![A Berec headlamp used by Martin Mushkin from the mid-1950s until 1980. [Photo] Michelle Hoffman](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/alp57-tool-users-1-930x620.jpg)
TOOL USERS: The Headlamp
In this Tool Users story from Alpinist 57, Paula Wright shines a light on the evolution of the headlamp. Since some climbers were still carrying… Read More »TOOL USERS: The Headlamp
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![The Alpine Luddites White Light/White Heat backpack with crampons and ice tools strapped to the outside. [Photo] Paula Wright](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/alpine-luddites-white-light-pack-1-1-930x620.jpg)
Alpine Luddites White Light/White Heat backpack: custom-made to contentment
Alpinist Associate Editor Paula Wright puts the Alpine Luddites White Light/White Heat backpack to the test, awarding it four stars. The company takes an a… Read More »Alpine Luddites White Light/White Heat backpack: custom-made to contentment
![Two climbers at Chasm Lake at the base of Longs Peak. [Photo] Jeff Long](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/jeff-long-the-story-behind-the-glass-mountain-930x620.jpg)
Jeff Long: The Story Behind “The Glass Mountain”
An interview with climber and New York Times best-selling author Jeff Long on his story “The Glass Mountain,” published in Alpinist 54.
![Adam Stack on the hike in to the base of Mt. Hooker (12,504'). [Photo] Tommy Caldwell](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/adam-hiking-to-base-930x620.jpg)
Chris Van Leuven’s “Going Home” Selected for The Best American Sports Writing 2016
Chris Van Leuven’s story “Going Home,” which first appeared on the cover of Alpinist 51, has been selected for inclusion in this year’s The Best… Read More »Chris Van Leuven’s “Going Home” Selected for The Best American Sports Writing 2016
Darwin’s Disappointment
In September 1833, Charles Darwin set out for the four peaks of the Sierra de la Ventana alone, lured by local murmurs of caves and… Read More »Darwin’s Disappointment
Off Belay: Darwin’s Disappointment
Before his theory of evolution made him famous, Charles Darwin was an enthusiastic, if somewhat picky, mountaineer. Paula Wright considers the significance of his most… Read More »Off Belay: Darwin’s Disappointment