Alpinist #2

[jon]

Picked it up the other day. Cool history of climbing on Gasherbrum IV and a article of Jim Donini. Still don't know about $13 an issue though.

[fleblebleb]

I got a copy too, I think it's cool. More content in one of those than 2-3 R&I issues - I think it's a better value, as in, $ per hour spent reading.

[b-rock]

agreed, more bang for the buck than climbing or r&i. the donnini story was great.

[dalius]

$13 is a lot of cash for a mag, but I think that this one is definetely worth it. It's definitely *the* nicest climbing mag out there these days, very elegantly put together. $13 also buys you virtually 0 ads (except for couple of first and last pages, which are very tastefully done) and very high quality color printing on heavy paper.

 

I've read the first three and the one thing that I don't understand about this last one is what the hell a story about Yosemite is doing in there? This is supposed to be an alpine climbing mag, as written in their mission statement (Christian Beckwith writes... "He spoke of an empahisis on alpine-style and single-push ascents, climbs that strip away as much of what is not alpinism as possible, leaving only the cleanest interactions with the mountains, the most intimate experiences"), and there isn't supposed to be anything in there on bouldering, sport climbing, or cragging in the valley. I'm by no means disqualifying what Cedar Wright did on the Sentinel. It truely was an amazing climb. That kind of story belongs in Climbing, not Alpinist. I'd rather see the space filled with more stories on alipne climbs from around the world. There can't be a shortage of them.

 

Not trying to nitpick, I'd just like to see this mag. live up to it's statement of being a real alpine journal.

 

Any thoughts?

[Dru]

That was my thought in the last one, the Chuck Pratt letter, the stupid story, and the info about Yosemite and desert tower climbing, and the recycled Kennan Harvey pix of offwidths, were not about Alpinism.

 

Id rather see a Tech Tip about games you can play while tentbound than more of that stuff. It should be in Climbing Mag or R&I.

[texplorer]

I am looking for that "tent game" pigout. If any of you know where to buy it I would like to know. It consists of a small box containing two "pig dice".

[Alex]

This was a nice issue.

 

I liked the Eiger stuff alot, really nice full-page shots in there. The "historical climb" sounds hairball!!!

 

Rare shots of local climber and guide Geoff ("Radical") Radford on Gasherbrum w Tom Hargis. Geoff was one of the guys who went up Lib Ridge with me in April one year, where we cooked salmon steaks at Thumb Rock!

 

 

[salbrecher]

I read the Alpinist mag for free at Chapters as I wait for my bus home . Missed a few busses though.

Edited March 14, 2003 by salbrecher

[Off_White]

texplorer said:

I am looking for that "tent game" pigout. If any of you know where to buy it I would like to know. It consists of a small box containing two "pig dice".

 

The game is "Pass The Pigs" Here's a link to an online store that sells it.

 

http://www.thegamestore.com/cardgames/dice_games.html

 

Of course, mebbe you're just trolling, tough to tell sometimes...

[Dr_Flash_Amazing]

What's the score for a double-leaning jowler again?

[bigwalling]

Anyone with the mag wanna scan me the article with cedar wright in it? Or at least that topo of Sentinal? I'd really appriciate it if you could do this for me.

[freeclimb9]

jon said:

Still don't know about $13 an issue though.

That'd be a bargain price for quality porn. Or so I've heard.

[salbrecher]

$13 for porn!? Maybe the pages are made of that paper they use for some maps that is "water proof" and tear resistant.

[Dr_Flash_Amazing]

There's a book of bathtub erotica printed on paper like that, although that's presumably for durability in the tub and not for resistance to, um, fluids and suchlike.