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Maia Rauschenberg celebrates Mardy Murie, author of Two in the Far North (Alaska Northwest Books, 2003). Reviews of: Wilderness Ethics: Preserving the Spirit of Wildness by Laura and Guy Waterman. White Mountains Hiking History: Trailblazers of the Granite State by Mike Dickerman. New England Trail Map and Guide by the Appalachian Mountain Club and Connecticut Forest & Park Association. Trail Running Western Massachusetts by Ben Kimball. The Precipice by Paul Doiron. The Tower: A Chronicle of Climbing and Controversy on Cerro Torre by Kelly Cordes. Barren Grounds: The Story of the Tragic Moffat Canoe Trip by Skip Pessl. Savage …
Appalachia Winter/Spring 2016: Complete Issue
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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Maia Rauschenberg writes a tribute to Canadian artist Emily Carr in an essay about three books: The Art of Emily Carr by Doris Shadbolt, Growing Pains: the Autobiography of Emily Carr by Emily Carr, and The Forest Lover: A Novel by Susan Vreeland. Reviews of: Desperate Steps: Life, Death and Choices Made in the Mountains of the Northeast by Peter W. Kick. The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs by Tristan Gooley. The Airman’s Arctic Survival Guide by Belmore Browne. 59 Illustrated National Parks by Joel Anderson and Nathan Anderson. Art of Katahdin by David Little.
Appalachia Summer/Fall 2016: Complete Issue
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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Along on the Wall by Alex Honnold with David Roberts. AMC’s Best Sea Kayaking in New England by Michael Daugherty. AMC’s Best Day Hikes in the White Mountains by Robert M. Buchsbaum. Living with Bears Handbook 2nd Edition by Linda Masterson. The Green Guide to Low-Impact Hiking and Camping by Laura and Guy Waterman. Deep Down Dark by Hector Tohar. The Man Who Built the Sierra Club by Robert Wyss. Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman. Acadia National Park: A Centennial Celebration with photography by Tom Blagden Jr.
Appalachia Winter/Spring 2017: Complete Issue
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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Continental Divide by Maurice Isserman. East of the Himalaya Mountain Peak Maps: Alps of Tibet & Beyond by Tamotsu Nakamura. One Hundred Summers: The People of the Appalachian Mountain Club Professional White Mountain Trail Crew, Their Work and Adventures by Natalie Beittel and Kyle Peckham. Canoes: A Natural History in North America by Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims. On Trails by Robert Moor. On the Trails by Silas Chamberlin. Canoeing Maine’s Legendary Allagash: Thoreau, Romance, and the Survival of the Wild by David K. Leff.
Appalachia Summer/Fall 2017: Complete Issue
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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AMC’s Best Day Hikes in the Berkshires by Rene Laubach and John S. Burk. White Mountain Winter Recreation Map and Guide. Best Backcountry Skiing in the Northeast by David Goodman. An Ice Climber’s Guide to Southern New England and Eastern New York by Todd Swain. Black Woman in Green by Gloria D. Brown and Donna L. Sinclair. Black Faces, White Spaces by Carolyn Finney. In Search of Amos Clough by Robert W. Averill. Waymaking: An Anthology of Women’s Adventure Writing, Poetry and Art (edited by Helen Mort et al). Paul Preuss: Lord of the Abyss by David Smart. …
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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Reviews of: Blazing Ahead: Benton MacKaye, Myron Avery, and the Rivalry That Built the Appalachian Trail by Jeffrey H. Ryan. AMC’s Mountain Skills Manual: The Essential Hiking and Backpacking Guide by Christian Bisson and Jamie Hannon. AMC’s Best Day Hikes in the Catskills and Hudson Valley by Peter W. Kick. AMC’s Best Day Hikes Near Washington, D.C. by Beth Homicz and Annie Eddy. Go Take a Hike! Hiking tips and Outings for Seniors in Western Maine and the White Mountains by Allen Crabtree. Henry David Thoreau: A Life by Laura Dassow Walls. Thoreau and the Language of Trees by Richard …
Appalachia Winter/Spring 2018: Complete Issue
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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“Life in the Big Meh,” in which Sandy Stott reviews John Branch’s long, illustrated piece about Everest in the December 19, 2017 issue of the New York Times. White Mountain Guide by Steven D. Smith. Mount Washington: Narratives and Perspectives by Mike Dickerman (editor). Death in the White Mountains by Julie Boardman. Critical Hours by Sandy Stott. In Wild Trust by Jeff Fair. Adventures of a Deaf-Mute and Other Short Pieces by William B. Swett. Where You’ll Find Me by Ty Gagne.
