Dave Reuss grew up in the flat, boring plains of eastern Montana, knowing something was missing. As soon as he could, he escaped into the Rocky Mountains, found his true home, and never looked back.

After graduating from MSU-Bozeman (and narrowly escaping a career in law), he now spends his perennial (albeit impoverished) adolescence enjoying every diversion the mountains have to offer, from black diamond skiing in Utah to run-out trad climbing in New York.

Reuss currently works as managing editor of Outside Bozeman, a regional quarterly magazine that celebrates the outdoor recreation around southwest Montana. His writing has been featured in numerous national magazines, he works as a freelance copywriter/copyeditor for several marketing firms, and he is the proud owner of a "My Job Is Better Than Your Vacation" bumper sticker. He can be reached by email.

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