Weekly Feature

Jenny Abegg and Alix Morris look on as Forest Woodward gets enthusiastic about his morning coffee in basecamp. [Photo] Graham Zimmerman

Diving into the Unknown

by Graham Zimmerman

Four friends spend 10 days doing first ascents in the Purcell Wilderness, British Columbia, and for some it was their first time doing a first

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Talking Environmentalism at the Summer Outdoor Retailer 2016

by Erin Monahan

At the 2016 Summer Outdoor Retailer trade show, Erin Monahan wonders how far leaders in the outdoor gear industry are really willing to take their

[Photo] Alberto Cafferata/Wikipedia Commons

After the Expedition

by David Stevenson

In this work of short fiction from Alpinist 18, Stevenson weaves a tale about a driftless climbing guide balancing his successes “against an unwritten page

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Snowy Range Medicine Bow Mountains from Bellevue, Colorado. [Photo] Wikipedia Commons

Axe of Contrition

by David Stevenson

Stevenson contemplates the axe of God in this Climbing Life story from Alpinist 20.

Mount St. Helens [Photo] Lyn Topinka/Wikipedia Commons

Lives of the Volcano Poets

by David Stevenson

The author climbs after the volcano poets. This piece originally appeared in Alpinist 40.

The Adventure Gap and Narratives of Inclusion: James Edward Mills talks about why the face of outdoor adventure must change

by Brad Rassler

Brad Rassler interviews author James Edward Mills about current events and the disparity of opportunities for minorities to try outdoor activities like climbing.

Columbia Icefield, Alberta. [Photo] Manasseh Franklin

Poetry Feature: Experiencing Ice

by Manasseh Franklin

In this poetry feature, writer and adventurer Manasseh Franklin shares work from Experiencing Ice, a series of images and poems about glaciers and “vastness to

Base camp on the frozen Nipissis River below the M51 cliff, in Nitassinan, the Innu name for this land that overlaps with northeastern Quebec. [Photo] Maarten van Haeren

The Country of Winter: Nitassinan, Quebec

by Pete Takeda

Pete Takeda ventures into some of the vast realms of ice, and the countries within countries of Nitassinan and northeastern Quebec.

Beyond the Guide: White Mountains, New Hampshire

by Alan Cattabriga

For years, Alan Cattabriga has roamed the White Mountains of New Hampshire, exploring the spaces between the contour lines of maps and creating long, arabesque-like

Shelika (6045m), south face, northeast of Jindong. [Photo] Tom Nakamura

Nakamura unveils hidden mountains of southern Tibet

by Derek Franz

Eighty-two-year-old Japanese mountaineer Tamotsu “Tom” Nakamura has been exploring and documenting the seldom-visited regions of Tibet for the last 25 years. In this feature he

El Hermano (ca. 4,500), Chile. In 2014 Libby Sauter's team mostly followed the sun-shadow line, and then cut to the right a few hundred feet from the top. [Photo] Doug Tompkins

Beyond the Dusk: El Hermano, Andes, Chile

by Alpinist Magazine

After the death of her brother Michael in June 2012, Suzanne Ybarra noticed a reference to a mysterious “El Hermano” amid his files, along with

Ines Papert, Jarmila Tyrill, Jewell Lund, Pat Deavoll, Natalia Martinez, Kei Taniguchi, Silvia Vidal, Han Mi-sun (front) and Chae Mi-sun.

Freedom in the Hills

by Charlotte Austin

For decades, female alpinists have made extraordinary ascents from remote big walls to storm-swept peaks. In an article from Alpinist 52 (Winter 2015), Charlotte

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