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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 11, 2007 - 07:20pm PT
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So we were watching Grey's Anatomy last night, which sometimes is funny but other times is just schlock. And there's this subplot about 3 injured climbers. "61 ways to climb Mt. Rainier, and we had to choose the Liberty Ridge!" one exclaims bitterly. One's losing his hands, they all look to be losing their frostbitten noses, they're bummed they left a buddy on the hill. Then later said buddy gets dragged in to the ER, he's got a shiny new ice axe imbedded in his skull. Uh-oh, "What went on on that mountain?" Stay tuned. I think they're rerunning this tonight.
At the other end of the climbing-story spectrum, I ended the evening reading Alpinist 19. Fine article on the Diamond built around a history by Roger Briggs, who better to write it? He does a good job. In another piece, Greg Landreth gives a glimpse of the true cutting edge -- traveling by sailboat across the Southern Ocean to climb island peaks off Antarctica. Some great photography from around the world by Evrard Wendenbaum, a Patagonia story by Freddie Wilkinson, Mt. Alberta by Jon Walsh. Climbing publications this good deserve support, I hope enough others out there are buying and reading Alpinist too.
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atchafalaya
climber
California
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May 11, 2007 - 07:24pm PT
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Speaking of Bad and Good climbing stories, anyone seen The Alps with John Harlin III which is playing at the Imax theaters? Saw it last weekend. An incredible story about life, death, family, and some incredible photography. Guess the bad would be the soundtrack, unless you like Yngvie Malmsteen...
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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May 11, 2007 - 08:07pm PT
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Agreed! I'm starting to think it's the only climbing magazine available. The others aren't worthy of mention.
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TwistedCrank
climber
Hell
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May 11, 2007 - 11:50pm PT
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I started buying Alpinist at issue 9. At issue 19 I back-ordered issues 1 to 8. I took me a month to wade through 1-8. Now I'm rereading 9-19. What a sad pathetic little life I lead.
When's 20 coming out? I think I'd buy a lifetime subscription if I was confident a journal that relies on minimal advertising could last that long. Or not get bought out in a hostile takeover by Urban Climber.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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May 12, 2007 - 12:05am PT
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enjoy Alpinist while you can, and don't fret about its demise... a great publication.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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May 12, 2007 - 01:39am PT
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In an oddly f*#ked up way, I think I'm liking the recent Climbing issue (not that gear crap, and certainly not the Photo rag scwhag thing). The grey cover.
could be a good sign. but in a drought everyone is thirsty for piss water.
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WBraun
climber
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May 12, 2007 - 01:41am PT
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Not me, I will drink nice clean water from fern spring.
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nutjob
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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May 14, 2007 - 04:38am PT
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atchafalaya, I'm with you on that Yngwe Malmsteen stuff. For somebody with such super-human technical ability to move his fingers, it is a shame he is so devoid of spirit to play anything musical.
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