northvanclimber Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 ah jeez. this sucks! i always loved finding alpinist in my mail. argh.. hey, maybe the US gov't could bail them out?!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 it was only a matter of time before they went under. It cost alot to produce the magazine and without the excessive ads, they have been losing money from the first issue. It was not a big money making project. I think they would have been happy to break even. It was a wealthy man's sponsored project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I admire a magazine that tries to make it on content. Unfortunately the reality is the vast majority of magazines out there are so packed full of adds it becomes difficult to search out the articles when you have to wade through bullshit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 snaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericb Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 it was only a matter of time before they went under. It cost alot to produce the magazine and without the excessive ads, they have been losing money from the first issue. It was not a big money making project. I think they would have been happy to break even. It was a wealthy man's sponsored project. Oh but it was the October 2008 financial crisis that did them in...didn't you get the memo...AKA - IT'S BUSH'S FAULT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 That's strange. I thought it was the fact they didn't have a solvent stable business model like most companies going under. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I suspect that the investor that was floating the magazine saw his fortune change dramatically and thus started evaluating his monetary outflow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Dougald McDonald's blog (The Mountain World) has some good analysis but what it comes down to is that they did not have enough subscribers to make money and their sugar-daddy Marc Ewing got tired of covering losses out of pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el jefe Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 i'm just glad i didn't take the bait and get a subscription when they offered that 33% off deal right before going under. $48 or whatever for a single issue of alpininst would have been seriously annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiral_Out Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 From a good source. Apparently they showed up Friday for work and everything was locked up. NO warning. So lame. Pisses me off that i still have to be bombarded by shitty ass wipe rags in the grocery aisle, and now i can't find solace in the only mag im dedicated too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Pisses me off that i still have to be bombarded by shitty ass wipe rags in the grocery aisle, and now i can't find solace in the only mag im dedicated too. there's always "barely legal" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samh Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Alpinist is for sale: http://www.alpinist.com/doc/closed/newswire-alpinist-sells-assets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korup Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 WHAT??? "Active wealthy male readers with average income over $91,000." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 WHAT??? "Active wealthy male readers with average income over $91,000." that trends to be the standard climbing media demographic http://www.quantcast.com/cascadeclimbers.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 WHAT??? "Active wealthy male readers with average income over $91,000." well, i am at least MALE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couloir Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 If anyone is looking, REI in Tualatin had at least 5 copies of #25 yesterday. I thought these were long gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 http://www.backcountrymagazine.com/ Height of Land Publications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Issue #26 to feature less Dean Potter and Steve House and more ExtremoMtnDude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 does this mean i might see some more product for my ducats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I doubt it. The company to which you subscribed went bankrupt. The new owners bought title to the mag free of debts (such as to you). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Jeffersonville, Vermont—January 16, 2009—Height of Land Publications (HOL), owners of Backcountry and Telemark Skier Magazines, closed on a deal today that lays the groundwork for the resurrection of Alpinist Magazine. Alpinist, a premium quarterly celebrating mountaineering and the climbing life, closed its doors this fall, just prior to the release of Issue 26. The new owners, HOL, plan to release Issue 26 on March 1, and will honor all current subscriptions. "Alpinist fits perfectly into our family," says HOL president and publisher Jon Howard. "We feel climbers, mountaineers, and backcountry and freeheel skiers all share the same DNA. It's, at times, about being bold; at times about being cautious. Kind of like how we do business." And at HOL, they feel it's a great time to be bold. Jon and HOL partner and Backcountry editor Adam "Howie” Howard are currently in negotiations with the editorial staff at Alpinist to determine who will be at the helm. "We've asked Christian Beckwith to stay on as Editor," Adam says. "I reached him in Mexico where he's doing some non-profit work. After seven years of grinding, he's enjoying some relative downtime. But he's genuinely excited that we're carrying his creation forward. We'll be meeting in person in the next few weeks. Should he not come on full time, Alpinist readers can be assured that someone of comparable skills and pedigree will fill his shoes." Readers can also look forward to the same quality of paper and a large format size. "We want to honor what the Alpinist team has done," Jon says. "It's a piece of art. And we plan keep it that way." Stay tuned to Backcountrymagazine.com and Alpinist.com for more information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraken Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 effin' rad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montanapup Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 They'rrrrrrrreeee baaaaaaack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northvanclimber Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 From alpinist.com: Alpinist Re-launched by Owners of Backcountry, Telemark Skier Magazines Jeffersonville, Vermont — January 16, 2009 — Height of Land Publications (HOL), owners of Backcountry and Telemark Skier Magazines, closed on a deal today that lays the groundwork for the resurrection of Alpinist Magazine. Alpinist, a premium quarterly celebrating mountaineering and the climbing life, closed its doors this fall, just prior to the release of Issue 26. The new owners, HOL, plan to release Issue 26 on March 1, and will honor all current subscriptions. "Alpinist fits perfectly into our family," says HOL president and publisher Jon Howard. "We feel climbers, mountaineers, and backcountry and freeheel skiers all share the same DNA. It's, at times, about being bold; at times about being cautious. Kind of like how we do business." And at HOL, they feel it's a great time to be bold. Jon and HOL partner and Backcountry editor Adam "Howie” Howard are currently in negotiations with the editorial staff at Alpinist to determine who will be at the helm. "We've asked Christian Beckwith to stay on as Editor," Adam says. "I reached him in Mexico where he's doing some non-profit work. After seven years of grinding, he's enjoying some relative downtime. But he's genuinely excited that we're carrying his creation forward. We'll be meeting in person in the next few weeks. Should he not come on full time, Alpinist readers can be assured that someone of comparable skills and pedigree will fill his shoes." Readers can also look forward to the same quality of paper and a large format size. "We want to honor what the Alpinist team has done," Jon says. "It's a piece of art. And we plan keep it that way." Stay tuned to Backcountrymagazine.com and Alpinist.com for more information. —30— To subscribe to the new Alpinist at the SPECIAL re-launch price of only $30 for one year, call 888-424-5857. Media Contact Adam "Howie" Howard Editor, Backcountry Magazine 60 Main Street Jeffersonville, Vt. 05464 p 802.644.6606 f 802.644.6328 howie@holpublications.com Publishing Contact Jon Howard Publisher, Height of Land Publications 60 Main Street Jeffersonville, Vt. 05464 p 802.644.6606 f 802.644.6328 jon@holpublications.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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