Young Alpinist Group - Alpinist Magazine

An article written for Alpinist Magazine about the creation and journey of the Young Alpinist Group.

writingTom LivingstoneAugust 25, 2024writing, alpinist, young alpinist groupComment

Pushing It - Lessons from Trying and Bailing in Pakistan

Learning from further efforts trying technical new routes at high altitude. This trip was to the Charakusa Valley in Pakistan in 2023 with American Tad McCrea. This article was first published on UKClimbing.com

writingTom LivingstoneNovember 9, 2023writing, pakistan, charakusa, tad mccrea, alpine climbingComment

The Rock and The Party - Petzl Roc Trip Report for BASE

Now in its second decade, after an eight year hiatus, this year the event graced the limestone faces of the quintessentially Mediterranean village of Manikia on the Greek island of Evia. Tom Livingstone joined his Petzl teammates in Manikia, enjoying not only the sun, sea and ‘sends’, but a deeper understanding of the sustainability of climbing tourism too. This story first appeared in BASE issue 08.

writingTom LivingstoneDecember 6, 2022writing, rock climbing, petzl, roc trip, the rock and the partyComment

Free and High: A Future of Cutting-Edge Alpinism

Alpinist Magazine asked for my interpretation of the future of alpinism. It’s difficult to define a pursuit such as ours, but there’s an idea of progression emerging: to climb ‘free and high.’

writingTom LivingstoneMay 5, 2022writing, alpinism, alpinistComment

Peuterey Intégrale

An article written for Mountain Equipment about climbing the famous ‘Peuterey Intégrale’ on the Italian side of Mont Blanc, with Uisdean Hawthorn and Robert Grasegger, for a photoshoot.

Rewarding Reflection

An article reflecting on being awarded the 2019 Piolet d’Or (Golden Ice Axe) for our ascent of Latok 1 in 2018.

writingTom LivingstoneJanuary 9, 2020writing, piolet d'orComment

The Great Game - A First Ascent in Pakistan

First published on UKClimbing.com, this describes my trip to Pakistan in autumn 2019, with Ally Swinton, John Crook, Uisdean Hawthorn and Will Sim. We travelled to the Hindu Raj region, where Ally and I made a first ascent on Koyo Zom (6877m).

writingTom LivingstoneDecember 20, 2019writing, alpine climbing, the great game, pakistan, tom livingstone, ally swinton, uisdean hawthorn, will sim, john crookComment

All From Nothing - Alpinist Magazine

Alpinist Magazine published my article on Latok 1, from summer 2018.

writingTom LivingstoneDecember 9, 2019alpinist, writing, latok 1Comment

The Partnership

Originally published in the BMC’s Summit magazine, this article discusses partnerships in alpine climbing. Together with Uisdean Hawthorn, we develop a partnership worthy of climbing Mt. Alberta in the Canadian Rockies.

writingTom LivingstoneNovember 6, 2019writing, the partnership, alpine climbing, alpinism, climbing, uisdean hawthorn, tom livingstone, bmc, summit magazineComment

A Thirst for Alpinism

‘British alpinist Tom Livingstone looks back on an eventful year, which included trips to Canada, Alaska and India, and the second ascent of Latok I in Pakistan.’

writingTom LivingstoneApril 11, 2019trek and mountain magazine, writing, tom livingstone, 2018, thirst for alpinismComment

Style Matters

After seeing a rare presentation by Slovenian climber Marko Lukič, I realised that - in climbing - style is as important as what we climb.

Tom LivingstoneOctober 18, 2018style matters, writing, ukclimbing, opinion, marko lukicComment

'Fun or Fear' - Desnivel Magazine

This article was first published in the June 2018 issue of the Spanish climbing magazine, Desnivel. It’s also Uisdean Hawthorn’s first cover shot.

writingTom LivingstoneJune 1, 2018writing, alaska, tom livingstone, uisdean hawthorn, fun or fear, alpine climbing, alpinism, desnivelComment