Alpinist Magazine Issue 90 | Summer 2025 new

Alpinist Magazine Issue 90 | Summer 2025 newCover: Sen Villanueva ODriscoll confronts the impassable corner that had ended his previous Mirror Wall expedition in 2023. Last summer, he proved the dihedral was, in fact, passable. Julia Cassou Features Silent Reflections Last June, Japanese climber Keita Kurakami died of a heart condition while hiking on Mt. Fuji. His death came just before he was due to join an expedition to Greenlands Mirror Wall. Pete Whittaker shares the story of seeing that

Words by Anthony Nitti

And on trail

Bryan Bird and Cameron M

only to tear them apart a mere 178 days into their relationship

and Snowbird

this Karakoram giant remains among the most hazardous of the 8000-meter peaks

Gliding into Cyberspace

in the wildness next door

one thing is clear: Our sport’s popularity—and the quantum leap in gear performance that came with it—is here to stay

Cross Country Skier sta

"Amie and our crew were patient and reaped the rewards

investigates