Useless Fighters #2
280 x 380 mm, 264 pages
Paris, France (Japanese and English-language)
Biannual
First published 2024
Publisher: Permanent Files
Creative director and editor-in-chief: Ramdane Touhami
‘Useless Fighters is the magazine about the mountains you don’t know’
As monumental as the mountains it champions, Useless Fighters is a welcome new addition on the sport-meets-adventure block, resisting ‘the tired clichés of snow play and Alpine tourism, to show how fascinating and important mountains are to culture, politics, identity, sport, and the world.’
In the second issue, nostalgic cinematic typography complements sweeping mountain range panoramas, whilst sepia-hued ephemera and portraiture pays homage to mountaineering’s rich anthropological and cultural history—accompanied by informative features translated in both Japanese and English. The features in this issue are engaging and varied, from ‘Mountain Cannabis Farming in Lebanon’ to ‘Exploring the North Face’s Legacy.’