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MEN'S ALPINE PROJECT JACKET
New GORE-TEX® Active Shell fabric provides a 30% lighter (and thinner) GORE-TEX® membrane than ever before for a streamlined three-layer construction. Laminated with the backer directly into the GORE-TEX® membrane, this hard shell provides extreme breathability and excellent next to skin comfort.
MEN'S DARK ANGEL WOVEN
Stay cool and comfortable when you’re teetering above the valley floor on your ascent with this new short-sleeve plaid woven shirt. Unique double-weave construction provides lightweight coverage that’s durable and breathable.
Men's Bishop Pants
This new rugged stretch-cotton pant provides ideal breathability, stretch, and abrasion-resistance for lasting wear while bouldering or climbing big walls. Harness-compatible front and rear pockets, and cinch and leg openings aid with mobility on vertical ascents.The Go-to Piece: Alpine Project Soft Shell Jacket
Mar 16th 2012
The Alpine Project Soft Shell Jacket – from the best-in-class Summit Series® – delivers a full suite of alpine-oriented technical features, including 100% windproof GORE WINDSTOPPER® fabrication plus snow- and rain-resistance. Read more
Sub 1-lb: Alpine Project GORE-TEX® Active Shell Jacket
Mar 14th 2012
When weight is critical, reach for the Alpine Project GORE-TEX® Active Shell Jacket. Part of the no-compromise Summit Series®, this ultra-lightweight hard shell is waterproof and windproof with maximum breathability and next-to-skin comfort. Read more
Six Ascents Nominated For 20th Piolets d'Or
Feb 14th 2012
For the twentieth edition of the Piolets d'Or, it took a month of reflection and debate for the jury, presided over by Alpinist Editor-in-Chief Michael Kennedy, to select the six routes that they have decided best illustrate exploratory alpinism Read more
Avoiding Creepy Crawlies on Tioman Island
Dec 6th 2011
On a climbing trip that was partially planned on Facebook, Luis "Lucho" Rivera and Cedar Wright put up two new routes on the Dragon's Horns on Malaysia's Tioman Island: Tanoshi Buttress Read more
America's Hardest Mixed Climbing Area?
Dec 5th 2011
“It makes the Poser's Lounge look like a warm up area.” That was Jason Nelson’s response to a recent question about a new area he and Marc Beverly developed in Ouray, Colorado, called the Hall of Justice. Read more
Toads Detect Silent But Deadly Pre-Earthquake Gas
Dec 5th 2011
Stories of animal behavior changing in advance of earthquakes dates back centuries, but now scientists have some clues why that might be, at least with amphibians. Days before a big quake in Italy in 2009, the population of a breeding pond of toads went from 96 to zero. Read more
After Meru: Conrad Anker on Mugs Stump, what's next and why he calls Shark's Fin a second ascent
Nov 22nd 2011
“It was an unspoken thing,” says Conrad Anker, “that I would finish what he started.” Anker is speaking of his early mentor and housemate Mugs Stump, who died in a crevasse fall on Denali in May 1992... Read more
Urubko and Durov Awarded Piolet d'Or Asia
Nov 12th 2011
On November 4, 2011, in Seoul, Korea, Denis Urubko and his partner Gennady Durov won the Piolets d'Or Asia for their route Dollar Rod (6b) on Pik Pobeda (7439m), which they established in August. This is Urubko's third Piolet d'Or Asia; Read more
Father-Son Team Establish New Route on Monte Rosa Massif
Nov 5th 2011
On September 30, 2011, Italian climbers Marco and Herve Barmasse, a father and son from Northern Italy, established a new route on the southeast face of Signalkuppe (4554m), a peak in the Monte Rosa massif. Read more
Honnold Free Solos Cosmic Debris and Heaven
Sep 26th 2011
On September 22, Alex Honnold kicked off his day by free soloing Cosmic Debris (5.13b) for what is thought to be the hardest free solo ever completed in Yosemite Valley. Read more
New Route on Koh-e-Baba-Tangi
Sep 2nd 2011
Sisters Pat Deavoll and Christine Byrch of New Zealand have established a new route on northern Afghanistan's Koh-e-Baba-Tangi (6515m), making the second ascent of the mountain since the original 1963 Italian ascent. Read more
