An ode to companionship because it sure feels like we all could use some good folks to walk alongside these days.

Here's what to expect inside the new issue:

• Feature on Denali, the moving film by Ben Moon
• Life in Pairs photo story by Gordon Nicholas
• An essay on the brotherhood of John Muir and Joseph LeConte
• Interview with the band Local Natives
• A high stakes alpinist story by Chris Brinlee Jr.
• An essay about classic explorers Martin and Osa Johnson
• A powerful essay on chronic pain by Ben Stubbington
• Interview with BFF's Jacqueline Suskin and Shelby Duncan
• An original essay on symbiosis by Jedidiah Jenkins
• Interview with Mark Inglis the toughest kiwi you haven't heard of
• And much more...