The Endless Knot
Seeking meaning beyond tragedy with a mountaineering school for Sherpas and high altitude workers.
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Early Season Canadian Rockies Route Explosion by Swiss Team
Ueli Steck shares stories and photographs from his October tour of the Canadian Rockies, where he established committing new lines with Simon Anthamatten.
RISK
“People say you shouldn’t jump off cliffs… But why not? You can.” Get a taste of why these New Zealanders continue risking their lives even as their friends die.
2007 Bozeman Ice Festival
Alpinist, proud sponsor of the 2007 Bozeman Ice Festival, presents this feature film highlighting last year’s events.
Misery
Rich Purnell swings between rock and ice on Misery (M8+/9), the testpiece at the Belfry in Vail, Colorado.
Stolby Style: Siberian Free Soloing
Jonathan Thesenga and Brittany Griffith, the first American rock climbers to climb at Stolby, Siberia, share the madness of the local ethic–family free soloing en masse.
Exclusive: Patagonian Psyche
Andy Kirkpatrick and Ian Parnell get stormed off Patagonia’s Cerro Standhardt. This clip from PSYCHE is available only on Alpinist TV.
Canada’s Other Winter Climbing Destination: Ontario
Welcome to Canada’s best-kept chilly secret, where “the constant northwest winds result in some of the wildest ice formations imaginable: 10-foot umbrellas and fragile curtains waiting to kill anyone foolish enough to try climbing.”