Backcountry Magazine Announces Subscriber Grant Winner
Aug 29th 2011
For its efforts addressing climate change Protect Our Winters (POW) is this year's recipient of Backcountry Magazine's first annual Keep The Deep Subscriber Grant. Read more
Urubko Climbs Dollar Rod on Pik Pobeda
Aug 24th 2011
August 15, Denis Urubko and Gennadiy Durov climbed a new route on the north face of Peak Pobeda (7439m). Their route Dollar Rod (6b) climbs to the right of the 1982 Smirnov route, Dollar Route (6b) and to the left of Verblud Read more
Rain and Rock in Pakistan
Aug 16th 2011
Pat Goodman, Matt McCormick and Will Meinen recently finished a month of weather watching in Pakistan. For the second year in a row McCormick traveled to Pakistan in the hopes of climbing the southwest pillar of K7, and for the second year in a row the weather did not cooperate. Read more
Mount Stuart Activity
Aug 12th 2011
According to Fred Beckey in Cascade Alpine Guide, "Mount Stuart has been pronounced the single greatest mass of exposed granite in the United States and dominates the Central Washington Cascades." Jens Holsten recently added a direct variation to Gorillas in the Mist (5.11) up Stuart Peak. Read more
New Route After Search Attempt
Aug 11th 2011
After spending eight days looking for signs of two Polish climbers who went missing last year, Denis Urubko and Boris Dedeshko climbed a new route on Prjevalsky (possibly spelled Przewalski) Peak (6240m) in Kyrgyzstan in the Tien Shan mountains of central Asia on July 25. Read more
Developer Proposes City Next To Red Rock Canyon
Aug 9th 2011
In 2003 Nevada's Clark County Commission enacted a zoning ordinance for land near Red Rock Canyon. The new zoning law was mirrored by the state and would have limited the density of development in the area to one house every two acres. Read more
TNB: Kai's First Climb
Jul 26th 2011
<p>Three weeks ago my wife and I visited the City of Rocks, Idaho, and my son Kai completed his first climb: <em>Lookout Ridge</em> (5.5). He’d just turned four, was on his first road trip, camping and rock scrambling and hanging out with his best friend Hen J. Read more
Women’s Lead Qualifers, Arco World Championship, end with DiGiulian in Semis
Jul 20th 2011
The women’s lead qualifying round has just finished, July 20, at the Arco World Championships. The 26 top competitors are moving on to the semifinals, which will take place on July 22, with finals later the same day. Sasha DiGiulian will be the sole American in women's semifinals. Read more
First Paraclimbing World Championship in Arco
Jul 20th 2011
<p>For the first time, paraclimbers competed in both speed and lead climbing events in their own World Championship, alongside the elite of the sport in Arco, Italy. Read more
TNB: Slander Slabs
Jul 20th 2011
As you read this, Ammon McNeely and Kait Barber have just completed the second ascent of Wings of Steel on El Cap, an early 1980s era line by Mark Smith and Richard Jensen. Read more
World Ch's continue in Arco, which has earned it
Jul 19th 2011
<p>The lead-climbing arm of the 2011 World Championships, held in Arco, Italy, begins tomorrow, to be streamed live. Women's qualifications are Wednesday, men's on Thursday, with women's semis and finals on Friday and men's to follow on Saturday. Read more
One Month Remains for AAC $25,000 Grant
Jul 16th 2011
The American Alpine Club's Cornerstone Conservation Grant funds essential infrastructure at climbing areas. Individuals or communities that see a need for local infrastructure can propose projects that will improve, conserve and protect their climbing resources for years to come. Read more
Mendenhall Towers Free Ascent
Jul 16th 2011
<p> On July 11 Juneau locals Ryan Johnson and Gabe Hayden made the first free ascent of the South Buttress Direct on the Main Tower of the Mendenhall Towers outside Juneau, Alaska. The climb is graded 5.11a, ascends over 2000 feet. </p> Read more
Brits Make Second Ascent in Cordillera Oriental
Jul 15th 2011
