![Newlyweds Luka Lindic and Ines Papert on their new route Wolke 7 (aka Cloud 9: 5.13b, 380m), on the Hinteres Feuerhorndl, Reiteralm, Austria. [Photo] Klaus Fengler](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/wolke-7-1-930x620.jpg)
After newlyweds Luka Lindic and Ines Papert canceled their Alaska expedition this past summer because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they reconsidered what adventures they… Read More »Luka Lindic and Ines Papert find big new routes close to home in Austria
![The author wearing the Ombraz Classic sunglasses on a hike last spring. [Photo] Mandi Franz](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ombraz-sunglasses-1-1-930x620.jpg)
Alpinist Digital Editor Derek Franz has been wearing the unusual “armless” Ombraz Sunglasses since last spring. Instead of the typical rigid arms that are on… Read More »Ombraz Sunglasses: “Armless” and highly functional
![Derek Franz stays relaxed wearing the Black Diamond Vision MIPS helmet while onsighting Rock Candy (5.12a), a thin slippery route on Independence Pass, Colorado. [Photo] Elizabeth Riley](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/black-diamond-vision-mips-helmet-1-1-930x620.jpeg)
Alpinist Digital Editor Derek Franz has been wearing the Black Diamond Vision MIPS helmet on many climbs, from long multipitch routes in the Black Canyon… Read More »Black Diamond Vision MIPS Helmet: Head protection that’s as light and effective as ever
![Emily Harrington leading the Golden Desert pitch (5.13a) near the top of El Capitan. [Photo] Jon Glassberg, Louder Than 11](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/emily-harrington-golden-gate-1-930x620.jpg)
Late on November 4, Emily Harrington climbed over the lip of El Capitan (Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La) in the dark; she’d free climbed all 41 pitches of Golden… Read More »Emily Harrington becomes first woman to send El Capitan’s Golden Gate in a day
![Priti and Jeff Wright atop K6 Central (7100m). [Photo] Priti and Jeff Wright collection](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/k6-central-first-ascent-1-930x620.jpg)
Early last month, a Jeff and Priti Wright, a husband-wife team from Seattle, Washington, completed the third ascent of K6 West (7040m) and the first… Read More »Priti and Jeff Wright complete the first ascent of K6 Central (7100m)
![Mt. Forbes (3612m) with the East Face line (M4 WI3) climbed by Quentin Lindfield Roberts and Alik Berg drawn in red. [Photo] John Scurlock](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mt-forbes-east-face-fa-930x620.jpg)
The east face of Mt. Forbes (3612m) in the Canadian Rockies has presented a proud and obvious objective for generations of climbers, but it only… Read More »Quentin Roberts and Alik Berg tick the first known ascent of Mt. Forbes’ East Face
Three film festivals are holding virtual events in the coming weeks: the 5Point Film Festival is October 14-18; Banff Mountain Film is October 31 through… Read More »5Point, Banff and No Man’s Land film festivals go virtual this October
![A screenshot of the Climb the Hill panel that took place on Zoom, Wednesday, September 23. The discussion focused on public lands and the environment. Normally, Climb the Hill is an in-person event that takes place annually in Washington, DC. This year was a virtual gathering because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Clockwise, from top left to right, are professional climber Alex Honnold, gym owner Abby Dione, pro climber Tommy Caldwell, Congressman Joe Neguse, Access Fund Policy Director Erik Murdock, and American Sign Language interpreter Norma Villegas. [Photo] Derek Franz](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/climb-the-hill-2020-panel-1-930x608.jpg)
As with so many other events around the world, the American Alpine Club and Access Fund’s annual Climb the Hill event was held virtually this… Read More »Climb the Hill goes virtual: Zoom panels focus on public lands and DEI
The Banff Mountain Book Competition released the long list of contenders for various categories on September 15–two stories from Alpinist magazine are being considered for… Read More »Two Alpinist stories are candidates for Best Mountaineering Article in the Banff Mountain Book Competition
![This image shows the five books that are on the shortlist for the 2020 Boardman-Tasker award. [Image] BoardmanTasker.com](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/boardman-tasker-shortlist-2020-750x620.jpg)
Five books are on the shortlist for the Boardman-Tasker Award this year, and Alpinist Editor-in-Chief Katie Ives is concluding her two-year term limit as a… Read More »Five books are on the Boardman-Tasker shortlist for 2020
![Chris Weidner sends the last pitch (5.12d) of Gambler's Fallacy (5.13b, 9 pitches) on the Diamond of Longs Peak (Neniisotoyou'u), with Bruce Miller belaying on August 9. Weidner's redpoint was the first ascent of the route, to which he and Miller have dedicated 51 days since July 2017. Weidner will soon return to support Miller's free attempt. [Photo] Jon Glassberg/Louder Than Eleven](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/gamblers-fallacy-1-930x620.jpg)
Two new 5.13 routes were free climbed on the Diamond of Longs Peak (Neniisotoyou’u) on August 9. Chris Weidner sent Gambler’s Fallacy (V 5.13b, 9… Read More »Two new 5.13 routes freed on the Diamond of Longs Peak (Neniisotoyou’u) on August 9
![The northwest face of Chamlang (7321m) with UFO Line (ABO: M6, WI5, 2500m) marked in red. [Photo] Zdenek Hak and Marek Holecek collection](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chamlang-1-930x620.jpg)
The Piolets d’Or committee has announced the selection of four “significant ascents” from 2019 that will be recognized on September 19-22 during the Ladek Mountain… Read More »Four “significant ascents” announced for 2020 Piolets d’Or
