Alpinist Magazine Issue 34 - Spring 2011

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Alpinist Magazine Issue 34 - Spring 2011Features 42 Rock, Mountain, Climber On May 6, 2010, Katsutaka Yokoyama and Yasushi Okada reached the end of Mt. Logan' s 8500 foot southeast face, the biggest unclimbed wall in North America. The next day, they kept going: 3,000 more feet to the east summit (19,357') and over thirty kilometers down the East Ridge and around the glacier to their base camp. To the climbing community, it was one of the boldest alpine style journeys in recent years. For

Isabel Suppé returns to the Bolivian Andes on crutches to climb the southwest face of Serke Khollu and reflect on the accident that resulted in her partner's death

and airbag packs add another layer of safety in case of an avalanche

Amid the sandstone spires

Knee Deep in Trouble

Cory Richards 90 - Local Hero Many North American climbers strove to become "hardmen" during the 1970s

his home base

Editor Tyler Cohen explores the Front Range’s newest and most accessible hut system

Tool Users Our managing editor eradicates ironmongery

Martin Embracing Insanity Haunted by a childhood dream

a writer unveils the meaning of the Ghoul's Turn

Superior's South Face

Jérôme Sullivan attempts a massive wall on Patagonia's Continental Ice Cap

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