In Memoriam: Paul Dedi
Remembering Alpinist’s most acclaimed artist–Paul Dedi–the rare personality whose enthusiastic, witty, scrappy outlook instituted him as an offbeat bastion of the climbing and illustrating communities.
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Cochamo: Into the Forest
“So far we had little luck finding any climbing in Chile. But in a pension in Pucon there was a small photo on the wall… Read More »Cochamo: Into the Forest
Obsession and Ingenuity, Part IV: Kansas
“We live in Lawrence, Kansas, my friend, a small college town lost in a sea of plains. If by local crag you mean a two-hour… Read More »Obsession and Ingenuity, Part IV: Kansas
Remembering Sir Edmund Hillary
Forty Kiwi mountaineers raised their axes as one to form the New Zealand Alpine Club’s honor guard when Sir Edmund Hillary’s coffin emerged…
Inspirations, Part III: Gervasutti’s Climbs
Simon Richardson shares his inspiration: Giusto Gervasutti. “As a teenager, consumed by a newfound passion for mountaineering, I had a voracious appetite for climbing books.… Read More »Inspirations, Part III: Gervasutti’s Climbs
Inspirations, Part II: High Alaska
Kelly Cordes and Masatoshi Kuriaki share their inspiration. “High Alaska, the classic from Jonathan Waterman, started it all for me. But different writings have influenced… Read More »Inspirations, Part II: High Alaska
The 2008 Alpinist Film Festival
Four nights. Twenty-two films. Eight premieres. One Grand Prize winner. $7,000+ raised for Surf Aid International. One bag of trash.
Ouray 2008: A Video Story
There are over a hundred lines in the Ouray Ice Park, but–if you’re actually looking to climb–any veteran’s recommendation is: “Wake up at 6 a.m.,… Read More »Ouray 2008: A Video Story
Soloing the Diamond: A Photo Essay
“It may sound strange, but it was as though a period of my life was ending this spring. At first I was grieving for the… Read More »Soloing the Diamond: A Photo Essay
Inspirations, Part I: Vince Anderson
We asked fellow alpinists to reflect on literature that most inspires their climbing. Vince Anderson and Mark Twight share the darkness in this first installment.
Little Mother Up the Morderberg
“I don’t find the solemn joy in fussing you do. The old-style mountaineers went up with alpenstocks and ladders and light hearts. That’s my idea… Read More »Little Mother Up the Morderberg
Interview: Mike Robertson on His Eiffel Tower Protest Solo
There are a multitude of reasons we climb–more often than not they are expressed in pithy, sound-bite phrases like Mallory’s “Because it’s there.” Within, Mike… Read More »Interview: Mike Robertson on His Eiffel Tower Protest Solo