Feature articles from the 2010 AAJ:
Jobo Rinjang
The alpine-style first ascent of a little-known Nepalese peak.
By Joe Puryear
Alone on Annapurna South
Some time to kill in base camp produces a bold new route.
By Dodo Kopold
A Bit of Luck
The alpine-style first ascent of Chang Himal’s north face, Nepal.
By Andy Houseman
Thriller
Four major routes in two weeks on Alaska’s Stikine Icefield.
By Jens Holsten
Catharsis
After 28 Alaskan expeditions: the trip of a lifetime.
By Jack Tackle
Reincarnation
A bold new route on the southeast face of Cho Oyu in Nepal.
By Denis Urubko
Rejuvenation
An invigorating trio of new routes in India’s Bhagirathi group.
By Marko Prezelj
Discovering What Lies Within
A lost mentor shows the way on the north face of Xuelian West, China.
By Kyle Dempster
Project Victory
A bold new route on the north face of Pobeda in Kyrgyzstan.
By Gleb Sokolov
Free Mountaineering
An inside look at modern Chinese alpinism.
By Yan Dongdong
The Golden Peak
A new route on Pakistan’s Spantik raises the bar for Korean alpinism.
By Kim Hyung-il
