Recording 'mountain adventure' is the primary raison d'etre of the
"Alpine Journal" and this 113th volume has it in abundance. A bolt
of lightening stuns climbers on a new route in the Cordillera
Huayhuash; Kenton Kool and Nick Bullock struggle on the icy north
face of Kalanka; Mike Cocker and friends end a spot of exploration
in the Cordillera Carabaya besieged in their hotel as troops put
down a riot; and in Kygyzstan, Dave Pickford dices with Aku Su
granite and aggressive officialdom.Mick Fowler opens a special
section on 'Pure Alpinism' with an account of his and Paul
Ramsden's first ascent of Manamcho, Tibet, and Russian Valery
Babanov contributes a vivid essay describing the stand-out climb of
2007 - his six-day, alpine-style ascent of the west pillar of
Jannu.Artist/alpinist Andy Parkin takes pastels and piolet in
search of challenges in Nepal. Rowan Huntley's fine work appears
throughout this AJ and Julian Cooper tells of the 'painter's khora'
that resulted in his acclaimed series of canvases on Mount
Kailas.With more illustrations than ever before, this journal also
recalls the gatherings and expeditions that marked the AC's 150th
anniversary, recalls the extraordinary life of Sir Edmund Hillary,
and takes a careful look at the effects on the mountain environment
of retreating glaciers and visitor pressures.
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