The 114th volume of the world\u2019s oldest and most prestigious mountaineering
\npublication – the Alpine Journal. Features include expedition accounts by UK
\nmountaineers Mick Fowler, Simon Yates, and Andy Parkin. A special section is
\ndevoted to all six climbs nominated for the 2009 Piolets d\u2019Or awards,
\nincluding articles by Ueli Steck on Teng Kangpoche, Patrice Glariron-Rappaz on
\nNuptse and Japanese climbers, from the Giri-Giri Boys, on Kamet, Kalanka and
\nDenali. <\/p>\n
The Journeys section includes a record-breaking run down the Everest trail and
\nadventures in Mongolia. There\u2019s an account of climbing all the 4000m peaks of
\nthe Alps, surveys of the mountains of Sikkim and the Cordillera Huaytapallana
\nin Peru, plus commentary on environmental and wilderness issues, ethics and a
\ndisputed first Himalayan ascent.
\nThere are some 200 fabulous photographs, mostly in colour, plus evocative
\nwatercolours by Simon Pierse of the Alps, Ladakh and Kangchenjunga. <\/p>\n
As usual, this AJ also contains extensive reviews, obituaries, and a country-
\nby-country record of recent significant ascents.
\nEditor 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 this year by Vertebrate Graphics. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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