Non-Fiction: Cruisin’ with Susan
We’d both wanted to do it. We lay there on the ground, shivering in the night air as much from fear as from the cold.
Ice and Access in the Hyalite Canyon
Joe Josephson, Montana’s most vocal ice proponent and author of Winter Dance, speaks about the precarious access to Hyalite Canyon: “Often in life, you don’t… Read More »Ice and Access in the Hyalite Canyon
Mark Twight Apparently Was Also Experiencing Hallucinations…
Mark Twight apparently was also experiencing hallucinations (or just a bad memory) as he appears to have confused two passages from Snow in the Kingdom.
Mountain Hardwear Women’s Quark: The Every-Day Outerwear
In spite of the plentitude of masculine, heavy-duty shells on the market, I spent this past summer testing the women’s Mountain HardWear Quark jacket. Why,… Read More »Mountain Hardwear Women’s Quark: The Every-Day Outerwear
Hidden Luxuries of Nanga Parbat?
A recent perusal of Mark Twight’s self aggrandizing (not to mention downright brilliant) “Kiss or Kill” brought me to the following passage, in which Twight… Read More »Hidden Luxuries of Nanga Parbat?
Tomaz Humar: What’s Up, Alpinist?
This is the first time I’ve see Alpinist late to post news. An outstanding climb was done by Tomaz over a week ago.
2007 Bozeman Ice Festival
Alpinist, proud sponsor of the 2007 Bozeman Ice Festival, presents this feature film highlighting last year’s events.






