Alpinist 89

Introduction

Alpinist 89 Features:

In the Shadow of the Grand
The world-renowned alpinist Michael Gardner guided Brendan Jones up the Grand Teton in 2022. The two kept in touch with plans for Jones to write a magazine profile about Gardner?s wild and unusual life. Meanwhile, Gardner continued to climb new lines, ski first descents and set speed records on Denali?s hardest routes. Tragically, he fell to his death and disappeared while attempting to complete the first ascent of Jannu East (7460m) in Nepal with Sam Hennessey last October. Jones? story has become a reflection that looks into the lives of the Gardner family.

Cobra Crack
In 2005, Didier Berthod was emerging as one of the top rock climbers of his generation. The Swiss phenom had never known defeat until he arrived in Squamish and faced the then-unclimbed Cobra Crack (5.14b). In the midst of failure, he learns his romantic partner is pregnant. A “mystical experience?” entices him to abandon her and the child to join a Catholic monastery, where he cuts off contact with the outside world for thirteen years. Somehow, he finds his way back to confront the snake that has plagued him for two decades.

From Kentucky to Canyonlands
Mary Catherine Eden writes about growing up “land rich and money poor” with her parents and older sister in rural Kentucky. While helping to raise her sister?s three children through a string of devastating family setbacks, Eden discovers rock climbing one summer in Moab, Utah, after graduating high school. She soon finds herself on top of Castleton Tower realizing she doesn?t know how to rappel. She improvises, correctly, and continues on a gritty path that leads to her becoming one of the best crack climbers on the planet.

Specification

• Page Size: 230 x 275 mm
• Publisher: Alpinist (Publishers Press) Holand
• Published Date: March 2025
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrations: col photos
• Weight: 370g