Appalachia Summer/Fall 2018: Complete Issue
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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Reviews of: AMC’s Best Day Hikes in Connecticut by Rene Laubach and Charles W.G. Smith. AMC’s Best Day Hikes Near Boston by Michael Tougias, John S. Burk, and Alison O’Leary. AMC’s Best Day Hikes in Vermont by Jen Lamphere Roberts. Trails or Timber? The Creation, Destruction, & Rebuilding of Paths on the Northern Presidential Range, 1857–1914 by Judith Maddock Hudson. Henry David Thoreau: Surveyor of the Soul, a film by Huey Coleman. Sky Runner: Finding Strength, Happiness and Balance in Your Running by Emelie Forsberg and Kilian Jornet. A Mountaineer’s Life by Allen Steck. Way Out There: Adventures …
Appalachia Winter/Spring 2019: Complete Issue
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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Reviews of: AMC’s Maine Mountain Guide by Cary Michael Kish. Forest and Crag by Laura Waterman and Guy Waterman. A Naturalist at Large: The Best Essays of Bernd Heinrich by Bernd Heinrich. Terranexus: Connection and Meaning in Ordinary Places by David K. Leff. A Sideways Look at Clouds by Maria Mudd Ruth. Saving Thoreau’s Birthplace by Lucille Stott. The Pacific Alone by Dave Shively. Yankee Rock and Ice by Laura and Guy Waterman with new chapters by Michael Wejchert.
Appalachia Summer/Fall 2019: Complete Issue
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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Reviews of: Hermit: The Mysterious Life of Jim Whyte by Jeffrey H. Ryan. AMC’s Best Day Hikes in Central Massachusetts by John S. Burk. Reflections: 100 Years of Friendship and Hiking at AMC Cold River Camp by Robert and Emma Crane. The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and the Climbing Life by Mark Synnott. The White Mountain by Dan Szczesny. Chasing Denali by Jon Waterman. The Winter Army by Maurice Isserman. Starvation Shore by Laura Waterman. Cultivating the Wildness Within by Walt McLaughlin. Zen on the Trail: Hiking as Pilgrimage by Christopher Ives. Glorious Mountain Days by Allison W. …
Appalachia Winter/Spring 2020: Complete Issue
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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Reviews of: The Unlikely Thru-Hiker by Derick Lugo. New Hampshire’s 52 with a View: A Hiker’s Guide by Ken MacGray. Solid Seasons: The Friendship of Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson by Jeffrey Cramer. Hiker Trash: Notes, Sketches, and Other Detritus from the Appalachian Trail by Sarah Kaizar. Outpost by Dan Richards. End of the Rope by Jan Redford. The Sharp End of Life by Dierdre Wolownick.
Appalachia Summer/Fall 2020: Complete Issue
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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Reviews of: The Outdoor Citizen by John Judge. Downriver: Into the Future of Water in the West by Heather Hansman. Paths Less Traveled by Gordon Dubois. Desert Cabal by Amy Irvine. How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion by Ashima Shiraishi and Yao Xiao. The Adventurer’s Son by Roman Dial. Appalachian Trail: Backcountry Shelters, Lean-Tos, and Huts by Sarah Jones Decker. Southern New Hampshire Trail Guide: Fifth Edition by Ken MacGray with Steven D. Smith. AMC’s Best Day Hikes in the Shenandoah Valley: Four-Season Guide to 50 of the Best Trails, from Harpers Ferry …
Katahdin: Standing Above Unsettling Thoughts And Emotions, Anthony Emerson
Katahdin: Standing Above Unsettling Thoughts And Emotions, Anthony Emerson
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It’s May in Maine, which usually means spring, snowmelt, and restless hikes over blowdowns. But in spring 2020, Katahdin in Baxter State Park is closed, and a young writer must walk in and stay low.
Special Feature: Mountains In A Pandemic
Special Feature: Mountains In A Pandemic
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Writer-adventurers from New York to the Alps describe how they dealt with the early quarantines of COVID-19.