Alpinist 28

Crag Profile: Red Rock
For nearly four decades Joanne Urioste has explored a realm of lizard men and
mystics, punk-music-blaring purists and taciturn bolters- all the while
creating her own cathedral-like routes. The Queen of Aztec Sandstone unveils
Red Rock, while Joe Herbst, Larry Hamilton, Phil Broscovak, Paul Van Betten,
Josh Thompson and Tom Moulin offer their own takes on one of the wildest
climbing histories in the West. Joanne Urioste

A Muscular Imagination: Andy Parkin and the Art of Climbing
Each year grades get higher, climbers send faster and a focus on financial
return increases. But has the ‹creative edge› been lost? British writer Ed
Douglas travels to the Alps in search of the aesthetic intensity that inspired
his youth. Along the way, he encounters Andy Parkin and other artists who
continue to expand the limits of the alpine imagination, painting their
visions on both canvases and mountainsides. Ed Douglas

A Stonemaster Remembered: John Bachar (1957-2009)
When John Bachar passed away this summer, he left behind a legacy of grace and
purity, fierce ideals and compassionate friendship. As a result, Peter Croft
says, ‹a whole herd of us went a lot farther than we planned.› Herein, some
tributes from the friends Bachar inspired. Peter Croft

Things Invisible to See
It’s easy to get nostalgic about the early days of Himalayan exploration. But
what if they didn’t have to be over? Since 2005, with a small number of
partners, Joe Puryear has been venturing up difficult, unclimbed peaks in the
Asian Ranges?and trying to keep them spotless for the future. Joseph Puryear