jon Posted September 10, 2002 Posted September 10, 2002 http://www.alpinist.com They have a preview available online that is pretty cool, just hope you have a big enough screen to see the pdf. Quote
sketchfest Posted September 10, 2002 Posted September 10, 2002 Seems a little silly that they would post their retailers plan like that. Now everybody can see how bad their getting jacked per issue. Quote
jon Posted September 10, 2002 Author Posted September 10, 2002 trask you may have 1953 more posts than me but your still a rookie beyotch you chicken fucker BUKBUKBUKBUGAAAACK!@!@!@@$ Quote
Beck Posted September 10, 2002 Posted September 10, 2002 There's NO WAY Teddy Ruxpin would write for such a professional operation like Alpinist.com or gumbynist, he's been too busy this summer chasing new love interests up at Poodle Dog Pass anyway- sorry, Jon!!! Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted September 10, 2002 Posted September 10, 2002 So, who's going to pay 13 bucks for a quarterly magazine and read bunch of articles about climbs that Rock & Ice and Climbing covered months ago? Silly millionaire. He needs to resurrect Sport Climbing Connection, dammit! Quote
Dru Posted September 10, 2002 Posted September 10, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Dr Flash Amazing: So, who's going to pay 13 bucks for a quarterly magazine and read bunch of articles about climbs that Rock & Ice and Climbing covered months ago? Silly millionaire. He needs to resurrect Sport Climbing Connection, dammit! Same people who buy AAJ when R&I & Climbing featured same routes a year ago. Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted September 10, 2002 Posted September 10, 2002 You must be on of the subscribers Dru. I saw more climbing related materials in your place than ever have I seen before except in libraries Quote
Dru Posted September 10, 2002 Posted September 10, 2002 I did get a second hand offer to be an "area correspondant". But I dont know anyone who climbs Grade IV routes and they dont want to hear about alpine sit starts Maybe if they started a "Snafflehound Fanciers Monthly" I might contribute Quote
jaee Posted September 11, 2002 Posted September 11, 2002 quote: Originally posted by jon: http://www.alpinist.com They have a preview available online that is pretty cool, just hope you have a big enough screen to see the pdf. Um, jon, that's what the little zoomy thing is for. Quote
cj001f Posted September 11, 2002 Posted September 11, 2002 quote: Originally posted by sketchfest: Seems a little silly that they would post their retailers plan like that. Now everybody can see how bad their getting jacked per issue. You looked at the margin on that (insert whatever gear/clothing you just bought) lately? Quote
Ade Posted September 11, 2002 Posted September 11, 2002 Maybe it'll take the place of "Mountain"/"Mountain Review" both sadly missed. Quote
two_banana Posted September 11, 2002 Posted September 11, 2002 This is from an article in Fortune magazine about rich folks under 40. The founder of Alpinist magazine has 120.4 million to burn and can afford to lose money. http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml?channel=artcol.jhtml&doc_id=209305 Marc Ewing, 33 Then: Red Hat Now: Alpinist magazine Leaving Red Hat, the software maker he co-founded and that made him a paper billionaire by age 30, was literally a breath of fresh air for Ewing. (He retired in 1999 because "I was tired of it. I thought, Why don't I do something closer to what I really like to do?") Since then the married father of two has been focusing on his favorite hobby: rock climbing. Earlier this year Ewing decided to use some of his estimated $120 million (see Easy Come, Easy Go) to start Alpinist, a quarterly magazine whose first issue hits newsstands in November. Alpinist is aimed at both the experienced climber and the novice, a niche Ewing says hasn't been tapped: "It could be both a great business and a great contribution to the climbing community." I imagine Mr. Ewing was not quoted correctly when the magazine was described as "... aimed at both the experienced climber and the novice, a niche Ewing says hasn't been tapped" since this seems to describe many (all?) of the existing climbing magazines. Quote
Dru Posted September 11, 2002 Posted September 11, 2002 It will only feature routes of Grade IV and up. Yup, novice friendly. Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted September 11, 2002 Posted September 11, 2002 I only climb routes Grade III and below. It's garbage for me Quote
Dru Posted September 11, 2002 Posted September 11, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: I only climb routes Grade III and below. It's garbage for me I only climb boulder problems sometimes I enchain them via parapente though. Quote
jon Posted September 11, 2002 Author Posted September 11, 2002 I think I'm going to start a magazine. Let's call it Gumbynist. Yeah I like that. It will only be class 4 or below, with articles about cougar attacks, horsecock, freshiez, hiking in your plastics up si, Teddy Ruxpin and snafflehounds. Big Lou will have his own guest fashion column featuring this years selection of sexy blue and red sweaters. Quote
allthumbs Posted September 11, 2002 Posted September 11, 2002 bwahahah timmy your new handle suits you how's the taste? jon sucks snaffle balls too Quote
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