Alpinist Magazine Issue 56 - Winter 2016 drinkware while Joe Herbst

while Joe Herbst

Peter Haan narrates the comedy of antics and errors that created Yosemite's beloved Wheat Thin

his friend Rick Accomazzo recalls a summer so full of accomplishments it seemed almost miraculous

World-class riding meets progressive bc etiquette

captured some of the most beautiful mountain images in history

Alpinist Magazine Issue 56 - Winter 2016 drinkware while Joe HerbstFeatures Yosemite: A Layered Terrain In mountaineering literature that focuses on the individual, it can be hard to remember that landscape is not just a backdrop; stories occur where topography and history meet. From famed ascents to razed forests and rockfall, we present one valley ve ways. With texts from Peter Haan, Paula Wright, Peter Croft, Libby Sauter and Chris Kalman, and images by Craig Muderlak, Alex Nabaum, Jamie Givens and Jeremy Collins.