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Posted January 27, 2017
An interview with climber and New York Times best-selling author Jeff Long on his story "The Glass Mountain," published in Alpinist 54.
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Posted January 20, 2017
At a time when the word precarious is used increasingly to describe many aspects of our current existence, Katie Ives reflects on the differences between confronting risk in the mountains and responding to much vaster political and ecological uncertainties in the US and the world. "I think now, especially with climate change, we are without a doubt living in a precarious world," climber and environmental advocate Laura Waterman tells her. "We have to make the right decisions, ethically, as best we can."
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Posted January 17, 2017
Four friends spend 10 days doing first ascents in the Purcell Wilderness, British Columbia, and for some it was their first time doing a first ascent.
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Posted January 16, 2017
At the 2016 Summer Outdoor Retailer trade show, Erin Monahan wonders how far leaders in the outdoor gear industry are really willing to take their commitment to the environment.
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Posted January 6, 2017
The author climbs after the volcano poets. This piece originally appeared in Alpinist 40.
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Posted January 6, 2017
Stevenson contemplates the axe of God in this Climbing Life story from Alpinist 20.
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Posted January 6, 2017
In this work of short fiction from Alpinist 18, Stevenson weaves a tale about a driftless climbing guide balancing his successes "against an unwritten page of his climbing resume, against the darkness."
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Posted December 21, 2016
Brad Rassler interviews author James Edward Mills about current events and the disparity of opportunities for minorities to try outdoor activities like climbing.
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Posted December 17, 2016
In this poetry feature, writer and adventurer Manasseh Franklin shares work from Experiencing Ice, a series of images and poems about glaciers and "vastness to ponder."
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Posted December 16, 2016
For years, Alan Cattabriga has roamed the White Mountains of New Hampshire, exploring the spaces between the contour lines of maps and creating long, arabesque-like enchainments of classic ice routes. Herein, a tale from one of the East Coast's most imaginative wanderers.
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