Alpinist Magazine 26 Spring 2009

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2009 Alpinist, Jackson, WY, 4to, pp.98, color photos, wraps; light rubbing & small crease to spine, else new, unread. In this issue: Mountain Profile: Mt. Everest Part 1 by Ed Webster, Wade Davis, Mike Westmacott, Wang Fuzhou & Tom Hornbein, Elbsandstein, Dresden, Germany by Helmut Schulze, The Giri-Giri Boys by Katsutaka Yokoyama, After the Fall by Ron Matous, Postcards from Sardinia by Maurizio Oviglia, Wired by Katie Ives, First Ascent: Medlicott Dome, Tuolumne Meadows by John Bachar, Escape Route: Patagonia by Freddie Wilkinson, Full Value: Hallet Peak, Colorado by Robert Culp, and more! ----------------------------------------------------------------- Alpinist is a superb archival-quality, quarterly publication dedicated to world alpinism and adventure climbing. It has been called by Reinhold Messner The best climbing magazine in the world today". Issues include a Mountain Profile section covering the history of a particular peak, Letters, Climbing Notes, and additional feature articles about unique climbs. What sets Alpinist apart from other climbing magazines is the prodigious use of full-page color photos and minimal advertising. Alpinist has won several awards a Maggie Award for Best Quarterly/Consumer Division in 2004 (Winter 2003 2004 Issue 5), Print Magazine's 2004 Regional Design Award for the cover of Spring 2004 Issue 6, and a Maggie Award for Best Overall Design/Consumer Category in 2005 (Autumn 2004 Issue 8). In December, 2007 a disastrous fire destroyed Alpinist s Illinois fulfillment center. Gone were back issues and merchandise including hats, shirts, water bottles, stickers and coffee mugs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alpinist is a collectible item which, like Alpinism, Ascent, Mountain Review, Mountain World, North American Climber, Polar Circus, Vulgarian Digest, and others, doesn t take up too much shelf space, or weight. Please note we have other back issues in stock. Seller Inventory # 25275

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Title: Alpinist Magazine 26 Spring 2009

Binding: Softcover

Condition: New

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Book Type: Magazine

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