IFMGA Mountain Guide Ian Fowler tested the La Sportiva Big Wall Pullover Hoody and the Wall Breeze Stretch Jacket while climbing in the Italian Dolomites… Read More »La Sportiva’s Big Wall Pullover Hoody & Wall Breeze Stretch Jacket: Specializing the Essentials for Performance in Cold and Wind
AMGA certified rock guide Ben Lim tested toprope solo gear made by Avant Climbing Innovations on a recent climbing trip that included Squamish, Smith Rock,… Read More »Toprope Soloing Made Easier and Safer with Avant’s TR Solo Kit
Mountain Standards Gear Review: The C.A.M.P. Corsa Alpine Ice Axe comes in 45, 55, and 65cm lengths, has a curved shaft, is primarily made for… Read More »Securely Climbing Snow with C.A.M.P.’s Corsa Alpine Ice Axe
MSRP: $74.95 After almost every approach, I find myself redoing my hair before racking up. Adjusting my high ponytail to a low braid that fits… Read More »C.A.M.P.’s Ikon Nova Helmet: A ponytail-friendly workhorse that comes in two sizes
IFMGA/AMGA Mountain Guide Ryan Huetter tested the Julbo Edge Cover Reactiv sunglasses in the Mont Blanc range recently on glaciers, rock, mountain biking, and trail… Read More »Julbo Edge Cover Reactiv Sunglasses: Peripheral Protection with Photochromic Adjusting
MSRP: $149-165 (depending on color) Onboarding to new fashions and tech trends takes me a hot minute, or several years to be honest, but eventually… Read More »The La Sportiva Machina Tech Pants: Low Profile Adjusting in a Skinny Softshell
The following eight essays are part of 18 published in Alpinist 75 (Autumn 2021) for “The Many Futures of Alpinism” feature.
![From Conrad Anker's The City and The Blade in Alpinist 38. Mugs Stump on the Spanish Pillar of Meru North (6450m) in 1988. [Photo] Steve Quinlan](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/xmugs-stump-file-photo-930x620.jpg.pagespeed.ic.rxD9AgeHdL.jpg)
The 2017 Mugs Stump recipients aim to tackle: the East Face of Golgotha (Alaska); the West Face of Xanadu (Alaska); the North Face of Rungofarka
![This photo of the southeast face of Kyzyl Asker (5842m) shows Ines Papert and Luka Lindic's new route, Lost in China (ED WI5+ M6, 1200m), in red. [Photo] Ines Papert and Luka Lindic](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/lost-in-china-fa-1-930x620.jpeg)
Ines Papert and Luka Lindic discover the best ice either of them have ever encountered so high on a mountain during the two-day ascent of
… Read More »Ines Papert and Luka Lindic establish new route on Kyzyl Asker
Alpinist seeks a producer for The Alpinist Film Festival.
Dynamic and challenging part-time position helps plan, organize and execute annual film festival for Alpinist Magazine.
