Alpinist Magazine Issue 40 - Autumn 2012 Subscription

Alpinist Magazine Issue 40 - Autumn 2012 SubscriptionFeatures Mountain Profile: The Eiger, Part I (18581938) Rising directly above Swiss Alpine meadows, the Eiger once represented a wild realm of "ultimate adventure" to the world's great climbers. But the proximity of the peak to civilization also magnified the ideological conflicts surrounding each ascent. Martin Gutmann puts the mountain's history back in context, while Charles Barrington, Saburo Matsukata and Stephan Siegrist add their own

dropping bombs and educating rookies and women to better understand risk

But is the sport simply dying out

Before John Holleman died of cancer

THE SHEPHERD'S POW

Kai Lightner explores the old and the new

multiple hardware interfaces and a variety of touring-ready bindings

Plus: Our annual rollerski roundup and review

Sven Brunso and Grant Gunderson go deep into Japan's bc

Is powder transformative to the human spirit

tech binding innovations and hyperlight

Sticky Business

From the turn’s origins in 1800s Norway to the explosion of the sport in the U