Available Light: Jimmy Chin
After he graduated from college in 1996, Jimmy Chin hit the road, planning to climb and ski for a year before heading to grad school. Twenty-two years later, he's still adventuring in the mountains. I...
8 Mar 201837min
Art of Freedom: Bernadette McDonald and Voytek Kurtyka
Perhaps no other writer has explored Cold War and post-Soviet era mountaineering more than Bernadette McDonald has. In this episode, Bernadette McDonald discusses her award-winning book, Art of Freedo...
22 Feb 201841min
Stillness and Storms: Mayan Smith-Gobat
In 2002, Mayan Smith-Gobat was in a ski accident and broke her jaw and both feet. Within a few weeks, she turned her focus to climbing and began training while her feet were still in casts. Nine years...
15 Feb 201837min
In the Bear's Lodge: Voices from Devils Tower
Many climbers observe the voluntary climbing ban at Bear Lodge (Devils Tower) in Wyoming during the month of June as their way to show respect for local Native American cultures. In this episode, jour...
18 Jan 201832min
The Climbers: Jim Herrington and Fred Beckey
In the 1990s, after more than a decade of climbing in the Sierra Nevada, Jim Herrington embarked on a journey to photograph some of the most formidable mountaineers of the past generation. In this epi...
6 Des 201736min
Mountaineering and Climate Change
At altitude, many mountain communities are already experiencing the severe consequences of climate change. Climbers have reported witnessing the effects of warming temperatures as well, from receding ...
31 Okt 201725min
Death and Climbing, Part 2
Author and mountaineer David Roberts reads his essay "Death and Climbing," which first appeared in the winter 2016 issue of Alpinist.
4 Okt 201727min
Death and Climbing: David Roberts
By 1965, at age 22, David Roberts had witnessed three fatal accidents in the mountains. Over 50 years since, Roberts has explored in writing what makes climbing worth the risk. In this episode, Robert...
5 Sep 201732min
