Case in point: Alpinist Magazine, that wonderful large format pub that tastes and smells of the high alpine, was bought last winter by the same folks who publish Backcountry Magaine. More, they acquired former and famed Climbing Magazine publisher Michael Kennedy as Editor in Chief, meaning my old friend and climbing partner “MK” is charge of making sure the pages look and read as good as we’d expect from such a magazine.

Tavis Campbell and Sam Cox published Stepping Up, their guidebook for The Ridge. Their first edition sold out in 2008, so they went ahead and published their second edition a few months ago. The book is 102 pages, with 90 greyscale photos that include spirited images of Scot Schmidt and Doug Coombs. The amount of detail is stunning — obviously of biblical import for anyone aspiring to be a denizen of “The Ridge.”

Book review of Colorado 14er Disasters, about ski mountaineering accidents on Colorado’s 14,000 ft. peaks.

I sat near Simon Dumont once. Honest. But I didn’t learn much about the X Games hero that way. Lou DawsonWildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (Louis Dawson) has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering.…

List of backcountry ski touring books for the mountaineer on your Christmas list or any other special ocasion.

Edge of Never book review, asks if Trevor Peterson would approve of his son Kye extreme skiing in Chamonix.