Alpinist is a quarterly American magazine focused on mountaineering ascents worldwide. It was originally published out of Jackson, Wyoming and was founded in 2002. With resurrection in 2009, Alpinist is now based in Jeffersonville, Vermont.
Alpinist won the Maggie Award for Best Overall Design/Consumer Category from the Western Publication Association (WPA) for Alpinist's Autumn issue (Issue 8) in 2005 and the Maggie Award for the Best Quarterly/Consumer Division in April 2004 for its Winter 2003–2004 issue (Issue 5). The magazine focuses on 'fast and light' ascents and advocates a rigorous clean-climbing style (not leaving gear behind).
On October 16, 2008 the magazine announced that it was closing operations due to financial problems.[1][2]
The magazine was re-launched on April 15th, 2009 with
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References
- ^ http://www.alpinist.com/
- ^ http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web08f/wfeature-last-one
- ^ "[http://www.alpinist.com/ Michael Kennedy named Editor-in-Chief of Alpinist Magazine Announces April 15 release date for Issue 26]". Height of Land Publications. March 16, 2009. http://www.alpinist.com/. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
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