Alpinist  |  Alpinist 63 | Autumn 2018
In Alpinist 63, you'll find the second and final part of our series on the history of Nanda Devi and nearby peaks in India's Garhwal Himalaya. Part II of Pete Takeda's Mountain Profile on Nanda Devi includes his investigations of the political histories and environmental effects of expeditions there from the end of World War II to the present day—as concerns still linger about a lost plutonium-powered device left by covert operations on the mountain during the Cold War. Meanwhile, environmental philosopher Meera Baindur, accomplished alpinists Julie-Ann Clyma and Martin Moran, and Piolets d’Or Asia Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Harish Kapadia explore the legends and communities around the summits of Nanda Devi, Nanda Devi East and Nanda Kot. Elsewhere in the issue, Katsutaka “Jumbo” Yokoyama offers an in-depth look into the first ascent of Sun Patch Spur, a nearly six-kilometer-long linkup of the southwest face of Badal Peak and the southwest ridge of K7 West in the Karakoram Range of Pakistan. In “Th
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Alpinist Alpinist 63 | Autumn 2018.