L COVER GIRL Emily Harrington poses for shots a few days after she made history by becomng the first woman (and fourth person) to free climb Yosemite's Golden Gate in a day in November 2020. " Emily was proudly showing off her wounds from the send day in classic style, with a smile on her face, " says Glassbeerg. An edit of this image graced the cover of Outside magazine's Summer 2021 edition. R FLASH OF LIGHT Jorg Verhoeven flashes the Black Dihedral pitch on El Capitan's Dihedral Wall. " This pitch is graded 5.13b and it's super-intimidating but Jorg strapped in and made a first-try send, " says Glassberg. " This was one of my most memorable moments on El Cap, watching Jorg try hard with absolutely epic light illuminating just this pitch. " August 2021 / OUTDOOR RETAILER 37