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Master Of Path Grading: An Appreciation Of J. Rayner Edmands, Christine Woodside
Master Of Path Grading: An Appreciation Of J. Rayner Edmands, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
Christine Woodside’s profile and history of the engineer who spent twenty years making graded trails that followed the land’s contours in the White Mountains of New Hampshire: Edmands Path, Randolph Path, Gulfside Trail, Westside Trail, Valley Way, and others; the work may have hastened his death at 60.
The Rusty Pitons: In New Jersey, Evidence Of Rock Climbing 75 Years Ago, John Anderson
The Rusty Pitons: In New Jersey, Evidence Of Rock Climbing 75 Years Ago, John Anderson
Appalachia
John Anderson, a longtime climber, traces the signs of technical climbers on New Jersey’s cliffs in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. He shares evidence that Fritz Wiessner may have pioneered routes, and the Tenth Mountain Division used the rock for training. Routes scale Windbeam, Kanouse, Green Pond, and Copperas Mountains.
The Long Way Home: When We Can't Go, Christine Woodside
The Long Way Home: When We Can't Go, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
Christine Woodside’s column tells the story of her friend, Dan, whose age and medical problems had prevented him from going to his beloved wilderness landscape, the Second College Grant in New Hampshire.
Appalachia Summer/Fall 2015: Complete Issue
Appalachia Summer/Fall 2015: Complete Issue
Appalachia
Summer/Fall 2015 - Volume LXVI, Number 2 - Issue #240. Retelling History: Rusty Pions, Rock Highways, and Other Mysteries
A Peak Ahead: Living With The Consequences, Christine Woodside
A Peak Ahead: Living With The Consequences, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
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In Memoriam
Appalachia
Alpina Editor Steven Jervis and Editor-in-Chief Christine Woodside tell about the life of William Lowell Putnam III, a mountaineer, author of many books including The Worst Weather on Earth (American Alpine Club, 1991), former chair of AMC’s Mountain Leadership Committee, and founder of the first television station in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Books And Media
Appalachia
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 …
News And Notes
Appalachia
Appalachian Mountain Club proposes new hut in Crawford Notch near the Arethusa-Ripley Falls Trail. AMC opposes Northern Pass electric power transmission project. Winooski River footbridge opens on the Long Trail in Vermont. Scott Jurek sets speed record on the Appalachian Trail. Bob Weekes laments, in a short essay, the exercise of taking old mountaineering gear to the local landfill.
Alpina
Appalachia
Jeffery Parrette writes of events in 2014 and 2015 in the Nepal Himalaya, with end notes listing numerous sources. The essay covers the 2014 cyclone Hudhud; Everest climbers in spring 2015; the April 25, 2015 earthquake in the Everest region; earlier earthquakes in Nepal; a comparison of the 1934 and 2015 earthquakes; and how the 2015 earthquake affected Nepal and its mountaineering and trekking.
Accidents
Appalachia
Analysis of accidents in the White Mountains (and nearby) in New Hampshire during winter and spring 2015—other than the Kate Matrosova death, which is covered in this issue’s feature, “Too Cold,”—include stories of getting lost near Crawford Notch; a 50-year-old woman’s death after falling from the top of Purgatory Falls in Mount Vernon, New Hampshire; six stories of ill-prepared hikers who were billed for their rescue costs; wisdom from snow rangers on the dangers of inexperienced people putting too much responsibility on others; and more.
Letters
Appalachia
Douglass Teschner writes in appreciation of stories published in Appalachia's Winter/Spring 2015 issue.
On Thinning Ice: Photographing Declining Polar Bears On Hudson Bay, Lisa Densmore Ballard
On Thinning Ice: Photographing Declining Polar Bears On Hudson Bay, Lisa Densmore Ballard
Appalachia
Photographing polar bears in an evolving landscape, Lisa Densmore Ballard describes how arctic wildlife is adapting to climate change
From Carter Notch To Aconcagua: A Yankee Discovers Community Between The Mountains, Stephen Kurczy
From Carter Notch To Aconcagua: A Yankee Discovers Community Between The Mountains, Stephen Kurczy
Appalachia
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.
A Decade Of Change In The Maine Woods: An Appalachian Mountain Club Ecologist Considers The Progress, David Publicover
A Decade Of Change In The Maine Woods: An Appalachian Mountain Club Ecologist Considers The Progress, David Publicover
Appalachia
The Appalachian Mountain Club's Maine Woods Initiative has led to various protections of wilderness land and scientific research projects there since it began in 2004.
