by Christian Beckwith | May 30, 2022 | Christian Beckwith Writings
Photo: Diné roadman and elder Jonah Yellowman at his home in Monument Valley, UT. Last autumn, I ran into Susan Clark, professor at the Yale School of Forestry, founder of the Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative and our next-door neighbor here in Jackson. When...
by Christian Beckwith | May 29, 2022 | Christian Beckwith Writings
“How about next Saturday?” Officially, Mark Newcomb was in retirement. “Oh, I don’t do that stuff anymore,” he’d say, ducking his head, sheepish and self-effacing behind his horn-rimmed glasses. His hair had at least as much salt as pepper these days, and...
by Christian Beckwith | May 28, 2022 | Christian Beckwith Writings
Dear Panasonic, My name is Christian Beckwith; I’m a climber and skier from Jackson, Wyoming, a mountain town that serves as one of the gateways to Yellowstone National Park. Because my inclinations often bring me to remote places, I need a hardy camera with which to...
by Christian Beckwith | May 26, 2022 | Christian Beckwith Writings
Editor’s Note, Alpinist Issue 16 Mark Newcomb threw open the door to my office. His eyes were puffy. I could tell this wasn’t going to be good. “Doug Coombs,” he managed. “Avalanche.” And then he began to cry. —- One Thanksgiving...
by Christian Beckwith | May 25, 2022 | Christian Beckwith Writings
N.B.: This Editor’s Note first appeared in Alpinist 12. December 1992. I sold my last Christmas tree, pocketed the twenty-dollar bill and took down my signs. It had been a successful season, and, flush with a few thousand dollars, I stuck out my thumb for the...
