2008 AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL Vol. 50

The World’s most significant Climbs

* The reference for everyone planning anything new in the mountains or venturing into remote ranges
* Nearly 200 pages of exciting stories about the most important climbs of the year, as told by the climbers themselves
* Nearly 300 pages of short reports from new routes in the world’s mountains

This year’s American Alpine Journal features Freddie Wilkinson and his all-
star partners discovering still-unclimbed summits and awesome new routes in a
remote corner of the Alaska Range. Pakistan’s fabled Charakusa Valley keeps
producing stunning long rock routes and jaw-dropping alpine test pieces, as
revealed by Steve House, Nicolas Favresse, and partners. Even the Alps, where
the sport began, keeps dishing out new challenges, including Miha Valic’s tour
de force: all 82 ‹official› 4,000-meter summits in a 102-day winter season.
Peter Hackett reports on the latest knowledge in high-altitude physiology,
while Roger Payne provides an overview of current activities and the future
potential of new-routing in Sikkim. Plus more from Peru, Patagonia, and
Yosemite.