Alpinist Magazine Issue 54 – Summer 2016<\/p>\n
Features:<\/p>\n
A History of Imaginary Mountains
\nBehind the histories of exploration lie less-visible tales of rumored summits
\nthat prove to be nonexistent, and of physical mountains whose shapes and
\nheights transform according to different legends. John Hessler, Frances
\nGarrett, Meera Baindur, Jerry Auld, Anders Ax, Harish Kapadia, Sylvain Jouty
\nand Hubert Odier share stories of mythic peaks, both real and imagined,
\ncharted and uncharted, from around the world. With illustrations by Jeremy
\nCollins and an introduction by Katie Ives.<\/p>\n
Light Before Wisdom
\nAfter a knee injury in 2012, Hayden Kennedy was forced, temporarily, to
\ncontemplate his identity with and without climbing. Then a friend’s invitation
\nto the east face of Cerro Kishtwar reawakens him to what he truly loves about
\nthe mountains.<\/p>\n
Notes from the Frontier
\nThe word Alpine evokes images of European summits. Maya Prabhu reports on the
\n«HimAlpinists,» Indian climbers seeking to balance fast and light styles
\nwith the histories of their country’s Himalayan peaks.<\/p>\n
Event Horizon
\nIn a photo essay, the great Slovenian climber Marko Prezelj, known for his
\ndistrust of «tasty talking,» now asks himself the hard questions about
\nsharing tales and images from private experiences in the hills.<\/p>\n
All In
\nBase-camp staff, pilots and rescuers often appear in the margins of stories.
\nYet in crises, their efforts can make the difference between life and death.
\nLisa Roderick recalls her first season as manager of Kahiltna Basecamp.<\/p>\n
Departments:<\/p>\n
The Sharp End
\nClimbing fast and slow.<\/p>\n
Letters:
\nReaders set the record straight and tell us not to fret.<\/p>\n
On Belay:
\nMost climbers associate Reinhold Messner with the rise of alpine-style ascents
\nin the Himalaya. But he also helped bring hard free climbing to Europe.
\nChristoph Willumeit and Ralf Gantzhorn make a pilgrimage to the Dolomites,
\nsearching for memories of the great man’s youth. Meanwhile, Chris Van Leuven
\nputs his faith in a finicky copperhead.<\/p>\n
Tool User:
\nOur digital editor writes of falls and fifi hooks.<\/p>\n
The Climbing Life:
\nRick Accomazzo learns to ice climb in 1970s Yosemite with the irrepressible
\nTobin Sorenson. Ramsey Mathews runs out of water in Red Rock. Michelle Marie
\nRobles Wallace finds a rock with a view. Claire Cameron pieces together lines
\nfrom Accidents in North American Mountaineering to create a story of her own.<\/p>\n
Full Value:
\nDuring the nineteenth century, Jim Bridger was well known for tall tales about
\nthe ranges of the American West. Herein, the modern climbing writer Jeff Long
\nretells Bridger’s attempt on «Glass Mountain,» examining the aspirations and
\nconsequences of frontier mythology.<\/p>\n
Local Hero:
\nAt seventy-three, Cascades climber Fay Pullen bushwhacks through dense
\nthickets and climbs isolated peaks\u2014generally alone. Cindy Beavon pays a visit
\nto one of Washington’s most prolific soloists.<\/p>\n
Off Belay:
\nBefore his theory of evolution made him famous, Charles Darwin was an
\nenthusiastic, if somewhat picky, mountaineer. Paula Wright considers the
\nsignificance of his most disappointing ascents.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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