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Alpinist is a niche, authoritative publication focused on the world of mountaineering and technical climbing. Its editorial scope centers on alpine climbing, ice climbing, major expeditions, and the culture and history that surround high-altitude and big-wall pursuits.
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What We're Reading, 2026 vol. 2 - Alpinist (opens the original)
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[These reviews originally appeared in Alpinist 94 (Summer 2026), which is available on newsstands and in our online store. Only a small fraction of our many long-form stories from the print edition are ever uploaded to Alpinist.com. Be sure to pick up the hard copies of Alpinist for all the goodness!–Ed.] This summer, important stories came to us in several different formats. We watched Dean Potter tiptoe across dizzying highlines as his friends explored their complex relationships with the clim
Dean Potter Lives On - Alpinist (opens the original)
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Dean Potter is a name that has resurfaced in mainstream culture since a four-part documentary about his life, The Dark Wizard, was released on HBO Max in April. Once an underground, itinerant dirtbag who scorned fame and riches while chasing bright flames of dangerous passions, he rose to notoriety through what he called his “dark arts”—namely free soloing, highlining and BASE jumping. To put that in layman’s terms: climbing and highlining without a rope and parachuting off cliffs. All of which
Alpinist Magazine Subscription and Dean Potter Digital Collection - Alpinist (opens the original)
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Subscribe to Alpinist and immediately unlock six digital issues tracing Dean Potter’s writing, climbing and legacy. 1-year print subscription + digital access to Issues 9, 18, 21, 27, 51 & 94 $75 print subscription + six digital issues valued at $12 each. Your print subscription includes immediate digital access to six complete issues documenting Dean Potter across more than two decades of Alpinist. Six complete digital issues, accessible immediately. Three stories in Dean’s own words. Two iconi
Julbo’s Explorer 2.0: A Modern Update to the Original Glacier Glasses - Alpinist (opens the original)
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MSRP: $229.95 (as tested, with Reactiv lens) In 1991 I bought my first pair of Julbo glacier glasses before a trip trekking through northern Patagonia and Chile. Features included leather side shields, a metal frame, wraparound ear loops and a cord to keep them in place, and mirrored lenses dark enough for midday travel over snow and ice. They were exactly what the mountains demanded, and I still have them today. So when the new Explorer 2.0 showed up, essentially Julbo’s modernized take on that
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