![Anders Ax, pictured here with Lumi the dog at Washington Pass, June 2017. Ax began working as an intern for Alpinist in the winter of 2013, but his familiarity with the magazine started much earlier. While in high school, Ax saw a copy of Issue 16 on a newsstand in the Charles de Gaulle airport and was taken by the cover photo: Tomas Bambus Bardas muscling his way up the overhanging sandstone in Teplice. After his Alpinist internship ended in early 2014, Ax moved West to teach outdoor education. He returned to Vermont that winter to work as a snowboard instructor at Smugglers' Notch, just up the road from the Alpinist parent company office, Height of Land. He stopped by the office one day and offered his services as a fact checker and has been working for Alpinist ever since. [Photo] Courtesy of Anders Ax](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/anders-ax-1-930x620.jpg)
Every story in Alpinist is thoroughly fact-checked. “Fact checking” has become a more common term in today’s digital headlines, as accusations of “fake news” and… Read More »Q&A with Alpinist Assistant Research Editor Anders Ax
The American Alpine Club recently announced the award recipients who will be honored at the club’s annual benefit dinner on March 9 in San Francisco,… Read More »American Alpine Club announces 2019 award recipients
![Stacy Bare. [Photo] Max Lowe](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/a64-local-hero-1-930x620.jpg)
In this Local Hero profile from Alpinist 64, Teresa Baker writes about Iraq War veteran Stacy Bare and how climbing introduced him to new perspectives,… Read More »Local Hero: Stacy Bare
![Chris Van Leuven testing the new Petzl Nomic ice tools in Rocky Mountain National Park. [Photo] Colby Rickard](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/petzl-nomic-1-2-930x620.jpg)
Chris Van Leuven tested the latest version of the Petzl Nomic ice tools. He reports that the upgraded Nomics have that same familiar look and… Read More »The new Petzl Nomic: Same swing with new picks, a mini hammer, functional spike and improved handle
![Whitney Clark (pictured), Josie McKee and Caro North received a 2018 Grit and Rock Award to attempt a first ascent on Arjuna (6230m) in India's Kishtwar Province. [Photo] Josie McKee](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/whitney-clark-on-arjuna-north-930x620.jpg)
The Grit and Rock First Ascent Expedition Award for female alpinists is now accepting applications until January 15, 2019. The program launched in October 2016… Read More »Grit and Rock grant applications due by January 15
![Jess Roskelley leads through loose blocks on Day 2 during the first ascent of Canmore Wedding Party (AI5 M7, 2,625') on A Peak in Montana's Cabinet Mountains. [Photo] Scott Coldiron](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/xcanmore-wedding-party-1-930x620.jpg.pagespeed.ic.Niw8-k6JPq.jpg)
Jess Roskelley wrote the following story about a new route he climbed with Scott Coldiron on A Peak in Montana’s Cabinet Mountains on November 18-21.… Read More »No bull: Too tired to see right after a first ascent in Montana’s Cabinet Range
![Whitney Clark traverses to the belay after climbing the hanging glacial ice midway up a new route (Land of Milk and Honey, IV 5.8+ M3 R 65 degrees, 1,000') on the northwest face of Mt Russell (14,094') in the Sierra Nevada Range, California. [Photo] Tad McCrea](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/tnf-summit-softshell-ws-pants-1-2-930x620.jpg)
Whitney Clark tested The North Face Women’s Summit L4 Softshell Pants in a variety of alpine climbing conditions and found them to be well designed… Read More »North Face Women’s Summit L4 Softshell Pants: A good choice for alpine climbers
![Peter and Alexandra Lev, City of Rocks, 1990. [Photo] Lev family collection](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/a64-to-father-from-daughter-1-930x620.jpg)
In this Climbing Life story from Alpinist 64, Alexandra Lev delves into the past of her father who was already a highly accomplished mountaineer by… Read More »To Father from Daughter
![Sergey Glazunov on the final pitch that he climbed on the North Ridge of Latok I. He was reaching for freedom; his mode of life was unsophisticated, Glazunov's wife, Nina, wrote to Alpinist. [Photo] Alexander Gukov](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/a64-impossible-is-not-forever-1-930x620.jpg)
In this story that first appeared in Alpinist 64, Alexander Gukov shares his experience of surviving alone for a week at 6200 meters on Latok… Read More »Latok I: Impossible Is Not Forever
![[Photo] Sergey Glazunov collection](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/nina-glazunov-acp-1-930x620.jpg)
From October 1-6, 2018, Nina Glazunov-Neverov shared some stories and photos with the #AlpinistCommunityProject about the life of her husband Sergey Glazunov, who reached a… Read More »Alpinist Community Project Flashback: Nina Glazunov-Neverov
![Keita Kurakami (left) and Connor Herson after their respective free ascents of the Nose (VI 5.14a, 2,900') of El Capitan. [Photos] Keita Kurakami collection/Jim Herson](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/kurakami-herson-nose-ascents-1-930x620.jpg)
Two historic free ascents happened within the last several days on the Nose (VI 5.14a, 2,900′) of El Capitan: Keita Kurakami free climbed the route… Read More »Keita Kurakami frees El Capitan’s Nose as a rope-solo and 15-year-old Connor Herson becomes the youngest to free the iconic wall
![Chip Chace on Invisible Wall (IV 5.12a, 500'), Longs Peak. [Photo] Roger Briggs](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/chip-chace-remembered-1-930x620.jpg)
Chip Chace was one of the most well-rounded climbers of his generation and was known to keep many of his exploits quietly to himself. He… Read More »A letter to Chip Chace (1958-2018): “Excuse Me While I Liquid Sky”
