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Introducing the Alpinist Film Festival Tour
Alpinist’s unique party has become too big for such a small town like Jackson to handle…
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Everyone in Denim
Though climbing skills are pretty important, so is looking stylish. You don’t look good pulling burly moves if your clothing is played out.
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Asolo Distance: A Hiking-specific Approach Shoe
I would recommend the Distance as a great lightweight, durable hiking boot—not as a true approach shoe. Its performance as a hiking boot earned them a spot inside my duffle for my fall climb of Cho Oyu.
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CiloGear 60L WorkSack: Simple Success
Six months ago I unpacked a new 60-Liter WorkSack made by CiloGear, and it was love at first sight. I marveled at its simplicity and then loaded it up to find a number of basic-but-brilliant features: a removable frame sheet and bivy pad; lightweight, strong techy materials such as SilNylon; removable compression straps; simple suspension;…
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C.A.M.P. Corsa Ice Axe: Too Light for a Real Challenge
The Corsa is ideal for low-angle glacier travel, moderate ski mountaineering and adventure racing but, if there’s a chance you might find yourself in more serious terrain, you’ll wish you packed something more hefty.
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Short Pitches Writing Contest Winner
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.
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Steve Colligan, The British One-Wheel Wonder
Why, I wonder, would someone unicycle? Furthermore, why would someone ride down a 5.5 on a unicycle–a new sport called municycling?
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Millet Peuterey 40: The Brawny Ski-Mountaineering Pack
The Millet Peuterey 40 is marketed as a “versatile summer/winter mountaineering pack for one-to-two day excursions,” but at 4.2 pounds, this little pack weighs in heavy for its limited capacity.
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Luxury Liner
Follow Earl Wiggins, Ed Webster and Bryan Becker up the first ascent of the desert classic, Supercrack.
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