The mission of the Northwest Mountaineering Journal is to be an edited, permanent, annual record of mountaineering in the Pacific Northwest. The journal documents the events, people, history and spirit of climbing and other mountain sports in this region. The journal is published by volunteers from the mountaineering community in collaboration with The Mountaineers.

The 2008 issue of the journal is now available. See: http://www.nwmj.org

This issue has feature articles about alpine climbing, high traverses, avalanche safety, adventure running, influential mountaineers, and more. It includes reports of new climbing routes and first ski descents from April 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008. It also contains highlights from North Cascades National Park.

We hope you enjoy this issue and will begin looking forward to the next one.

The 2008 Northwest Mountaineering Journal Team

Ralph Bodenner
Steve Firebaugh
Matt Perkins
Rad Roberts
Lowell Skoog
Steve Smith
Alisa Stoffel
Curt Veldhuisen
Aaron Zabriskie