AAC, 2006, 500+ pp, color photos. Feature stories include reports on the direct Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat, the north face of Cerro Torre, an in-depth survey of Alaska’s Ruth Gorge, and an introduction to the granite walls of Transbaikalia, Siberia, along with the jam-packed Climbs and Expeditions record of climbing and exploration worldwide.
Every year the AAJ gets better and better, as the journal of record for recording the greatest climbs of the previous year, especially those which do not have their own books. The AAJ is the reference for anyone planning anything new in the mountains or venturing into remote ranges. Nearly 200 pages of exciting stories about the most important climbs of the year-as told by the climbers themselves. Nearly 300 pages of short reports from new routes in the world's mountains-also told by the climbers themselves.
The American Alpine Journal is edited by John Harlin III, author of The Climber's Guide to North America and Mount Rainier: Views and Adventures, and a veteran of first ascents and/or first ski descents on four continents. Rumor has it that other members of his family also climbed.
