Alpinist Magazine is an archival-quality, quarterly publication dedicated to world alpinism and adventure climbing. The pages of Alpinist capture the art of ascent in its most powerful manifestations, presenting an articulation of climbing and its lifestyle that matches the intensity of the pursuit itself.

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We believe in sinker jams high off the deck, a bomber nut, the crescent moon, your partner's whoop, sand-washing the fry pan, road trips, one-swing sticks, remembering to breathe, alpine starts (more for the alpenglow than the early hour), espresso in the desert, the plungestep, lenticular cloudcaps, rest days, the focus of a runout, a cold beer at the end of it all. If you believe in these things too, join us.

Staff Bios

Marc Ewing grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York, graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in December, 1992, and got his start climbing in 1984 on the stone gables of Seneca Rock, West Virginia. Despite a number of tumultuous years of dot.com-level workloads, climbing has remained one of his central passions, and Marc regularly journeyed to Jackson, Wyoming, to climb in the Tetons. His disappointment with the current offerings of America's climbing periodicals led him to contact Christian Beckwith, then-editor of The American Alpine Journal and a fellow Jackson resident, to see if he might be interested in starting something more substantial. Beckwith was; the rest, as they say, is history, or at least history in the making.

However, Marc's interests extend beyond mere mountaineering. Inspired by the vast adventure of the ocean, Marc decided to pursue sailing on a competitive level. He now drives Riot, a forty-foot racing yacht currently residing in Newport, Rhode Island, that won the 2003 East Coast Summer series. Of his sailing, Marc says, "My primary sailing experience came from capsizing dinghies during various childhood beach vacations. My race-preparedness was further enhanced by sitting at a desk all day, every day, for many years." Whatever the adventure, be it on the open seas or on the alpine walls of his adopted mountains in the Tetons, Marc remains convinced of one thing: "It is only the continuity of the experience, the immersion in the environment, and the engagement of as many senses and sensibilities as possible that can deliver the full experience."

See the Riot website www.patriotboats.org for full details of our sister ship's adventures.

Christian Beckwith began climbing in Wales in 1990. In 1993, he was lured to the Tetons by an article on alpine rock, and has called Jackson home ever since. In 1994 he started a Teton-based climbing 'zine, The Mountain Yodel. He edited The American Alpine Journal from 1996 until 2002, when he left to start Alpinist with Marc Ewing. In 2005, he started The Barry Corbet Film Festival (now The Alpinist Film Festival). Beckwith's climbing has taken him to Kyrgyzstan, Peru, Tibet, Alaska and across Asia and Europe, but these days he feeds the rat most often in the peaks above Jackson Hole.

A graduate from the University of Iowa Writers Workshop, with an MFA in Fiction, Katie Ives is the Senior Editor for Alpinist Magazine. Her fiction, nonfiction and translations (from French and Mongolian) have appeared in various publications, including Alpinist, The Harvard Mountaineering Club Journal, Circumference, 91st Meridian and Ideya Magazine. In 2004 she won the Mammut/Rock & Ice Writing Contest, and in 2005 she attended the Banff Mountain Writing Program. She is currently working on a novel about ice climbing, which entails a fair amount of firsthand "research."

Anna-Lisette Davis moved to Jackson after working as a public accountant in Seattle. Anna holds a Bachelor of Business and a Master of Accounting from the University of Michigan and is a Certified Public Accountant. She's currently enjoying all that Jackson has to offer, including a two-minute commute, lunchtime jaunts up Snow King, telemarking, snowboarding, biking, and, of course, climbing. She has yet to get on the ice climbing train (maintaining that she does not like to be cold or scared), although Katie insists that once she tries it, she will be as hooked as she is.

Production Manager Dan Long began climbing when he was twelve, and through a rigorous training program has been able to climb at the same moderate level he did then. After graduating from college and moving to the Tetons he made the transition from intern to full time employee at Alpinist. Dan's climbing partners have credited him with the creation of the "fast and heavy" school of climbing... though the "fast" part is highly contested. Despite having studied photography in school, no one has seen any of his photographs. When not climbing Dan can be found at his desk working through the cruxes of the next production schedule.

Six Northeastern winters down at Colby and Dartmouth, Erik Lambert decided to keep the cold streak alive by interning for Alpinist in the fall of 2006. Building and managing Alpinist TV, along with other aspects of Alpinist.com, allowed him to transition into the magazine's first Online Editor position. Although he is a boulderer at heart, his officemates have no trouble convincing him to partner up on those huge highballs, the Tetons.

Julie Linahan & Buddy have been fortunate to work and play hard in some of the most beautiful western destinations. After graduating from Washington State University in 1997, Julie fell into hospitality sales, which took her to Big Sky, MT, Coeur d'Alene, ID, Newport Beach, CA and now Jackson Hole. After suffering a minor stroke in 2006(and walking away healthy), life called for a change and presented an opportunity to come on board as Alpinist's Advertising Director. Julie's new lease on life allowed her to finish the Coeur d'Alene Ironman in June, 2007. When not training for a triathlon or skiing Teton Pass with Buddy, she helps the locals stay in shape by teaching "brutal" group fitness classes (spin, ski fitness, etc) at a local gym and keeps the Alpinist crew happy with the tastiest baked goods in the Valley.

Born in Battleground, Washington, Alpinist Ambassador Janosch possesses a pedigree worthy of the Best Climbing Magazine In The World. Putting up new routes in pure minimalist style, Janosch has made his indelible mark on the Alpine climbing world. Now at the age of three years old, Janosch has expanded his horizons to include free solo ascents of over 200 desert towers, deep water soloing, V15++ bouldering, and his most recent accomplishment - shattering almost every speed record in Yosemite Valley. What's next for this uber-athlete who's been called the Steve House of the canine world? With his signature toothy grin, Janosch gives it away in two words, "Base Jumping". "Yeah, I want to see if I can fly..."