Alpine Rising by Bernadette McDonald (2024) Anthology and crag topos

and crag topos

Pull quote on the back cover from John Harlin III: "

although obviously somewhat outdated in specifics due to climate change

the route materialized after weeks of work - but John Harlin fell to his death when a fixed line he was prussiking snapped

with many of Rossiter’s excellent topics

Alpine Rising by Bernadette McDonald (2024) Anthology and crag toposSherpas, Baltis, and the Triumph of Local Climbers in the Greater Ranges. Climbing's most prolific modern journalist and researcher Bernadette McDonald examines the economically charged and changing dynamic between Western expedition climbers and local guides. Haven't read it myself yet, but should be a good one it's on the list. Hardcover book, 269 pages, flat signed by author on the title page.