In April, Alpinist launched its first online writing contest, Short Pitches. After receiving more than fifty entries, we had a tough job to do: pick one.
Alpinist was founded in 2002 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Twenty-five issues, four film festivals and three websites later, we're still psyched, and we're still growing.
For Issue 25's profile of El Capitan, we worked with the finest photographers ever to grace the Valley. Those historically significant images we couldn't fit between the covers you'll find here.
Follow climber Liv Sansoz to Hampi, India, where among palm trees, rice fields and ancient temples, she experiences some of the world's greatest bouldering. Still hungry? Professional videographer Evrard Wendenbaum steps in to answer a few questions about filming the trip.
An excerpt from Clint Willis's book, The Boys of Everest—a semi-historical ride through the life of Sir Chris Bonington and the ragtag group of Brits who followed him to the world's greatest peaks.
