Alpinist Magazine Alpinist 84 | Winter 2023 Back Issue

Issue 84 features Abbey Collins’s mountain profile of Katahdin, a remote peak nestled in the woods of northern Maine along the 2,200-mile-long chain of Appalachian Mountains. Its weathered cliffs of pink-and-grey granite have inspired painters, poets and climbers for centuries. Collins shares glimpses into the mountain’s history, which is marked by epic tales and well-kept secrets. Meanwhile, Henry Barber and Laura Waterman recount their own experiences, with stories of climbing steep ice with suboptimal gear and route finding from a summit wrapped in clouds during the cold, quiet days of winter on Maine’s highest peak.