Alpinist Magazine Issue 94 | Summer 2026 Print Tool User Matt Samet traces

Tool User Matt Samet traces the development of sticky-rubber kneepads

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• Illustration by Stephen Haynes featured in Mountain Flyer issue 80

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Alpinist Magazine Issue 94 | Summer 2026 Print Tool User Matt Samet tracesCover: Steph Davis climbs Glad to be Trad (5. 13) in Utahs Mineral Canyon. A pitch so long, I jumped off the top, because why not? Davis recalled on social media. Chris Noble Features The Beauty We Love Chris Noble has been photographing cutting edge climbers, skiers and snowboarders since the 1980s. In this essay, he reflects on his career and the artists and athletes who influenced him, from Rumi to Jeff Long, from Alex Lowe to Alex Honnold. Much