Solo, Part III: Guy Lacelle
After exploring the minds of rock master Alex Honnold and big wall diva Silvia Vidal, the Solo Series delves into the world of ice climbing with Guy Lacelle.
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Solo, Part II: Silvia Vidal
Last week, Alex Honnold opened the Solo Series with his take on free soloing. This week, Silvia Vidal shares her thoughts on aid soloing big walls.
Solo, Part I: Alex Honnold
Alex Honnold kicks off the Weekly Feature Solo Series with insight on his vertically defined world.
Aconcagua Speed Riding: Video and Interview
Francois Bon takes a three-minute trip down the south face of Aconcagua, then lives to tell about it.
Falling: Ines Papert
Ines Papert discovers that a life-changing moment can assist in a search for the soul.
Mountain Athlete: Weight Training for Climbing
Where you pay to hurt. An honest look at one man’s weight-driven, vomit-inducing, climbing-centric athletic program.
Moroccan Honeymoon: A Photo Essay
Climbing is what defines each of our lives, and our life together. Adam and I met climbing. Our first date was climbing. Our first kiss was climbing. So, a climbing trip–but not just any climbing trip–was the only way we conceived of spending our honeymoon.
Colin Haley: Young Alpinist on Fire
At 11 am on January 24, Rolando Garibotti and Colin Haley stood on the summit of Cerro Torre after linking all four of the Torre Group’s iconic spires in a single, alpine style traverse…After they’d completed the traverse, for many people, the story that emerged was less of a retrospective into the project than it was a look toward the future.
The Journey
I’m believer in positive thinking. But in August I found myself wondering about the disconnect between believing in the bright side and giving it lip service. On a trip to the Lotus Flower Tower in Canada’s Cirque of the Unclimbables, Ian Altman and his multiple sclerosis showed me how unyielding persistence can bridge this gap.
Nakamura: Steward of Unclimbed Peaks
With the advent of GIS, satellite images and other advanced cartographic applications, it seems the world is growing smaller by the minute. But long-time Alpinist contributor Tamotsu Nakamura–though he began his explorations after the Golden Age of Mountaineering ended–begs to differ.