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Edmund February found success in both the mountains and academia despite being a climber of color during South Africa’s apartheid. In this story from Alpinist 85, Brandon Blackburn interviews February about how he overcame racist norms to pursue his passions, always playing his own game.
The question of mountain etiquette hit the headlines again this week. First, there was a reminder to close the windows when you leave a back country hut so
More often than not, we remember the ones who make it back from world’s highest peak Mount Everest but seldom those who are not returned by the fickle-minded majestic peak
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Alpinist.com After a difficult expedition lasting over a month, Sandy Allan and Rick Allen with Lhakpa Rangdu and Lakpa Zarok have made the first ascent of Nanga Parbat's (8126 meters) Mazeno Ridge. The Mazeno Ridge, at ten kilometers, is the longest known ridge on any 8,000 meter peak, and with an estimated elevation gain of 6,500 meters. The difficulty of Mazeno lies in the eight subpeaks that lie along the back of the ridge; rising and falling like a camel's humps. First attempted in 1979 by a French expedition, the ridge has since seen many attempts with varying degrees of success. In 199...