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A Long Faller's Reverie: A Climber Investigates Why He Wasn't Scared On A Dangerous 1987 Fall, John Thackray Mar 2024

A Long Faller's Reverie: A Climber Investigates Why He Wasn't Scared On A Dangerous 1987 Fall, John Thackray

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Now age 89, a climber examines narratives of those who survived dangerous falls as he reconsiders his own bad fall in 1987 in the Mohonk Preserve of New Paltz, New York.

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Appalachia Winter/Spring 2024: Complete Issue Mar 2024

Appalachia Winter/Spring 2024: Complete Issue

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Winter/Spring 2024 - Volume LXXV, Number 1 - Issue #257. Engines of Extremes: Stories of pushing beyond previous limits.

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Appalachia Summer/Fall 2010: Complete Issue Mar 2024

Appalachia Summer/Fall 2010: Complete Issue

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Summer/Fall 2010 - Volume LXI, Number 2 - issue #230. Hut, Two, Three, Four: What ignites the outdoor passion of the next generation?

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Appalachia Winter/Spring 2010: Complete Issue Mar 2024

Appalachia Winter/Spring 2010: Complete Issue

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Appalachia Summer/Fall 2023: Complete Issue Sep 2023

Appalachia Summer/Fall 2023: Complete Issue

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Summer/Fall 2023 - Volume LXXIV, Number 2 - Issue #256. Risks and Adventure: Swiftwater training, a low-carbon loop, and ultramarathons.

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Appalachia Winter/Spring 2023: Complete Issue Mar 2023

Appalachia Winter/Spring 2023: Complete Issue

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Winter/Spring 2023 - Volume LXXIV, Number 1 - Issue #255. Encounters with Animals: Glimpsing the Soul of Nature

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Appalachia Winter/Spring 2011: Complete Issue Dec 2022

Appalachia Winter/Spring 2011: Complete Issue

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Winter/Spring 2011 - Volume LXII, Number 1 - issue #231. Up from Devastation: How the Weeks Act Saved the Eastern Forests

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Appalachia Summer/Fall 2011: Complete Issue Oct 2022

Appalachia Summer/Fall 2011: Complete Issue

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Summer/Fall 2011 - Volume LXII, Number 2 - issue #232. Off the Turnpike: Rediscovering Wild New Jersey

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Appalachia Summer/Fall 2022: Complete Issue Sep 2022

Appalachia Summer/Fall 2022: Complete Issue

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Summer/Fall 2022 - Volume LXXIII, Number 2 - Issue #254. The Ubiquitous Cell Phone: Do Cell Phones Help Adventurers or Hinder Them?

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Appalachia Winter/Spring 2012: Complete Issue Aug 2022

Appalachia Winter/Spring 2012: Complete Issue

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Appalachia Summer/Fall 2012: Complete Issue Aug 2022

Appalachia Summer/Fall 2012: Complete Issue

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Summer/Fall 2012 - Volume LXIII, Number 2 - issue #234. The Lure of Alaska: Five writers tell why they went

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Appalachia Winter/Spring 2013: Complete Issue Aug 2022

Appalachia Winter/Spring 2013: Complete Issue

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Winter/Spring 2013 - Volume LXIV, Number 1 - issue #235. Looking for Thoreau: His pull remains strong 150 years later.

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Appalachia Summer/Fall 2013: Complete Issue Aug 2022

Appalachia Summer/Fall 2013: Complete Issue

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Appalachia Winter/Spring 2014: Complete Issue Aug 2022

Appalachia Winter/Spring 2014: Complete Issue

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Winter/Spring 2014 - Volume LXV, Number 1 - issue #237. At Large: Four Stories of Escape to Wilder Lands

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Appalachia Summer/Fall 2014: Complete Issue Aug 2022

Appalachia Summer/Fall 2014: Complete Issue

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Summer/Fall 2014 - Volume LXV, Number 2 - issue #238. Many Miles: "You Can't Run That" and Other Chronicles

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Appalachia Winter/Spring 2022: Complete Issue Mar 2022

Appalachia Winter/Spring 2022: Complete Issue

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Winter/Spring 2022 - Volume LXXIII, Number 1 - Issue #253. Cataclysms in the Catskills and Taconics: Floods, Temperature Swings, and Bluebirds

