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Still Life With Light Polllution, Todd Davis
Accident Report, Eric Colburn
Tenting On Mount Morgan, Marcyn Del Clements
Hailstorm In Water Canyon, Robin Chapman
Government Peak, Trail Crew, August, Russ Capaldi
Red-Eyed Vireo At Work, Polly Brown
A Peak Ahead: The Engines Of Adventure: What Compels People To Go, Christine Woodside
A Peak Ahead: The Engines Of Adventure: What Compels People To Go, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
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Books And Media
Appalachia
Reviews of: White Mountain Guide: AMC's Comprehensive Guide to Hiking Trails in the White Mountain National Forest, 31st edition, compiled and edited by Ken MacGray and Steven D. Smith; The World Atlas of Trees and Forests: Exploring Earth's Forest Ecosystems, by Herman Shugart, Peter White, Sassan Saatchi, and Jérôme Chave; Conversations with Birds, by Priyanka Kumar; Hidden Mountains: Survival and Reckoning After a Climb Gone Wrong, by Michael Wejchert; Lost in the Valley of Death: A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas, by Harley Rustad; Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We …
Skyline Sketch
Appalachia
Hiking alone to and from Lonesome Lake Hut above Franconia Notch challenges a woman’s sense of time and strength.
News And Notes
Appalachia
Nicole Zussman appointed president and CEO of the Appalachian Mountain Club. Bears close U.S. Forest Service’s busy Hancock Campground in New Hampshire.
In Memoriam
Appalachia
An obituary of former Appalachian Mountain Club President Charles Burnham, who was instrumental in negotiating matters related to the Highland Center.
Research
Appalachia
Sheila Myers visits the Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum in Townsend, Tennessee, which tells the story of the logging of giant trees a century ago.
Alpina: A Semiannual Review Of Mountaineering In The Greater Ranges
Alpina: A Semiannual Review Of Mountaineering In The Greater Ranges
Appalachia
Among the many updates on mountaineering in the greater ranges is a report of Griffin Post’s discovery of a 1937 equipment cache left by Bradford Washburn and Robert Bates in the St. Elias Mountains. Hordes of climbers, and garbage, land on K2. An all-Black party, the Full Circle Everest Expedition, climbs the world’s highest peak. Colin Haley makes the first solo winter ascent of the Supercanaleta route on Cerro Fitz Roy in Patagonia. Climber Ed Webster is memorialized.
Accidents: Analysis From The White Mountains Of New Hampshire And Occasionally Elsewhere
Accidents: Analysis From The White Mountains Of New Hampshire And Occasionally Elsewhere
Appalachia
Reports of rescues and accidents in New Hampshire’s White Mountains during the late spring, summer, and fall of 2022. Two casual hikers who “had nothing” with them (in the words of New Hampshire Fish & Game officers) get stuck on a cliff off Greenleaf Trail. An attempted June 17 traverse of the Presidentials ends in tragedy. A lightly-equipped trail runner falls near Mount Isolation and cannot get out on his own. A skier accessing May snow from the Mount Washington Auto Road falls 700 feet. An Appalachian Trail thru-hiker is badly injured near Mount Eisenhower. A hiker who had eaten …
Letters
Appalachia
Letters from Candi Fletcher about William Geller's "White Mountain Mysteries" (Winter/Spring 2023); Jeff Tarling about indigenous mountain names; and Charles Sampson correcting an editorial error about the location of Carter Notch Hut from Winter/Spring 2023 Accidents
Lizard Dreams And Our Same Hearts: Waterman Fund Essay Contest Runner-Up, Liesl Magnus
Lizard Dreams And Our Same Hearts: Waterman Fund Essay Contest Runner-Up, Liesl Magnus
Appalachia
A winter caretaker at New Hampshire’s Carter Notch Hut connects to humans from a beautiful, frozen world.
Happy Birthday From Tuckerman Ravine—? A Boulder Changes The Trajectory Of An Idyllic Hike, John Stifler
Happy Birthday From Tuckerman Ravine—? A Boulder Changes The Trajectory Of An Idyllic Hike, John Stifler
Appalachia
Two seasoned hikers effect a self-rescue after a freak accident on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington.
