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Posted March 18, 2015
Recently, while browsing through Instagram, I noticed about a half dozen images by Matt Van Biene—climber portraits taken in El Chalten, Argentine Patagonia. The black-and-white portraits, shot very close to the climbers, caught my eye. I sent him a quick message stating that we were interested in showcasing his work on alpinist.com.
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Posted March 6, 2015
Photographer John Price has been climbing for the past six years and shooting photos for the past three."I've been lucky to have photographic mentors in the Rockies," he tells us.
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Posted March 2, 2015
Photographer Carl Battreall shares his collection of Alaska's climbed and unclimbed peaks. The photos in this collection are from his upcoming book, The Alaska Range, due out in spring 2016.
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Posted February 27, 2015
"I'm self-taught, my friend" says illustrator Sarah Uhl over heavy static from the road on her way back to Carbondale, Colo. from Hood River, Ore. "I started making illustrations about a year ago." Her work has appeared in the latest issue of Alpinist, various projects for The American Alpine Club, Mountain Flyer Magazine and on semi-rad's tees.
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Posted February 18, 2015
Alpinist's Digital Editor Chris Van Leuven sits down with legendary alpinist Reinhold Messner on February 2, 2015, to talk about rock climbing, high-altitude climbing, Messner's castle and mountaineering museum, and his well-known climbing partner Peter Habeler.
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Posted February 12, 2015
Alpinist's Digital Editor met with Stevie Haston at the 2015 Winter Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City to talk about his love for the Utah desert. As a follow-up to the interview, we're republishing Haston's account of completing the Titan's first free ascent, via the 1,000-foot Sundevil Chimney (5.13a).
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Posted February 10, 2015
Alpinist's intern from last summer, Brad Rassler, goes on a quest to learn about fallen mountaineer, mathematician and pack designer Don Jensen.
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Posted February 2, 2015
Alpinist's Digital Editor Chris Van Leuven visits with Kevin Jorgeson at the Outdoor Retailer show on January 22 to discuss the last day of the Dawn Wall, Day 19, Jorgeson's battle with the 5.12 flare on Pitch 29, and the final moments before reaching the top.
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Posted January 30, 2015
Alpinist sits down at the Outdoor Retailer trade show to interview Stevie Haston, the UK powerhouse known for his bold, standard-setting climbs across all genres, hair-raising desert-tower free ascents on rock barely more solid than mud and his blunt-spoken manner. Now living on the Maltese island of Gozo, Haston still whips out 1,500-pull-up training days to keep his edge.
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Posted January 18, 2015
Alpinist contributor Bob Craig passed away at age 90.
He's legendary for his role in the 1953 K2 expedition and the attempt to rescue team member Art Gilkey. The following story was originally published in Alpinist 37.
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