Alpine Journal 2009 – Volume 114

The 114th volume of the world’s oldest and most prestigious mountaineering
publication – the Alpine Journal. Features include expedition accounts by UK
mountaineers Mick Fowler, Simon Yates, and Andy Parkin. A special section is
devoted to all six climbs nominated for the 2009 Piolets d’Or awards,
including articles by Ueli Steck on Teng Kangpoche, Patrice Glariron-Rappaz on
Nuptse and Japanese climbers, from the Giri-Giri Boys, on Kamet, Kalanka and
Denali.

The Journeys section includes a record-breaking run down the Everest trail and
adventures in Mongolia. There’s an account of climbing all the 4000m peaks of
the Alps, surveys of the mountains of Sikkim and the Cordillera Huaytapallana
in Peru, plus commentary on environmental and wilderness issues, ethics and a
disputed first Himalayan ascent.
There are some 200 fabulous photographs, mostly in colour, plus evocative
watercolours by Simon Pierse of the Alps, Ladakh and Kangchenjunga.

As usual, this AJ also contains extensive reviews, obituaries, and a country-
by-country record of recent significant ascents.
Editor of the AJ since 2004, Stephen Goodwin is a journalist, climber and
guidebook author. He went freelance in 1999 after 13 years as a staff
correspondent on The Independent, mainly covering politics at Westminster. In
1998 he reached the south summit of Everest, filing an award-winning diary to
The Independent. His guidebook, 20 Day Walks in the Lake District, was
published this year by Vertebrate Graphics.