Paula Wright

A Berec headlamp used by Martin Mushkin from the mid-1950s until 1980. [Photo] Michelle Hoffman

TOOL USERS: The Headlamp

by Paula Wright

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

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The Alpine Luddites White Light/White Heat backpack with crampons and ice tools strapped to the outside. [Photo] Paula Wright

Alpine Luddites White Light/White Heat backpack: custom-made to contentment

by Paula Wright

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

Two climbers at Chasm Lake at the base of Longs Peak. [Photo] Jeff Long

Jeff Long: The Story Behind “The Glass Mountain”

by Paula Wright

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

Tommy Caldwell onsights Mt. Hooker in car-to-car ascent with Adam Stack

by Paula Wright

Chris Van Leuven’s “Going Home” Selected for The Best American Sports Writing 2016

by Paula Wright

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

Darwin’s Disappointment

by Paula Wright

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

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Off Belay: Darwin’s Disappointment

by Paula Wright

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