![Tom Livingstone on the summit ridge of Jezebel after climbing a new route-- Fun or Fear (AI 6 R M6+, 90 degrees, ca. 1200m)--up the mountain's east face with Uisdean Hawthorn. [Photo] Uisdean Hawthorn](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/fun-or-fear-1-930x620.jpg)
British climbers find ‘Fun or Fear’ in Alaska on Jezebel’s east face after attempting north face
Tom Livingstone and Uisdean Hawthorn went to Alaska’s Revelation Range at the end of March, intent on trying a new route on Jezebel’s north face.
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![The author wearing the Patagonia Micro Puff jacket on Prodigal Sun in Zion last October. [Photo] Derek Franz](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/patagonia-micro-puff-hoody-1-1-930x620.jpg)
Patagonia Micro Puff Hoody: better than down
Alpinist digital editor Derek Franz tested the Patagonia Micro Puff jacket and found that the lightweight, synthetic garment outperforms those of similar weights with down
![Summit group photo on Langdung (6357m), Nepal, December 20. [Photo] Courtesy Dawa Yangzum Sherpa](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/langdung-first-ascent-1-1-930x620.jpg)
Sherpa team succeeds on first ascent of Langdung (6357m) in Nepal
A team of four Sherpa alpinists completed the first ascent of Langdung peak (6357m) in December 2017. Dawa Yangzum Sherpa, the team’s only woman and
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![The author wearing the Grivel Stealth Hardshell helmet on the second-to-last pitch of Prodigal Sun in Zion, October 2017. [Photo] Derek Franz](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/grivel-stealth-hs-helmet-1-1-930x620.jpg)
Grivel Stealth HS helmet: the durability of a hard shell and the protection of foam
The Grivel Stealth Hard Shell helmet offers the protection of a hard shell and a foam helmet in one, making it durable against repeated knocks
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Kyle Dempster Solo Adventure Award recipients announced
Anthony Marra, Jessica Kelley and Alex Gaber are the first recipients of the inaugural Kyle Dempster Solo Adventure Award, which was created to honor the
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![Marc-Andre Leclerc on a successful free ascent of El Capitan's Muir Wall (VI 5.13c 900m) with Brette Harrington and Alan Carney in 2015. [Photo] Bradford McArthur](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/leclerc-remembered-1-930x620.jpg)
Marc-Andre Leclerc Remembered
Brette Harrington, Luka Lindic, Sonnie Trotter, Bernadette McDonald, Tom Livingstone and others recount the impressive climbing career and profound life of beloved Canadian alpinist Marc-Andre
![Hundreds gather outside the venue for the Royal Robbins Memorial held on March 12 in Modesto, California. [Photo] Derek Franz](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/royal-robbins-memorial-1-930x620.jpg)
Hundreds attend the Royal Robbins memorial to honor a great climber and caring man
Multitudes gathered in Modesto, California, on March 12, to honor the life of Royal Robbins, who died on March 14, 2017, at age 82 after
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![Wading across the Virgin River in Zion with the Lowa Approach Pro Los in hand. [Photo] Derek Franz](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/lowa-approach-pro-lo-1-1-930x620.jpg)
Lowa Approach Pro GTX Lo: A go-everywhere shoe
If Alpinist Digital Editor Derek Franz had to pick just one type of shoe to wear for the rest of his life, there’s no doubt
![David Allfrey, Kieran Brownie and Paul McSorley's route, El Abrazo de la Serpiente (Embrace of the Serpent; V 5.11c R/X 660m), on Cerro Pajarito is shown in red, as seen from Cerro Diablo. [Photo] Paul McSorley](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cerro-pajarito-2-930x620.jpg)
A sweltering, runout adventure on Colombia’s Cerro Pajarito
On February 1, Dave Allfrey, Kieran Brownie and Paul McSorley completed a new route up the unclimbed northwest face of Cerro Pajarito in the Cerros
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![Billy Westbay, Jim Bridwell and John Long after the first one-day ascent of the Nose in 1975. [Photo] Courtesy of StoneMastersPress](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/westbay-bridwell-long-533x620.jpg)
Climbing legend Jim ‘the Bird’ Bridwell dies at age 73
Jim Bridwell died this morning, February 16, in Palm Springs, California, after months of suffering from illness. He was 73. Nicknamed “the Bird,” Bridwell has
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![The Grit and Rock First Ascent Award recipients this year, in alphabetical order, from top left-to-right, are: Katie Bono, Cecilia Buil, Whitney Clark, Ixchel Foord, Ilana Jesse, Josie McKee, Nina Neverov, Caro North, Alena Panova and Anna Torretta. [Image] Derek Franz](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/grit-and-rock-award-2018-1.jpg)
2018 Grit and Rock First Ascent Award recipients announced
Grit and Rock recently announced the recipients of its 2018 First Ascent Award, a grant that is dedicated to promoting mountain exploration and first ascents
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![Nanga Parbat (8126m). [Photo] Guilhem Vellut, Wikimedia](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mazeno-ridge-1-930x620.jpg)
Elisabeth Revol rescued and Tomek Mackiewicz presumed dead on Nanga Parbat
Elisabeth Revol of France has been rescued and Tomek Mackiewicz of Poland is presumed dead on Nanga Parbat (8126m) in Pakistan after completing the second
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