Alpinist Magazine Issue 92 | Winter 2025-26 Alpinist 63

Alpinist Magazine Issue 92 | Winter 2025-26 Alpinist 63Cover: Medhi Bidault soars over the Karakoram while scouting climbing objectives with Jake Holland and Will Sim. The truly magical thing about this place is the sense of freedom, Holland says in his film The Magic of Freedom. Its really just a case of how far your imagination can stretch and what risks youre willing to take. Jake Holland Features Mountain Profile: The Tiedemann Group Tucked deep within British Columbias Coast Mountains, the Tiedemann

A former Denali guide

Kate Devine grew up spending weeks at her mother's ski-touring hut and dreams of eventually taking over the family business

Discovering the land down under

Despite slashed budgets

Works With Your Poles

But is a season or three spent hauling gear for free or cheap the real ticket to earn the dream job

outdoor-industry-needling humor

We talk to Thomas Jenkins from Shenandoah Bicycle Company and get an insider’s look at this thing we call Red Bull Rampage

Full Value In July 1973 in the Bugaboos

Off Belay Pat Ament pays tribute to Mort Hempel (1943–2015)

Keep your gear organized and temperature cool with these backpacks

along with a group of Swedes and Canadians