Volume 119<\/p>\n
The Alpine Journal is the oldest publication of its kind, created as a record
\nof mountain exploration across the globe and has maintained that tradition
\nthis year.<\/p>\n
This, the 152nd publication of the Alpine Journal, takes you on a selection of
\nsignificant first ascents of 2014, from Antarctica to Greenland, Europe to
\nHigh Asia; on adventures in rock climbing, mountaineering and exploration of
\nthe high mountains of the continents. The volume includes the first ascent of
\nGasherbrum V, exploration of a hard-to-reach granite cirque in Alaska, hard
\nclimbing on unexplored cliffs of Greenland only reachable by sailboat, and
\ndescriptions of still-unclimbed peaks in Tibet and South America. Area notes
\nfrom local experts in mountainous regions around the world give inspiration as
\nwell as the recent developments.<\/p>\n
History and science are, as always, well attended and include the history of
\nmountain guiding in the Golden Age of mountaineering; new light on what might
\nhave happened on K2’s first ascent; stereographic photography in the Victorian
\nera, and the prevalence of algae in the mountains.<\/p>\n
To celebrate the first ascent of the Matterhorn, Robin Campbell has curated
\nand discussed a collection of early drawings of the mountain. Roger Birnstingl
\ngives us previously untranslated letters from the scandalised Italians on the
\nrace for the first ascent of the Cervino; Ian Smith tells us about Whymper in
\nthe aftermath of the first ascent; John Cleare goes back 50 years in his story
\nof the centenary ascent with the BBC.<\/p>\n
The editorial team this year is Susan Jensen and Ed Douglas. Ed is a writer,
\neditor and climber. A past winner of the Boardman Tasker Award, he is the
\nauthor of eight books on mountaineering, travel and adventure, including the
\nfirst full-length biography of Tenzing Norgay and recently published
\nStatement: The Ben Moon story. Susan is a climber and statistician with a
\npassion for Scottish winter and expeditions; she is one of the few British
\nfemales to have a first ascent of a Himalayan 7000m peak. Susan was previously
\neditor of the Fell and Rock Journal and works with the production team of the
\nScottish Mountaineering Club climbers‘ guides<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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