![A storm settles over the Cirque of the Towers, Wind River Range, Wyoming. [Photo] Derek Franz](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/a70-tcl-wringing-it-out-1-930x620.jpeg)
Wringing It Out
In this story from The Climbing Life section of Alpinist 70, Spencer Gray experiences an unusual turn of events when he gets caught in the
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![A climber displays their worn tape gloves. [Photo] Andrew Burr](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/a70-tool-users-crack-gloves-1-930x620.jpg)
Tool Users: Crack Climbing Gloves
In this Tool Users story that first appeared in Alpinist 70–which is now available on some newsstands and in our online store–Mailee Hung considers the
Climbing Poems by Ed Roberson
Ed Roberson is the author of many books of poetry, including To See the Earth before the End of the World. A dedicated mountain climber,
![Craig DeMartino has collaborated on a variety of prosthetic designs for climbers. The one pictured here was designed by Kai Lin to perform in thin cracks. [Photo] Angela Percival](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/xa70-rebuilt-1-930x620.jpg.pagespeed.ic.Odf8UubKZm.jpg)
Rebuilt
In this feature story from Alpinist 70, Craig DeMartino writes about how he survived a hundred-foot ground fall in 2002. After doctors fused vertebrae in
![This image is from the award-winning film documenting the first African-American team on Denali. More information can be found at AnAmericanAscent.com. [Photo] Hudson Henry](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/an-american-ascent-1-930x620.jpg)
In Deep
In this fiction story that first appeared in The Climbing Life section of Alpinist 50 (Summer 2015), James Edward Mills imagines a Black 17-year-old named
![[Photo] Noman Gilgiti. Manipulation: Robin Earle](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/a70-sharp-end-1-930x608.jpg)
Roaming in Place
In this Sharp End essay from Alpinist 70, Alpinist Deputy Editor Paula Wright reflects on words by Nan Shepherd while sheltering in place during the
![A view of the Southeast Face of Link Sar from base camp with the line of the first ascent. [Photo] Mark Richey](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/a69-link-sar-3-1-930x620.jpg)
Labyrinths of Granite and Ice
In this story from Alpinist 69–which is currently available in our online store–Graham Zimmerman writes of his adventure on Link Sar with Steve Swenson, Mark
![[Cartoon] Kendra Allenby](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/a69-tcl-climbing-quiz-1-930x620.jpg)
A Climbing Quiz
In this story from The Climbing Life section of Alpinist 69–which is now available in our online store–Bosley Sidwell (or was that Steve Jervis?) poses
Mountain Profile Essays from Alpinist 69 | Mont Blanc
Read the essays from our Mountain Profile about Mont Blanc.
Sharon Wood’s book “Rising” is a reflection of her 1986 ascent of Chomolungma (Everest) and a male-dominated culture then and now
In 1986 Canadian mountaineer Sharon Wood and her teammate Dwayne Congdon reached the summit of Mt. Everest (Chomolungma) via a variation to the difficult West
![The author Nathan Fry and his fellow classmates approach the Chli Bielenhorn, located near the famous Furka Pass (Furkastrasse) road during the 2019 NATO Partnership for Peace Program in Switzerland. [Photo] Tyler Casey](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/partnership-for-peace-1-930x620.jpg)
Mountain troops rope up and strengthen bonds during the Partnership for Peace program in Switzerland
In this story, US Army Mountain Warfare School officer Nathan Fry shares his experience with the NATO Partnership for Peace Program that took place in
![[Cartoon] Tami Knight](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/a69-tcl-ahwahnee-brunch-1-930x620.jpg)
The Ahwahnee Brunch Retrospective (starring “Roger” & “Ed” in an eating contest of stupendous proportions)
In this Climbing Life story from Alpinist 69–which is now available on newsstands and in our online store–Tami Knight shares some background about the inspiration