Harriet E. Freeman, White Mountain Conservationist: A Secret Romance Obscured Her Legacy, Sara Day
Harriet E. Freeman, White Mountain Conservationist: A Secret Romance Obscured Her Legacy, Sara Day
Appalachia
A researcher and writer unearths the secret affair between the married minister Edward Everett Hale (after whom Mount Hale in the White Mountains is named) and a Boston conservationist who fell in love with him.
Waterman Fund Essay Winner: One Tough Gal: Why Have The Ideals Of Femininty Been Deemed Something Far From Wild?, Dove Henry
Appalachia
A young backcountry worker tells stories of building trails and cairns in the Adirondacks.
Up Versus Down: Thoughts From A Groundbreaking Climber And Caver, Jan Conn
Up Versus Down: Thoughts From A Groundbreaking Climber And Caver, Jan Conn
Appalachia
Legendary climber and caver Jan Conn compares her two passions in an endearing piece illustrated with line drawings.
Distance: How Far Have You Come?, Elissa Ely
Distance: How Far Have You Come?, Elissa Ely
Appalachia
During dinner at Mizpah Spring Hut in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, three Appalachian Trail thru-hikers arrive, silent and dripping.
Going To Tent Rocks: An Encounter With The Edge Of Understanding, Sally Manikian
Going To Tent Rocks: An Encounter With The Edge Of Understanding, Sally Manikian
Appalachia
In Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, a surprise encounter with light and beauty at the end of a day surprises Sally Manikian.
A Bear Ponders My Edibility: The Too-Old-And-Stringy Hypothesis, Richard Leblond
A Bear Ponders My Edibility: The Too-Old-And-Stringy Hypothesis, Richard Leblond
Appalachia
On the shore of a remote Labrador pond, a biologist encounters a hungry black bear.
Too Cold: The Death Of Kate Matrosova, Sandy Stott
Too Cold: The Death Of Kate Matrosova, Sandy Stott
Appalachia
Appalachia’s Accidents editor tells the story of a young woman whose passion for winter mountains led her to take a fatal risk.
The Long Way Home: Back On The Ramsey Trail—The Boys Are There, Christine Woodside
The Long Way Home: Back On The Ramsey Trail—The Boys Are There, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
Editor-in-chief Christine Woodside looks back at a mountain origin story, climbing Rattlesnake Mountain in central New Hampshire with her three older brothers.
Appalachia Winter/Spring 2016: Complete Issue
Appalachia Winter/Spring 2016: Complete Issue
Appalachia
Winter/Spring 2016 - Volume LXVII, Number 1 - Issue #241. Commitment: One Time, Many Times, Over a Lifetime
A Peak Ahead, Christine Woodside
Books And Media
Appalachia
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.
News And Notes
Appalachia
Reports on: A new bridge for the Nineteen-Mile Brook Trail. Adventurer Kaitlyn Bernard reflects on the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Great Maine Outdoor Weekend. Molly Higgins writes about the Bay Circuit Trail near Boston. The late former governor of New Hampshire, Sherman Adams, received a posthumous trail work award.
Alpina
Appalachia
Jeffery Parrette, the longtime editor of this section, retired in winter 2016. During the transition to a new editor of this section, Steven Jervis gives a report on Denali.
Accidents
Appalachia
Analysis of summer/fall 2015 accidents in the White Mountains of New Hampshire found many slips on cool, damp rocks. Accidents included: Hikers seeking Owls Head turned back at swollen Franconia Brook on May. On August 11, a teenager died after being swept under Franconia Brook, which was rising fast following heavy rain. In October, an experienced hiker was swept away by the swollen Gale River and died. Bad weather on August 11 trapped a hiking group on Mount Madison. Mishaps on Mount Monadnock in southwestern New Hampshire. A helicopter rescued a man who collapsed on the Falling Waters Trail and …
Letters
Appalachia
A letter from Jack Reilly comments on the contrasting approaches to mountains by Kate Matrosova and William Putnam as chronicled in the Winter/Spring 2016 issue of Appalachia.
A Maple For The Ages: Discovering A 250-Year-Old Tree Hidden In An Overgrown Nature Preserve, Christopher Johnson
A Maple For The Ages: Discovering A 250-Year-Old Tree Hidden In An Overgrown Nature Preserve, Christopher Johnson
Appalachia
A writer explores Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary in Massachusetts, coming upon a very old maple tree that once stood alone.