—that's O.K. too) Pole? Feeling a little scared? That's why we call them Tough Trips.
The Pacific Rim's most explosive endurance sport combines speed, pain, and ancient tradition