American Alpine Journal, 2000, Vol. 74

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The world's foremost annual publication of climbing achievements around the globe. Articles on all significant climbs of 1999. Stories include "The Arwa Tower," by Mick Fowler; "The Battle for Camp 4," by Tom Frost; and "The Western Hemisphere's Last Great Problem," by Bradford Washburn. More than 150 photos, maps, and topos. Published annually since 1929, The American Alpine Journal is internationally recognized as the world's finest journal of its kind. The latest volume of climbing's "journal of record" offers the most complete picture available of who did what in 1999. Conrad Anker relates the triumph and tragedy of the Mallory discovery high on the slopes of Mount Everest, while Renny Jackson and Valeri Babanov recount impressive Alaskan climbs, and Slovenian climbers report on the hardest and boldest climbs of the year. If it happened in the world of climbing, it's in the AAJ.


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Published annually since 1929, The American Alpine Journal is internationally acknowledged as the world's finest journal of its kind. The 70th volume of climbing's "journal of record" offers the most complete picture available of the world of climbing for 1998. From articles that present the climbing possibilities of Antarctica and Africa, to stories on the new bigwall frontiers of Mexico and Madagascar, to the alpine sagas on Bhagarathi III and Khan Tengri, and the emergence of the former Soviet climbers on the world stage, the 1999 AAJ continues its tradition as mountaineering's institutional memory. Stories include "Changabang," by Carlos Buhler; "8000 Meters and More," by Alex Huber; "Shipton Spire," by Steph Davis; and "Dhromo," by Doug Scott. Illustrated with 10 color and 150 b&w photos (35 with route overlays), plus 10 topos and maps.


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