Alpinist Magazine Issue 26 - Spring 2009 Print or Digital?:Digital Issue (PDF) Alpinist 53 explores some of

Alpinist 53 explores some of the most exciting adventures

historian Don Mellor gets lured into a real one that has been ongoing for 49 years

We go through a lot to get to the goods—broken gear

30 boots and a dozen bindings

brass knuckles and avy packs

Alpinist Magazine Issue 26 - Spring 2009 Print or Digital?:Digital Issue (PDF) Alpinist 53 explores some ofProfile Mt. Everest, Part I: The Early Years It is the icon of all mountains, but years of exploitation have impugned the honor of Everest. Ed Webster, with Katie Ives, writes an honest mountain of it, while Wade Davis, Mike Westmacott, Wang Fuzhou and Tom Hornbein weigh in on the early innocence of the Goddess Mother of Earth. Ed Webster and Katie Ives Sharp End Booty For alpinists, there's only one drink: scotch. The Editors Editor's Note The new