Alpinist
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Alpinist is a quarterly American magazine focused on mountaineering ascents worldwide. It is based out of Jackson, Wyoming and was founded in 2002. Alpinist won the Maggie Award for Best Overall Design/Consumer Category from the Western Publication Association (WPA) for Alpinist's Autumn issue (Issue 8) in 2005 and the Maggie Award for the Best Quarterly/Consumer Division in April 2004 for its Winter 2003–2004 issue (Issue 5). The magazine mostly publishes articles on 'fast and light' ascents and advocates clean style (not leaving gear behind).