<p><span class="initial">E</span>arly last month, British climbers Dan Fitzgerald, James Wake and Matt Balmer climbed a new route on what they identify as Huarancayo Sur (circa 5,200m), a mountain in the Cordillera Oriental range of Peru. Read more
Alpinist Subscriber Grant
Jul 13th 2011
<p><span class="initial">W</span>ith the release of Issue 35, Alpinist Magazine announced the first recipient of the new Alpinist Subscriber Grant. This year the Access Fund's Land Conservation Campaign will receive ten percent of every Alpinist subscription sold--somewhere in the neighborhood of $5,000. </p> Read more
Lake Lure Accident
Jul 12th 2011
Saturday July 2, 2011 a rock climber died at Rumbling Bald near Lake Lure in Western North Carolina. Joshua Earl Haddock, 29, fell thirty to forty feet in an accident while rappelling. Read more
Bean Bowers Passes Away
Jul 12th 2011
<p> <i>News Flash: The following news flash is a preliminary report posted as a service to our readers. Alpinist has not confirmed the veracity of its contents but will post a story in detail when more information becomes available.--Ed.</i> </p> Read more
Sixth 2011 Denali Fatality
Jul 7th 2011
June 30, the body of Juergen Kanzian, was found at about 15,300 feet in Denali's (20,320') Oriental Express couloir. Kanzian, a 41-year-old mountaineering guide from Koetschach-Mauthen, Austria, had originally planned to ski the West Buttress route. When he failed to return to high camp June 28, NPS rangers were notified and a search began the next morning. Read more
Paraglider Lost in Peru
Jul 7th 2011
Xavier Murillo, 55, from France (a member of the Paragliding World Cup Association and a respected pilot) has been reported missing since July 1. Xavier has not reported or been seen after he took off with a white paraglider in the area of Caraz, Peru. Read more
New Route on Latok III
Jun 29th 2011
June 25, a team led by Alexander Odintsov climbed a new route on the west face of Latok III (6949m). Odintsov and team members Alexey Lonchinskiy, Ivan Dozhdev and Eugeniy Dmitrenko began this expedition on June 10, establishing nine camps in their fifteen-day climb. Two days after reaching the summit, the team returned to base camp. Read more
French Mountaineering Accident
Jun 29th 2011
June 26, a British hiker discovered the bodies of six mountaineers in the French alps. The identities of the climbers, three men and three women, have not been released yet, but they are thought to be French. Read more
Climber Dead on Makalu
May 26th 2011
Joelle Brupbacher of Switzerland died at Camp 3 (7400m) on Makalu (8481m) in the night of May 22 following a successful summit. A report from explorersweb states that on the morning of May 22, "she became unable to move in camp 3." Read more
Cool Trad Video
May 24th 2011
<p>Solid rock, good gear -- no need for bolts on this one! What a beautiful trad line in Italy.</p> <p> </p> Read more
Everest and Lhotse in 21 Hours
May 19th 2011
<p> On May 14, American guide Michael Horst climbed Everest (8848m) and Lhotse (8516m) in under 21 hours. We believe this establishes him as the first to climb two 8,000-meter peaks in a single day. </p> Read more
Updated: Phil Powers, AAC Exec Director, seriously injured
May 18th 2011
<p><img src="http://rockandice.com/images/stories/news/2011/04/phil-powers.jpg" border="0"></p> <p>We are very sorry to report that Phil Powers was hurt in a long fall Tuesday, May 17, in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado. Powers is a longtime climber and community leader who has served as Executive Director of the American Alpine Club for six years.</p> Read more
Rock and Ice Photo Camp Adds Video
May 17th 2011
<p><em>Rock and Ice</em> has added a video course to its fifth annual Photo Camp, held June 22, 23, 24, in Rifle, Colorado. If you are an aspiring photographer who wants to get ahead of the curve, now is your chance to learn both still photography and video from two of the best in the business, David Clifford and Keith Ladzinski. Read more
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