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Full-Text Articles in Creative Writing
Along The Goodpaster River, Near Big Delta, Alaska, John Smelcer
Along The Goodpaster River, Near Big Delta, Alaska, John Smelcer
Appalachia
No abstract provided.
The Bird Islands Off Englishtown, Nova Scotia, Stephanie Kraft
The Bird Islands Off Englishtown, Nova Scotia, Stephanie Kraft
Appalachia
No abstract provided.
The Book Of Miracles, Todd Davis
From Letters To Thoreau, Ben Corvo
Sayat-Sayat Checkpoint, Kinabalu National Park, Borneo, Marcyn Del Clements
Sayat-Sayat Checkpoint, Kinabalu National Park, Borneo, Marcyn Del Clements
Appalachia
No abstract provided.
Amelia's Detour, Polly Brown
Quechee Gorge, Francis Blessington
A Peak Ahead: Taconic And Catskills Cataclysms, Christine Woodside
A Peak Ahead: Taconic And Catskills Cataclysms, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
No abstract provided.
Books And Media
Appalachia
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. …
News And Notes
Appalachia
A COVID-19 timeline of how backcountry groups served the public during summer and fall 2020. AMC’s shelter caretaker program reaches the half-century mark. Appalachia archives now hosted on Dartmouth Library’s Digital Commons three months after publication.
In Memoriam
Appalachia
Michael Micucci, an outfitter, rescuer, caretaker, and Appalachian Mountain Club employee.
Alpina
Appalachia
The review of mountaineering in the greater ranges includes: a winter ascent of K2. A new measurement of Mount Everest. Hard climbs in Pakistan. Two climbers ascend Mount Roraima in Guyana. Jeff and Priti Wright ascend K6 Central and K6 West. Nepal’s economy struggles during the pandemic. Emily Harrington free-climbs the Golden Gate route on El Capitan. In memoriam: Ang Rita Sherpa, Doug Scott, Hamish MacInnes, George Whitmore, and Cesare Maestri.
Accidents
Appalachia
Analysis of accidents in and around the White Mountains of New Hampshire in summer/fall 2020 include: Novice hikers get stranded on Mount Jackson; teenagers spend the night near Moat Mountain after a late start; the snow arch in Tuckerman Ravine buries a man taking a photo; a woman fractures her ankle on the Watson Path; a man trying to carry his friend’s pack on the Castle Ravine Trail slips; four accidents kill climbers and hikers in September; Appalachian Mountain Club kept its high huts open as stopover and rescue coordination sites; a trail steward reflects on the COVID-19 summer; risk …
Letters
Appalachia
An Earl Shaffer memory, a memory of history writer William Geller when he was “Ranger Bill,” and Laura Waterman tells how her husband Guy Waterman built a remote cairn on the Hancock slide in 1982.
The Edge: A Young Mother And Her Dog Face Up To A Ledge, Amanda K. Jaros
The Edge: A Young Mother And Her Dog Face Up To A Ledge, Amanda K. Jaros
Appalachia
Amanda K. Jaros, a winner of the journal’s Waterman Fund essay contest, describes her epiphany about wilderness and motherhood through a backpacking odyssey in the Catskills.
Expectations: Bad Joints Encounter Good Advice, Elissa Ely
Expectations: Bad Joints Encounter Good Advice, Elissa Ely
Appalachia
Her dog’s joints won’t keep up, so Elissa Ely sets out alone on Mount Jackson, where she encounters good advice from a stranger.
Trail Etiquette 201: A New Code For A Complicated Era, Mike Cherim
Trail Etiquette 201: A New Code For A Complicated Era, Mike Cherim
Appalachia
White Mountain professional guide Mike Cherim sketches a new guide for giving right-of-way to others in the mountains, post-COVID-19.
The Dark Sky Where Orion Sleeps: On A High Trail, Alone With The Night, Ken R. Martin
The Dark Sky Where Orion Sleeps: On A High Trail, Alone With The Night, Ken R. Martin
Appalachia
The late September sky guides a writer up to the tundra below a high peak in Colorado, and it tells him when it’s time to retreat.
Ode To My Father, Who Worked: Memories Of Growing Up In A Land Caretaker's Family, Beaumont Sugar
Ode To My Father, Who Worked: Memories Of Growing Up In A Land Caretaker's Family, Beaumont Sugar
Appalachia
Beaumont Sugar, a writer and artist, reminisces about growing up in a land caretaker’s family.
Off The Mountain: Strangers Build Community Around A Hiker's Sudden Collapse, Donald Kollisch
Off The Mountain: Strangers Build Community Around A Hiker's Sudden Collapse, Donald Kollisch
Appalachia
Strangers build community around a hiker’s sudden collapse on Mount Madison in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Told sensitively by his friend and doctor.
The Turkey Cam: A Wild Bird's Surprise Move-In Helps People Quarantine, Daniel Grossman
The Turkey Cam: A Wild Bird's Surprise Move-In Helps People Quarantine, Daniel Grossman
Appalachia
No abstract provided.
The Mount Marshall Marathon: Four Decades Later, Walking Back Up A Streambed, Lisa Ballard
The Mount Marshall Marathon: Four Decades Later, Walking Back Up A Streambed, Lisa Ballard
Appalachia
Lisa Ballard returns to a remote peak in the Adirondacks 40 years after she swore she would never go there again.
Preparing: A Wrong Turn, A Dangerous River, And An Absent Partner, Rachel Curtis
Preparing: A Wrong Turn, A Dangerous River, And An Absent Partner, Rachel Curtis
Appalachia
A woman whose partner is home with a debilitating illness goes hiking in the Pemigewassett Wilderness, takes a wrong turn, and must cross a dangerous river.
Off-Trail At Home: Bushwhacking Around Mount Cardigan, Sandy Stott
Off-Trail At Home: Bushwhacking Around Mount Cardigan, Sandy Stott
Appalachia
Sandy Stott bushwhacks around familiar wilderness areas below Mount Cardigan.
The Story Of Scar Ridge: A Trailless Tangle In The Southern White Mountains, Steven D. Smith
The Story Of Scar Ridge: A Trailless Tangle In The Southern White Mountains, Steven D. Smith
Appalachia
Steven D. Smith, an accomplished bushwhacker and editor of the Appalachian Mountain Club’s White Mountain Guide, describes the trailless tangle in the southern White Mountains of New Hampshire.
The Long Way Home: Mr. Fletcher, Christine Woodside
The Long Way Home: Mr. Fletcher, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
Editor-in-Chief Christine Woodside recounts experiences of developing a deeper understanding of race relations thanks to a memorable high school track coach.
Summer/Fall 2021: Off Trail
Appalachia
Summer/Fall 2021 - Volume LXXII, Number 2 - Issue #252. Off Trail: Trailless tangles, bushwhacking, river crossings, helpful strangers, and more.
Lines Written Far From Home, John Smelcer
Ornithologist, Francis Lunney
Perception, Todd Davis