![This photograph of the Himalaya was taken from the International Space Station in 2004. Visible from left to right are: Makalu, Chomolungma (Everest), Lhotse and Cho Oyu. [Photo] Courtesy of NASA, Wikimedia](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/xhimalaya-space-station-930x620.jpg.pagespeed.ic.GMwy6AkDH5.jpg)
Alpinist Managing Editor Paula Wright interviewed Pasang Yangjee Sherpa for the Alpinist Podcast in 2017 and followed up with her again this month. Born in
![Mt. Mizugaki, Japan. [Photo] E64, Wikimedia](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/a48-namesake-1-930x620.jpg)
In this Namesake story from Alpinist 48 (2014), Katsutaka “Jumbo” Yokoyama–an original member of Japan’s famous Giri-Giri Boys, who have become known for their bold
“A peak can exercise the same irresistible power as an abyss,” Theophile Gautier wrote in 1868. Robert Macfarlane’s new book Underland explores the landscapes below
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As they praise the publication of She Explores–a 2019 anthology of women’s outdoor stories and photos–Alpinist editors Katie Ives, Paula Wright and Derek Franz write,
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![Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La (El Capitan) with Half Dome in the background, Yosemite. [Photo] Murray Foubister, Wikimedia](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/caldwell-honnold-nose-record-4-930x620.jpg)
The following story is an Ahwahneechee creation story of Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La (El Capitan) as told by Julia Parker, an Ahwahneechee descendant of Yosemite Valley, mother of
![On April 5, 2018, three skiers were caught in an avalanche while ascending Sentinel Pass in Alberta, Canada. When the snow settled, Michelle Kadatz, pictured, came to rest beneath thirteen feet of debris. [Photo] Tim Banfield](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/a66-13-feet-under-1-930x620.jpg)
Last April, as she scouted ice climbs deep within Canada’s Banff National Park, Michelle Kadatz was engulfed by an avalanche that swept her 650 feet
The son of legendary climber Ron Kauk and Ahwahneechee descendant Lucy Parker, Lonnie Kauk has long felt a deep connection to the rocks of his
![Sunrise over Hells Canyon and Idaho's Seven Devils Mountains as seen from the Wal'wa.maXs (Wallowa Mountains) of Oregon. [Photo] Joe Whittle](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/a65-off-belay-1-930x496.jpg)
In this Off Belay story from Alpinist 65, Joe Whittle shares a creation story that was told to him by a Nez Perce elder, Allen
![Muhammed Ali Sadpara. [Photo] courtesy of Alex Txikon](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/muhammad-ali-sadpara-1-538x620.jpg)
In this Climbing Life story from Alpinist 62 (2018), Amanda Padoan profiles Muhammad Ali of Sadpara, Pakistan, after he completed the first winter ascent of
![Sergey Nilov. [Photo] Dmitry Golovchenko](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/jannu-interview-1-930x620.jpg)
Eliza Kubarska is an alpinist and filmmaker who accompanied Dmitry Golovchenko and Sergey Nilov to base camp during their recent ascent of a new line
![Amanda Tarr Forrest tops out on Hallucinogen Wall. [Photo] Courtesy Amanda Tarr Forrest](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/a65-homecoming-1-697x620.jpg)
In this Mountain Profile essay from Alpinist 65, which is now available on newsstands and in our online store, Amanda Tarr Forrest recounts an aid-solo
![Bryan Becker on Hallucinogen Wall. [Photo] Ed Webster collection](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/hallucinogen-wall-1-917x620.jpg)
In this Mountain Profile essay from Alpinist 65, which is now available on newsstands and in our online store, Ed Webster documents some humorous, behind-the-scenes
