![Clint Helander using the Mystery Ranch Tower 47 backpack in Alaska. [Photo] Clint Helander collection](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/xmystery-ranch-tower-47-1-2-930x620.jpg.pagespeed.ic.gVCd_Elf8s.jpg)
Alaskan alpinist Clint Helander tested the Mystery Ranch Tower 47 backpack for all sorts of activities. The pack is designed as a crag pack for… Read More »Mystery Ranch Tower 47: A dream pack for climbers who like organization
Alaskan climber Clint Helander generally prefers softshell jackets instead of hardshells when climbing and skiing, but the Rab Muztag GTX Jacket proved to be an… Read More »Rab Muztag GTX Jacket: A worthy high-end shell that is light and durable
![The author preparing the Peak Refuel Sweet Pork and Rice entree at Camp 1 on Ama Dablam in Nepal. [Photo] Clint Helander collection](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/xpeak-refuel-1-2-930x620.jpeg.pagespeed.ic.Ecnu3rBg7b.jpg)
Clint Helander recently discovered a new personal standard when it comes to freeze-dried food. In this review he explains why Peak Refuel meals are in… Read More »Peak Refuel Meals: setting a high bar for freeze-dried food
![Clint Helander wearing the La Sportiva Trango Tower Extreme boots on an ice climb. [Photo] John Giraldo](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/la-sportiva-trango-tower-extremes-1-2-930x620.jpg)
Clint Helander tested the La Sportiva Trango Tower Extreme GTX boots on some Alaskan ice climbs and cannot think of a single con. He reports… Read More »La Sportiva Trango Tower Extreme GTX boots: Ideal for ice/mixed climbing and single-day mountaineering
![Roskelley on Chhota Bhai. [Photo] Nelson Nierinck](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/xpakistan-kondus-valley-first-ascents-5-930x504.jpg.pagespeed.ic.khsugVnx7T.jpg)
In what proved to be a month of strikingly optimal weather, Americans Jess Roskelley and Kurt Ross teamed with Belgian Nelson Neirinck to explore climbs… Read More »Americans and Belgian make first ascents of two 6000m peaks in Pakistan
![Leading on unexplored terrain on the east face of Caliban in Alaska’s Arrigetch Range. Gus Barber, Lang Van Dommelen and Chris Williams’ new route, which they are simply referring to as the East Face for now, is a 2,500-foot Grade IV+ 5.11. [Photo] Lang Van Dommelen](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/caliban-1-930x620.jpg)
Gus Barber, Lang Van Dommelen and Chris Williams recently established a 2,500-foot first ascent of a Grade IV+ 5.11 on the east face of Caliban… Read More »Alaskans complete a 2,500-foot 5.11 route on Caliban in Arrigetch Peaks
![Ryan Johnson rigging a rappel on an October 2015 attempt on the north face of the Main Mendenhall Tower. Johnson completed this dream line with Marc-Andre Leclerc, but the pair lost their lives on the descent. [Photo] Clint Helander](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ryan-johnson-1-930x620.jpg)
Clint Helander remembers the life and prolific climbing career of his friend Ryan Johnson, who went missing and is presumed dead along with Marc-Andre Leclerc… Read More »Remembering Ryan Johnson
![The Mountain Equipment Citadel Mitts. [Photo] Clint Helander](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mountain-equipment-citadel-mitt-1-1-930x620.jpeg)
Alaskan alpinist Clint Helander finds the Mountain Equipment Citadel Mitt to be a lightweight and versatile option for climbs that require cutting down on bulk… Read More »Mountain Equipment Citadel Mitt: A bastion of warmth in a light package
![The BASU eAlarm can be used in a variety of ways. Here it is rigged on a food sack so that it will be set off if an animal were to tamper with it. [Photo] Clint Helander](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/basu-ealarm-1-1-930x620.jpg)
Clint Helander lives, works and climbs in Alaska, where the risk of bear encounters is a regular hazard. He tested the BASU eAlarm and found… Read More »BASU eAlarm: A versatile device in bear country
Why Mark Westman should be famous (A postscript to Alpinist 19). May’s everlasting sun hovered in a low, lateral arc over the Alaska Range, bathing… Read More »Local Hero: Clint Helander on Mark Westman
Between September 21 and 27, 2015, Alpinist contributor Clint Helander posted his photos and stories on our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter pages as part of… Read More »Clint Helander’s Social Media Guest Postings September 21-27
The Revelation Mountains, Alaska, during Clint Helander and Jason Stuckey’s first ascent of Apocalypse (9,345′) in April 2013. David Roberts noticed the distant range in… Read More »The Question: The Direct East Face of Golgotha
