![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
![Lauren Shartell refines moves on the Lightning (M12+/M13-) in the Rigid Designator Amphitheatre, Vail, Colorado, the day before she redpointed the route on November 8. She's now the second US woman to send the climb as well as the grade of M13-, but she suggested downgrading the route to M12+. [Photo] Courtesy of Kyle Barker](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/lauren-shartell-on-the-lightning-1-853x620.jpg)
Lauren Shartell sent the Lightning in Vail’s Rigid Designator Amphitheatre on November 8. In doing so, she became the second US woman to climb the… Read More »Lauren Shartell becomes the second US woman to send the Lightning
After Alpinist 72 went to press, we found that reproductions we had printed of historical images from a 1970s-era magazine appeared to contain some offensive… Read More »An apology from Alpinist
![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
A group of publishers and editors who oversee consumer and B2B outdoor media titles have formed the working group Outdoor Media for Inclusion (OM4I) to… Read More »Editors, publishers form Outdoor Media for Inclusion to amplify diverse voices in outdoor media
![Topo of Running in the Shadows (VI AI5 M6 A0, 2000m),, Emperor Face, Mt. Robson. [Photo] Uisdean Hawthorn](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/running-in-the-shadows-1-930x620.jpg)
Between September 30 and October 2, Ethan Berman (US) and Uisdean Hawthorn (Scotland) completed a new line on the Emperor Face of Mt. Robson (3954m),… Read More »American-Scottish team climb a new route on the Emperor Face of Yuh-hai-has-kun (Mt. Robson)
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
![Noah McKelvin and Luke Negley after pounding a birthday-cake flavored protein shake with Finger Fanger (5.10a, 500') looming behind them on the north face of Pikes Peak, Colorado. [Photo] McKelvin/Negley collection](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pikes-peak-transcendental-linkup-1-930x620.jpg)
On August 22, Noah McKelvin (28) and Luke Negley (20) climbed five major formations on Colorado’s Pikes Peak in a single push. On the way… Read More »Transcendental Linkup: Five routes up to 5.12a totaling 2,400′ on Pikes Peak in 21 hours
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
