On a related/crossover note...RE: the magazines in dentist's offices...that was a life-changing experience for me. I first encountered the Natl. Geo. article, "Climbing Half Dome the Hard Way" by Galen Rowell -- the first clean ascent (Rowell, Hennek, Robinson) -- in my dentist's office...
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I remember reading that article and thinking, "That makes complete sense." There was also a Life Magazine series, "The Mountains", and the dentist told me to keep those. It completely de-mystified the whole process for me. So that really was sort of a Gateway Drug.
In no particular order, there was (at least): Climbing, Mountain (UK), Rock & Ice, Ascent, AAJ (annual), North American Climber, Australian Rock, Summit...and more. And tons of newsletters, mostly regionals. And a lot of notes got passed around by regular mail.
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I remember reading that article and thinking, "That makes complete sense." There was also a Life Magazine series, "The Mountains", and the dentist told me to keep those. It completely de-mystified the whole process for me. So that really was sort of a Gateway Drug.