Product DescriptionNews Update: As of October 2008, Alpinist magazine is no longer in business. The company has ceased operations and it will no longer be available. Earlier this year, their wharehouse containing all their back issues was destroyed in a fire. They published 25 issues, (0 - 25, there was no issue #13) of which some might still be available on places like eBay etc. Good luck finding them as they are going for $25 - $135/issue!
Alpinist Magazine was an archival-quality, quarterly publication dedicated to world alpinism and adventure climbing. The pages of Alpinist captured the art of ascent in its most powerful manifestations, presenting an articulation of climbing and its lifestyle that matches the intensity of the pursuit itself.
Alpinist Magazine
P.O. Box 4956
1160 Alpine Lane, Suite 2G
Jackson, Wyoming 83001
Subscription customer service:
877-960-0600
Online Store customer service:
800-406-5613
Editorial Office:
tel: 307-734-0600
fax: 307-733-3708
www.alpinist.com
Alpinist Magazine's Philosophy:
We believed in sinker jams high off the deck, a bomber nut, the crescent moon, your partner's whoop, sand-washing the fry pan, road trips, one-swing sticks, remembering to breathe, alpine starts (more for the alpenglow than the early hour), espresso in the desert, the plungestep, lenticular cloudcaps, rest days, the focus of a runout, a cold beer at the end of it all. If you believed in these things too, then you should have joined us.
FeaturesEach issue of Alpinist magazine was of the highest quality and read more like a book than your standard magazine. With a minimum of advertising and large format full color photography from some of the worlds best alpine photographers, you'll have wanted to have kept them for good.
Every quarterly issue featured a mountian profile where they exhaustively photographed and described the history of that mountain and its first ascentionists. The articles then covered the rest of the featured mountains history up to the present. The rest of the magazine contained articles usually depicting bold new alpine, ice, mixed and big wall climbs from around the world. An article called "Local Heroes" featureed either an up and coming climber or an old sage and was presented/written by one of his/her peers. Authentic gear reviews were sometimes included in the magazine as well. Lots and lots of other good and informative articles graced the pages in between the cover of this excellent magazine.
"No van, coffee table or portaledge should be without it." - Conrad Anker
"The best mountian magazine in the world today." - Reinhold MessnerExternal LinksAlpinist Subscription Rates (2008)
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| No Longer Available | $NA | $NA | $NA |
| 2 years (8 issues) | $NA | $NA | $NA |
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Reviews
| jfox | Phenomenal! | | 
Voted 5/5 | I really can't say enough about this quality publishing. The photography is amazing and inspiring to say the least. I'll be a subscriber for a long time. On the expensive side as far as magazines go, but for the quality of written articles contained within, I believe its well worth it. You won't, or shouldn't be throwing these away when done. If only they were published more often!
EDIT/UPDATE: Gone, kaput, soyanara, toast, kicked the bucket, bought the farm...Alpinist is no more...RIP. | | Posted Jan 24, 2008 11:37 am |
| Alan Ellis | Very good, but... | | 
Voted 5/5 | This is closer to a journal than a mag. I guess that's how they justify the price. I somehow can't get past the price of $46.00 for four issues. Regardless, the quality is of the highest and I highly recommend it. | | Posted Jan 24, 2008 4:34 pm |
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