Jed was raised by wolves in a remote part of interior Alaska. Not surprisingly, his high-school mascot was a Wolfpack, but he defected in college and earned All American honors in cross-country skiing ...

Bob takes with him a locket given him by Grace as a token of remembrance. Jed Brown, who has also loved Grace, goes with the punchers across the range and when opportunity offers steals the locket ...

The Piolets d'or 2010 were won by Denis Urubko and Boris Dedechko for their route on Cho Oyu and by Jed Brown, Kyle Dempster and Bruce Normand for their route up Xuelian West. Reinhold Messner ...