Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
- Keyword
-
- Nature writing (73)
- White Mountains (67)
- Appalachian Mountain Club (58)
- New Hampshire (45)
- Mountaineering (44)
-
- Conservation (41)
- Literary journal (40)
- Hiking accident (36)
- Search and rescue (36)
- Lost hiker (34)
- New Hampshire Fish and Game (34)
- Incident analysis (33)
- NHFG (33)
- Trail injuries (33)
- Climbing (32)
- Book reviews (31)
- New books (31)
- Great mountain ranges (30)
- Mountain expeditions (30)
- Mountaineering reports (30)
- High peaks (27)
- Himalayas (21)
- Appalachian Trail (17)
- Personal history (17)
- Hiking (16)
- Climate change (13)
- Pandemic (13)
- Rock climbing (13)
- White Mountain weather (13)
- Maine (12)
- Publication Year
Articles 1111 - 1140 of 1158
Full-Text Articles in Creative Writing
Alpina
Appalachia
Nirmal Purja of Nepal climbs all fourteen 8,000-meter peaks in under seven months. Climate change alters routes in the Alps. David Lama summits Lunag Ri in October 2018 but dies in Canada six months later. And more.
Accidents
Appalachia
Late spring and summer 2019 came slowly; hikers got in trouble on old snow (“monorails”) throughout the White Mountains of New Hampshire in May. Also tales of June’s cold and mishaps on the Franconia Ridge.
In Memoriam
Appalachia
Gene Daniell, longtime “Accidents” editor of Appalachia and former editor of the AMC White Mountain Guide.
A 15-Year-Old Sets Out Alone For The Tetons: Part 1 Of A Climber's Memoir, Steven Jervis
A 15-Year-Old Sets Out Alone For The Tetons: Part 1 Of A Climber's Memoir, Steven Jervis
Appalachia
Part 1 of a climber’s memoir of technical climbing as a teenager in the 1950s.
Holding Back: Sometimes, Advice Is Not Required, Elissa Ely
Holding Back: Sometimes, Advice Is Not Required, Elissa Ely
Appalachia
A hiker encounters a group of novice hikers on New Hampshire’s Mount Cardigan and decides not to render advice.
Given To The Winds: A Friendship Strengthens On Doubletop, David Heald
Given To The Winds: A Friendship Strengthens On Doubletop, David Heald
Appalachia
Two friends strengthened their connection on Doubletop Mountain. Many years later, one of them dies, and the surviving friend reflects.
Exploring The Ancient Old North Trail: A 13,000-Year-Old Route Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Lisa Ballard
Exploring The Ancient Old North Trail: A 13,000-Year-Old Route Along The Rocky Mountain Front, Lisa Ballard
Appalachia
A backpacking trip along the Rocky Mountain Front searches for clues of an ancient route used by migrants across the Bering Strait.
Trailsplaining: In The Sierras, Four Women Disprove Unsolicited Doubts, Dianne Fallon
Trailsplaining: In The Sierras, Four Women Disprove Unsolicited Doubts, Dianne Fallon
Appalachia
Disproving unsolicited doubts and advice, four women trek through the subalpine of the Sierra Nevada.
Risk And Huntington: What Is It That Drew Him To This Mountain?, Michael Levy
Risk And Huntington: What Is It That Drew Him To This Mountain?, Michael Levy
Appalachia
Two climbers wrestle with Mount Huntington in the central Alaska Range.
Braiding, Widening, And Downslope Creep: Trying To Restore Overly Loved Trails Below Mount Washington, Laura Waterman
Braiding, Widening, And Downslope Creep: Trying To Restore Overly Loved Trails Below Mount Washington, Laura Waterman
Appalachia
Foot traffic has altered the landscape along the exposed Gulfside Trail below Mount Washington. Members of the Waterman Fund visit the trail to understand how it can be restored.
The World Of Christina: Reflections On The Journey Home, Judy Benson
The World Of Christina: Reflections On The Journey Home, Judy Benson
Appalachia
A writer’s encounter with the Maine seacoast house that appeared in Andrew Wyeth’s most famous painting reawakened her to the familiar.
The Class Of '51: Back When Few Knew About The Appalachian Trail, Four Men Pioneered Thru-Hiking, Mills Kelly
The Class Of '51: Back When Few Knew About The Appalachian Trail, Four Men Pioneered Thru-Hiking, Mills Kelly
Appalachia
Four men who thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1951 transformed the trail experience.
Nepal's Most Important Non-Climber: Elizabeth Hawley's Unique Journalistic Pilgrimage, Billi Bierling
Nepal's Most Important Non-Climber: Elizabeth Hawley's Unique Journalistic Pilgrimage, Billi Bierling
Appalachia
A tribute to late journalist Elizabeth Hawley, an American living in Nepal who created and maintained the Himalayan Database.
The Disappearing Rainbow Mountain: Pilgrims Flock To A Magical Peak In Peru That A Melting Glacier Revealed Four Years Ago, Lisa Ballard
The Disappearing Rainbow Mountain: Pilgrims Flock To A Magical Peak In Peru That A Melting Glacier Revealed Four Years Ago, Lisa Ballard
Appalachia
Climate change has melted glaciers covering Mount Winikunka, or Rainbow Mountain. Huge numbers of hikers are following local guides up the 16,522-foot peak in Peru.
The Long Way Home: Convertible Pants Parable, Christine Woodside
The Long Way Home: Convertible Pants Parable, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
A pair of convertible pants works against the goal of seeing the mountains.
Appalachia Summer/Fall 2020: Complete Issue
Appalachia Summer/Fall 2020: Complete Issue
Appalachia
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"
Attitude, Ann Taylor
A Raven Funeral, John Smelcer
Polar Vortex, Laurie D. Morrisey
Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley, Photographer 1865–1931, Francis Lunney
Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley, Photographer 1865–1931, Francis Lunney
Appalachia
No abstract provided.
Heron Heart, Noah Davis
Komorebi, Marcyn Del Clements
Annotating Darwin, Polly Brown
A Peak Ahead: Off Trail, Christine Woodside
Books And Media
Appalachia
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 …
News And Notes
Appalachia
A COVID-19 timeline of trail and outdoor facilities closings in the northeastern United States.
Alpina
Appalachia
Tributes to Joe Brown, Dee Molenaar, John Evans, and Mark Powell. Most climbing in the greater ranges halts in early 2020. Reports of climbs and attempted climbs on Ama Dablam, Everest, and in Patagonia.
Accidents
Appalachia
Reports of rescues and accidents in the winter of 2020. Ho-hum weather yielded to the emergency of COVID-19, which put rescue groups at risk. In late March, the U.S. Forest Service closed the Cutler River drainage and the Mount Washington Avalanche Center suspended avalanche forecasting.
Letters
Appalachia
A tribute to Gene Daniell from a White Mountain Guide co-author, Jon Burroughs. Clarifications about the struggles of common loons on Squam Lake in New Hampshire from biologist Tiffany Grade.
The Crawford Path In The News: White Mountain History And The Communications Revolutions, Susan Schibanoff
The Crawford Path In The News: White Mountain History And The Communications Revolutions, Susan Schibanoff
Appalachia
By 1820, at least 50 newspapers were being published in New Hampshire, and that number doubled within a few decades. The communications revolution and the rapid expansion of newspapers in the White Mountains of New Hampshire has been an underused resource for historians. The 21st-century digital revolution has made those paper accessible, and they tell the story of the oldest continually maintained footpath in America, the Crawford Path.