The prestigious Alpine Journal is the oldest mountaineering journal in the
\nworld. This 116th volume features some of the boldest exploratory alpinism of
\nthe last year or so. An international cast including Mick Fowler, Pat Deavoll
\n(NZ), Freddie Wilkinson (US), Bruce Normand (Scotland) describe first ascents
\nin Nepal, Afghanistan, India and China, while Italian Simone Moro reflects on
\nthe ordeal of making the first ascent of a Karakoram 8000er in winter. <\/p>\n
To mark the London Olympics there is a thoughtful essay by Phil Bartlett on
\n`Is Mountaineering Sport?`, and also a long-overdue French admission that
\nBonington and Whillans were indeed the first to the top of the Central Pillar
\nof Freney on Mont Blanc. <\/p>\n
The above are only a selection of what is to be found in this richly
\nillustrated volume. Details of new routes around the world in an authoritative
\nArea Notes section, scientific research on glaciers and on carbon monoxide
\npoisoning from camp stoves, paintings in watercolour and oil, and lively book
\nreviews all contribute to the variety of this latest Alpine Journal. <\/p>\n
Editor of the AJ since 2004, Stephen Goodwin is a journalist, climber and
\nguidebook author. He went freelance in 1999 after 13 years as a staff
\ncorrespondent on The Independent, mainly covering politics at Westminster. In
\n1998 he reached the south summit of Everest, filing an award-winning diary to
\nThe Independent. His guidebook, 20 Day Walks in the Lake District, was
\npublished in 2009 by Vertebrate Graphics.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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