Alpinist Magazine Issue 91 | Autumn 2025 Print or Digital?:Print Issue Onward and Upward Since Eleanor

Onward and Upward Since Eleanor Davis made the first female ascent of the Grand Teton in 1923

the watch that ascended Nanga Parbat in 1953

editor-in-chief Katie Ives recalls moments from the life of a man who was much warmer and more human than his oft-repeated nickname

Steve Storey dodges puddles after getting caught in a downpour while riding the classic Slickrock Trail in Utah

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Alpinist Magazine Issue 91 | Autumn 2025 Print or Digital?:Print Issue Onward and Upward Since EleanorCover: Looking down at high camp on the southeast ridge of Ama Dablam. Vitaliy Musiyenko Features A Matter of Perspective On March 13, 2010, Vitaliy Musiyenko trudged through fresh snow to stand on top of Mt. Whitney for the first time. He carried a new ice axe and a point and shoot camera. The experience marked somewhat of a turning pointfrom a childhood complicated by health issues to an adulthood driven by pushing his limits in the mountains.