{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Honoring Mountains and Mentors: Clint Helander","description":"Clint Helander\u2019s narrative is driven by stories of persistence. Persistence in the face of nearly insurmountable odds, in far-flung places like Alaska\u2019s Revelation Mountains. Persistence in honor of friends lost, and partners with whom he\u2019s made the push to the top. Helander is a regular Alpinist contributor and longtime reader. He says Alpinist 9, which includes a Mountain Profile on Mt. Hunter, is his favorite edition of all time. Most recently, Helander\u2019s storytelling is featured in Alpinist 79. The story documents Helander and Andres Marin\u2019s 2022 first ascent of the east face of Golgotha in the Revelations\u2014a route they named Shaft of the Abyss.&amp;nbsp; Now, Helander is preparing for the next leg of his journey\u2014attending nursing school\u2014while running a snow removal business in Anchorage, Alaska. We caught up with Clint in between storms to learn more about his experiences in the mountains, and the inner conflict formed by a life of climbing close to the edge. This episode is brought to you by The North Face. Alpinist Magazine Website | Instagram | Facebook Host: Abbey Collins Guest: Clint Helander Producer + Engineer: Mike Horn &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Alpinist","author_url":"http:\/\/alpinist.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/25698432\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/144867738"}