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Appalachia Winter/Spring 2015: Complete Issue Feb 2022

Appalachia Winter/Spring 2015: Complete Issue

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Appalachia Summer/Fall 2015: Complete Issue Feb 2022

Appalachia Summer/Fall 2015: Complete Issue

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Summer/Fall 2015 - Volume LXVI, Number 2 - Issue #240. Retelling History: Rusty Pions, Rock Highways, and Other Mysteries

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From Carter Notch To Aconcagua: A Yankee Discovers Community Between The Mountains, Stephen Kurczy Nov 2021

From Carter Notch To Aconcagua: A Yankee Discovers Community Between The Mountains, Stephen Kurczy

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A writer recounts the challenges and victories of summitting Argentina's Aconcagua, the tallest peak in the Western hemisphere, drawing comparisons to his earlier experiences hiking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

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Appalachia Winter/Spring 2016: Complete Issue Nov 2021

Appalachia Winter/Spring 2016: Complete Issue

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Winter/Spring 2016 - Volume LXVII, Number 1 - Issue #241. Commitment: One Time, Many Times, Over a Lifetime

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Appalachia Summer/Fall 2016: Complete Issue Nov 2021

Appalachia Summer/Fall 2016: Complete Issue

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Summer/Fall 2016 - Volume LXVII, Number 2 - Issue #242. Living with the Consequences: Six of These Men Survived

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Appalachia Winter/Spring 2017: Complete Issue Sep 2021

Appalachia Winter/Spring 2017: Complete Issue

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Winter/Spring 2017 - Volume LXVIII, Number 1 - Issue #243. Glaciers Melt, Mountain Goats Cope: Also, The Everyday Becomes Strange

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Appalachia Summer/Fall 2017: Complete Issue Sep 2021

Appalachia Summer/Fall 2017: Complete Issue

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Summer/Fall 2017 - Volume LXVIII, Number 2 - Issue #244. Stories from the Albums: Revisiting Tales, from the White Mountains to New Mexico.

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Summer/Fall 2021: Off Trail Sep 2021

Summer/Fall 2021: Off Trail

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Summer/Fall 2021 - Volume LXXII, Number 2 - Issue #252. Off Trail: Trailless tangles, bushwhacking, river crossings, helpful strangers, and more.

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Appalachia Winter/Spring 2018: Complete Issue Jun 2021

Appalachia Winter/Spring 2018: Complete Issue

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Winter/Spring 2018 - Volume LXIX, Number 1 - Issue #245. Mount Washington: Summit of Extremes: Alton Weagle, the Record Maker; Revisiting a Tragic Accident

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Appalachia Summer/Fall 2018: Complete Issue Jun 2021

Appalachia Summer/Fall 2018: Complete Issue

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Summer/Fall 2018 - Volume LXIX, Number 2 - Issue #246. Role Reversal in the Mountains: New Perspectives, New Circumstances

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Appalachia Winter/Spring 2019: Complete Issue Apr 2021

Appalachia Winter/Spring 2019: Complete Issue

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Winter/Spring 2019 - Volume LXX, Number 1 - Issue #247. Quests That Wouldn't Let Go: Chasing Persistent Dreams to Florida, Antarctica, and Labrador.

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Appalachia Summer/Fall 2019: Complete Issue Apr 2021

Appalachia Summer/Fall 2019: Complete Issue

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Summer/Fall 2019 - Volume LXX, Number 2 - Issue #248. Hitting "Reset" in Wild Lands: Stories of Redemption, Reconnection, and the Crawford Path

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Appalachia Winter/Spring 2020: Complete Issue Apr 2021

Appalachia Winter/Spring 2020: Complete Issue

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Winter/Spring 2020 - Volume LXXI, Number 1 - Issue #249. Farewell, Mary Oliver: Tributes and Stories; Reunion with Hamish MacInnes, Chris Bonington, and Other

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Appalachia Summer/Fall 2020: Complete Issue Apr 2021

Appalachia Summer/Fall 2020: Complete Issue

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Summer/Fall 2020 - Volume LXXI, Number 2 - Issue #250. Unusual Pioneers: The Disappearing Rainbow Mountain, Nepal's Most Important Non-Climber, and the AT's Forgotten "Class of 1951"

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