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Interview: Will Gadd and 24 Hours of Ice
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Will Gadd speaks about his “endless ascent” at Ouray, in which he climbed more than 25,000′ in a single day and raised over $15,000 for the dZi Foundation.
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The Continuum Project: Norway
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Guy Lacelle solos a 180-meter WI6 free solo in Hemsedal, Norway.
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Video: Guy Lacelle, Legend
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Dozens upon dozens of climbers–competitors, festivalgoers and friends–organized a celebration of Guy’s life. The result was an emotional but heartening gathering that shook not only the climbers in attendance, but those in the greater community, those who had heard that a legend, in life, was no more.
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Sean McCabe: A Vibrant Life
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Alpinist celebrates the life of artist Sean McCabe, whose boldness on canvas–and as a family man, teacher, skier and climber–will be profoundly missed.
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The Continuum Project: Nepal
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Watch as Audrey Gariepy, Ines Papert and Jen Olson tackle a new route on the Hungo Face of Kwangde Shar (6093m) in Nepal.
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The Continuum Project
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Gain perspective on the motivations and courage of some of the world’s top climbers in a new film by Chris Alstrin.
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John Bachar: A Stonemaster Remembered
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Rick Accomazzo, Lynn Hill, John Gill, Dave Yerian and Ron Gomez give tribute to the “alpha Stonemaster,” John Bachar.
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Craggin’ Classic ’09: A Rockin’ Good Time
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more than 200 climbers from at least 13 countries found themselves in high spirits for 48 hours of boozing, schmoozing, caffeinating and climbing–in that order, and then all over again.
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Psycho Vertical
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“There is no emotion, no fear, no doubt. There is only the correct option.”
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Mountain Reconnaissance with John Scurlock
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John Scurlock talks about climbing, aviation, and what the two respective pursuits can learn from each other…
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Introducing the Alpinist Film Festival Tour
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Alpinist’s unique party has become too big for such a small town like Jackson to handle…
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Short Pitches Writing Contest Winner
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In April, Alpinist launched its first online writing contest, Short Pitches. After receiving more than fifty entries, we had a tough job to do: pick one.
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Inspirations, Part VII: Glen Denny
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During the long, cold bivouacs, quotes from Magnone’s book kept coming back to me…
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Memories of George Gardner
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This summer the climbing community lost a great friend, George Gardner.
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The Future of Alpinist
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Alpinist was founded in 2002 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Twenty-five issues, four film festivals and three websites later, we’re still psyched, and we’re still growing.
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Alpinist Celebrates El Capitan
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For Issue 25’s profile of El Capitan, we worked with the finest photographers ever to grace the Valley. Those historically significant images we couldn’t fit between the covers you’ll find here.
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David Pickford: A Sea Cliff Photo Essay
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David Pickford shares his saltiest shots from the sea cliffs of the United Kingdom to preview Issue 25.
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The Torre Traverse at Last
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Italian climbing legend Ermanno Salvaterra reflects on the Torre Traverse–what most consider the finest enchainment in Patagonian history.
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Exotic Hampi: Video and Interview
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Follow climber Liv Sansoz to Hampi, India, where among palm trees, rice fields and ancient temples, she experiences some of the world’s greatest bouldering. Still hungry? Professional videographer Evrard Wendenbaum steps in to answer a few questions about filming the trip.
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The Boys of Everest
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An excerpt from Clint Willis’s book, The Boys of Everest–a semi-historical ride through the life of Sir Chris Bonington and the ragtag group of Brits who followed him to the world’s greatest peaks.
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Solo, Part V: Steph Davis
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Steph Davis is one of the world’s most accomplished female free soloists. She explains, in this Alpinist.com Solo Series exclusive, how she replaces fear with relaxed confidence to send exposed routes without a lifeline.
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Solo, Part IV: Alexander Huber
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What does it take to free solo 500 meters of 5.12? That’s a question only the likes of Alex Huber can answer–and here he does in this Alpinist.com Solo Series exclusive.
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Solo, Part III: Guy Lacelle
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After exploring the minds of rock master Alex Honnold and big wall diva Silvia Vidal, the Solo Series delves into the world of ice climbing with Guy Lacelle.
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Solo, Part II: Silvia Vidal
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Last week, Alex Honnold opened the Solo Series with his take on free soloing. This week, Silvia Vidal shares her thoughts on aid soloing big walls.
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Solo, Part I: Alex Honnold
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Alex Honnold kicks off the Weekly Feature Solo Series with insight on his vertically defined world.
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Aconcagua Speed Riding: Video and Interview
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Francois Bon takes a three-minute trip down the south face of Aconcagua, then lives to tell about it.
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Falling: Ines Papert
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Ines Papert discovers that a life-changing moment can assist in a search for the soul.
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Mountain Athlete: Weight Training for Climbing
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Where you pay to hurt. An honest look at one man’s weight-driven, vomit-inducing, climbing-centric athletic program.
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Moroccan Honeymoon: A Photo Essay
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Climbing is what defines each of our lives, and our life together. Adam and I met climbing. Our first date was climbing. Our first kiss was climbing. So, a climbing trip–but not just any climbing trip–was the only way we conceived of spending our honeymoon.
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Colin Haley: Young Alpinist on Fire
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At 11 am on January 24, Rolando Garibotti and Colin Haley stood on the summit of Cerro Torre after linking all four of the Torre Group’s iconic spires in a single, alpine style traverse…After they’d completed the traverse, for many people, the story that emerged was less of a retrospective into the project than it was a look toward the future.