Mutual Worrying: What The Mountain And The Pool Pavement Have In Common, Elissa Ely
Mutual Worrying: What The Mountain And The Pool Pavement Have In Common, Elissa Ely
Appalachia
Newly recovered from an injury, a mother listens to her daughter's advice as they navigate boulders near Mount Washington's Alpine Garden.
From The White Mountain Huts To The Giant Races: Meet Katie Schide And Hillary Gerardi, Doug Mayer
From The White Mountain Huts To The Giant Races: Meet Katie Schide And Hillary Gerardi, Doug Mayer
Appalachia
For two former Appalachian Mountain Club hut croo (crew) members, who got their trail-running starts packing loads down steep New Hampshire trails, each won a major mountain race in the Alps in 2022, the Ultra Trail de Mont Blanc and the Trofeo Kima.
A Wartime Scar On Canada's Soil: Tragic Artifacts On A Mountain Haunt A Hiker, Christopher Johnson
A Wartime Scar On Canada's Soil: Tragic Artifacts On A Mountain Haunt A Hiker, Christopher Johnson
Appalachia
While hiking, a father and daughter stumble upon the haunting remains of the Liberator Harry, the Canadian military transport plane that crashed on Montagne Noire, or Black Mountain, north of Saint-Donat, Quebec, in 1943.
"Through The Trance Of Silence:" Hill Walking The History Of Glen Coe, Katy Dycus
"Through The Trance Of Silence:" Hill Walking The History Of Glen Coe, Katy Dycus
Appalachia
The author recounts long, rainy, foggy walks in Glencoe, Scotland, revisiting its history and some of its writers, including Robert Burns, Robert Macfarlane, and Nan Shepherd.
The Settling Of Lobster Lake: Sporting Families Built Wilderness Enclaves In A Remote Part Of Maine, William Geller
The Settling Of Lobster Lake: Sporting Families Built Wilderness Enclaves In A Remote Part Of Maine, William Geller
Appalachia
This history traces the early twentieth-century origins of off-grid family camps on a remote lake in Maine.
One New England Thread: An 800-Mile Bike And Kayak Trip Through The Northeast Avoids Automobiles, Tom Fagin
One New England Thread: An 800-Mile Bike And Kayak Trip Through The Northeast Avoids Automobiles, Tom Fagin
Appalachia
Starting in Mystic, Connecticut, an adventurer bent on a low-carbon journey bicycles up the East Coast Greenway and kayaks home via Rangeley and Mooselookmeguntic Lakes and the Androscoggin, Connecticut, and Mystic Rivers, with debacles along the way and detours to climb New Hampshire’s Mount Washington and Maine’s Saddleback Mountain.
Running The River Stupid: Swiftwater Rescue Training Proves Relevant To Leading Middle Schoolers, A Teacher Discovers, Anna Hager Loome
Running The River Stupid: Swiftwater Rescue Training Proves Relevant To Leading Middle Schoolers, A Teacher Discovers, Anna Hager Loome
Appalachia
The author takes readers on her training course in canoe rescue techniques, and then shows how often she uses water rescue to motivate her work with adolescents.
The Long Way Home: The Forest Mermaid, Christine Woodside
The Long Way Home: The Forest Mermaid, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
The editor-in-chief revisits a time she met a mysterious woman below Glastenbury Mountain in Vermont.
Appalachia Summer/Fall 2023: Complete Issue
Appalachia Summer/Fall 2023: Complete Issue
Appalachia
Summer/Fall 2023 - Volume LXXIV, Number 2 - Issue #256. Risks and Adventure: Swiftwater training, a low-carbon loop, and ultramarathons.
Because The World Hasn't Ended Yet, Todd Davis
Pileated Woodpecker, Audubon Plate Cxi, Noah Davis
From Mônadenok, David Crews
Winter Morning, Marcyn Del Clements