Waiting for Dawn
In Part 1 of this series on Charlie Porter, told by some of climbing partners and friends through the decades, Gary Bocarde recalls their days
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Visions of Charlie Porter: Introduction
“…[A]ll was done quietly, unremarked upon, in classic Porter fashion. With his reticence, [Charlie] Porter was “old-school,” a classical figure from the pre-social, un-hyperlinked past
An Interview with Alpinist Contributor Forest McBrian
Fresh off deadline, the author of our latest Mountain Profile–the North Cascades’ Picket Range–Forest McBrian sat down to debrief and explain why, among other nuggets
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The Picket Range: Contagious Magic
Picket Range Mountain Profile writer Forest McBrian writes a short story about sharing his spiritual reconnection to the Pickets with his late stepmother.
Video: Revelations Climbing, A Day in the Life
Songwriter and videographer Evan Phillips tells the story of a Revelation Mountains first ascent–without any hype.
Scenes from the Alpinist Office on Deadline
After months of working with writers to edit, revise and fact-check the stories that make up Issue 47 of our magazine, all that’s left for
Soloist Jes Meiris on Going Up the Nose and Falling Down
“I wanted to climb it solo in a push, without hauling or sleeping, and I knew that if I was successful I would break the
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Slideshow: A Busy Season in the Revelations
Following years of quiet climbing, Alaska’s Revelation Mountains see their most active season on record.
Video: ‘A Tribute to Discomfort’
Cory Richards, a regular Alpinist contributor, considers the realm of the uncomfortable along with the realities of modern alpinism.
Hermann Buhl: A Hero Undiminished
Jerzy Porebski and artist Ewa Labaj explore the great alpinist’s life in a comic strip. For many, including Reinhold Messner, Buhl was, and always will
The Illusion of Control
Harvey Carter’s words become a catalyst for writer Chris Van Leuven’s quest to understand how climbing prepares us for the challenges of ordinary existence, the
The Life, Times and Scary Climbs of John Turner (1931-2014)
Fifty-five years ago, the famous Recompense at Cathedral Ledge was first climbed with wooden wedges. It was by the imagination and British boldness of this
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