Scott Mason, a 17 year old from Halifax MA, found himself stranded near Mt. Washington last Saturday after aborting his hike and running into poor conditions as he descended an alternate trail. By most accounts this kid was pretty resourceful and used good judgment to survive, taking away the most important lesson of the ordeal. “I would never hike alone again in snow conditions.” Expect to see some...

Alpinist #0 debuted in the Autumn of 2002 as an archival quality magazine covering world alpinism and adventure climbing. Its uncompromising emphasis on self sufficient, fast, light, clean ascents – known as ‘alpine style’ climbing – manifested itself perfectly in the presentation of the publication. From the articles, to the layouts, to the photography. Almost without exception, each...

It’s nearly a year later and I’m finally getting around to writing our wedding recap.  I hope I can do justice to all of the details, but in short, it was small, casual, and in Lake Placid – our dream wedding. Dave and I always knew we wanted to get married in Lake Placid.  Really, the decision was made for us the day we completed the Northville-Placid trail together in 2004.  At the risk...