Couloir Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Just picked up the lastest, and though so far it's a pretty good issue, I'm not impressed with the cover photo of Clint. Don't get me wrong. I loved the Eiger Sanction. And I know he did all his own climbing in it. But to put a grainy picture from the movie on the cover of a magazine that has numerous better choices within the issue was a poor choice. They got my $12.95 anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dberdinka Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 And is Steve House blaming himself? or is he blaming Bruce Miller for their failure on Nanga Parbat? Or am I confused and just not getting the WAY? Â - Confused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 When exactly was Twight reincarnated as Steve House, anyway? Is is karmic punishment for all the times Twight has slagged gumbies that he is forced to relive his career as an alpinist over and over in other people's bodies? Â The Squamish article made the whole issue worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrogers Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 He just got divorced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Wazzup w/the softcore porn? Â Â An interesting piece, but why in Alpinist? What if it had been written or illustrated by a guy? Would that make it less acceptable? Â I thought we were supposed to get inspired (aka turned on) by alpine climbing tales... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmace Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 enough, where the hell is mine, argg they told me Ihave to wait till the 22nd before I can get mad, how long have you guys had yours for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dberdinka Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Long enough that it's no longer next to the toilet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stemalot Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 wtf...where is my issue??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sill Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Bruce Miller is a bad mother fucker, probably one of the most talented all-rount climbers I have ever known. He lost a partner in the mountains not to long ago and didn't want it to happen again. From the account that I heard, Steve House was a little worse off than he described in the article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken4ord Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 wtf...where is my issue??? Â Â Well I am glad to hear I am not the only one missing my issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancegranite Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 They just sent a 8 page mock-up to get me to subscribe...and of course I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Considering how deep they are reportedly in the hole, keeping subscribers happy isn't gonna make much difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dberdinka Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 They might want to reconsider their format considerng their content. The big, glossy, high quality print job is nice but they don't seem to be maximizing it's potential for great images. Â The cover shot is a perfect example, but I can't really think of any imagery in Issue 10 that really needed the format. When they do use a great two page image, like that of the Totem Pole peaking out, they tend to cover it in too much text. Â Just a random thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 At least they had enough editorial good taste to turn down Layton's article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireneo_Funes Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Considering how deep they are reportedly in the hole, keeping subscribers happy isn't gonna make much difference. Â In the world of magazine publishing, there aren't very many examples of magazines that are able to support themselves (not to mention make a profit) primarily or entirely through subscription revenue. The unsavory reality is that it's advertising that pays the bills. As a rule of thumb, the more ads you see in a magazine, the better it's doing financially. I don't know anything about Alpinist's books, but judging from the extraordinarily high production values and the paucity of ads, I bet they're hemmoraging cash. Â I hope I'm proven wrong and they make it, 'cause it's the only interesting climbing mag out there. Â I agree that the grainy shot from the Eiger Sanction was a waste of cover space, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stemalot Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 but Clint is so cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmace Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Clint is one of my all time hero's, pretty damn close to bond, so both of those guys in my opinion deserve to be on my Favourite mag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 They might want to reconsider their format considerng their content. The big, glossy, high quality print job is nice but they don't seem to be maximizing it's potential for great images. Â You mean the pictures of people toking up at the crag? That Alpinist magazine? Or the interesting original female nude artwork, that Alpinist magazine? Or the great pictures of early legends cragging at Squeemish? That Alpinist magazine? Â This issue was a dissappointment. Not a whole lot of alpine in there. To be honest, I've gotten alot more stoke out of the recent trip reports on cc.com than I got from Alpinist X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Alpinist bills itself as "The Climbing Life," and there's more to climbing as a lifestyle than just the cc.com trip reports. I mean Michael Kennedy's "Ama Dablam". That Alpinist magazine. Steve House's "The Way." That Alpinist magazine. The editor's "Climbing Notes." That Alpinist magazine. And yeah, Peter Croft's "Squamish." That Alpinist magazine. We all started from someplace, and this is the first time I've heard of where Peter came from. Are there weird pieces along the way? Sure there are. This issue's "The Climbing Life" section had awesome photos (I really liked the one of Hersey), but the short pieces made me yawn. You're bitching about 22 pages out of 96, and I was psyched by 47 pages. The Ama Dablam story alone was 20 pages. Keep it in perspective - this was a good issue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billygoat Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 I agree with the Mfreak: It is a great issue. Definately more focused on the lifestyle bit but creatively so. I like the longer personality articles like the one on Peter Croft and Tommy Caldwell. It is a great snapshot of a time and place. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialed Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 The article on pot was just about as dumb as it gets. Steve House is a great climber (if not the best) but has some serious personal issues. And why do I need to read about the love / sex lives of dirtbag climbers when that sort of shit is just the daily lives of most climbers I know. Layton's piece was way better than that drivel. Â The old school Squamish article was top notch though. What a great little known segment of climbing history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken4ord Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Damn, I finally got mine, now I can get to reading it on my trip to Uganda to go raft the Nile, and see what you all are spraying about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Crash Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 (edited) They better not disappear after I subscribed for 3 years to support them (despite the fact that the USPS trashes many of my issues and that I should buy at retail). My favorite sailing magazine did that to me already years ago...  The cover pic is disappointing, especially after the one on Alpinist 9, which I loved. And it does look like Steve House is blaming Bruce, yes...  A climbing mag I like: Gripped. Too bad they look a little disorganized: I paid for 2 years in December 2004 and am still waiting for an issue  drC Edited March 24, 2005 by Dr_Crash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulB Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 wtf...where is my issue??? Â Â Well I am glad to hear I am not the only one missing my issue. I'm still waiting for mine as well. I recently moved, but I know they have my new address because they sent me a renewal notice even though I've still got 2 issues left on my current subscription. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 this is why i never subscribe to mags, it's faster to buy it at the store... and the mailman never wrecks your copy  bought my alpinist X at MEC today. pretty useless this issue except for Ama Dablam and Squamish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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