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Full-Text Articles in Nonfiction
Letters
Appalachia
Responses from “the caregiver and her son,” a mother and son whose essay on their hike together had drawn questions and criticism. A letter about Summer/Fall 2019’s piece on the 1965 climb of Rainier. A reminiscence of skiing in Tuckerman Ravine in 1967. A criticism of Appalachia’s articles.
Ongoing: Action Heals A Wound, Sarah Ruth Bates
Ongoing: Action Heals A Wound, Sarah Ruth Bates
Appalachia
Hiking the length of Vermont’s Long Trail takes on a slow pace as an injured woman slows down.
A Line Of Scouts: Personal History From Mead Base Camp In Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, William Geller
A Line Of Scouts: Personal History From Mead Base Camp In Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, William Geller
Appalachia
Personal history from a man who once worked as a Boy Scout leader in Mead Base Camp near Center Sandwich, New Hampshire.
Turning Back: A Backcountry Trip In Yellowstone Tests A Skier's Sense Of Danger, Lisa Ballard
Turning Back: A Backcountry Trip In Yellowstone Tests A Skier's Sense Of Danger, Lisa Ballard
Appalachia
Something doesn’t feel right for an experienced skier in Yellowstone National Park.
A Week In The Wild At Medawisla: One Night In The Wild For Each Hour He Drove, Daniel Hudon
A Week In The Wild At Medawisla: One Night In The Wild For Each Hour He Drove, Daniel Hudon
Appalachia
A writer moves slowly through the silent days at the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Medawisla Lodge and Cabins in Maine’s 100-Mile Wilderness.
Waterman Fund Essay Winner: Valley Of The Bulls: "I Have A Red Backpack. Is That A Bad Thing?", Jenny O'Connell
Waterman Fund Essay Winner: Valley Of The Bulls: "I Have A Red Backpack. Is That A Bad Thing?", Jenny O'Connell
Appalachia
The escapades of a climber and her friends trekking in Huascaran National Park in Peru.
Waterman Fund Essay Winner: The Do's And Don'ts Of Trail Running In The Appalachian Mountains: Written By A Hairless Bipedal Alien Who Has Learned To Take Nature Seriously, Alex Pickens
Appalachia
A comical list of tips from a trail runner.
Waterman Fund Essay Winners: Introduction, Christine Woodside
Waterman Fund Essay Winners: Introduction, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
No abstract provided.
Scotland, The Climbing Way: Reconnections With Hardy, Brash, Hilarious, Mountain Friends, Todd Swain
Scotland, The Climbing Way: Reconnections With Hardy, Brash, Hilarious, Mountain Friends, Todd Swain
Appalachia
Two climbers visit the United Kingdom to meet several accomplished Scottish and British climbers in their 60s, 70s, and 80s, including Sir Chris Bonington, Peter Myers, Paul Ross, Hamish MacInnes, Henry Barber, Alan Richard McHardy, Ian Nicholson, Cynthia and Ed Grindley, and Davy Gardner.
What We Have Learned, Max Stephan
What We Have Learned, Max Stephan
Appalachia
An analysis of Mary Oliver’s development and influence over more than 1,000 poems.
Nature's Indefatigable Guide And On Hearing The News, John Smelcer
Nature's Indefatigable Guide And On Hearing The News, John Smelcer
Appalachia
A musing that the natural world, too, must have mourned Mary Oliver’s death.
Recitation: After Mary Oliver, Todd Davis
Recitation: After Mary Oliver, Todd Davis
Appalachia
A poem by Todd Davis inspired by Mary Oliver
Unraveling Lessons From Mary Oliver, Sarah Audsley
Unraveling Lessons From Mary Oliver, Sarah Audsley
Appalachia
A young poet describes the ways Oliver’s commitment to the craft inspired her.
What Might Surprise Mary?, Sandra Sylvia Nelson
What Might Surprise Mary?, Sandra Sylvia Nelson
Appalachia
A poet describes hosting Oliver on a visit to Milwaukee.
Telling The Bees, Parkman Howe
Telling The Bees, Parkman Howe
Appalachia
Appalachia’s poetry editor describes his working relationship with Mary Oliver and their correspondence over such things as poems, weather, houses, and beekeeping.
Warming The Winter Hours, Lucille Stott
Warming The Winter Hours, Lucille Stott
Appalachia
An editor, great in her appreciation of Oliver’s work during the years she worked with her.
Gifts, Sandy Stott
Gifts, Sandy Stott
Appalachia
A remembrance by the editor who invited Oliver to write for Appalachia.
Tributes To Mary Oliver, 1935–2019: Introduction, Christine Woodside
Tributes To Mary Oliver, 1935–2019: Introduction, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
Biographical information on the poet, who died in 2019. A short history of her association with Appalachia, which published her work for three decades.
Special Feature: Tributes To Mary Oliver, 1935-2019
The Long Way Home: Waiting In Mary Oliver's Living Room, Christine Woodside
The Long Way Home: Waiting In Mary Oliver's Living Room, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
No abstract provided.
Appalachia Winter/Spring 2020: Complete Issue
Appalachia Winter/Spring 2020: Complete Issue
Appalachia
Winter/Spring 2020 - Volume LXXI, Number 1 - Issue #249. Farewell, Mary Oliver: Tributes and Stories; Reunion with Hamish MacInnes, Chris Bonington, and Other
A Peak Ahead: Mountains In A Pandemic, Christine Woodside
A Peak Ahead: Mountains In A Pandemic, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
No abstract provided.
Books And Media
Appalachia
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.
Research
Appalachia
A loon researcher describes his encounters with two very old loons in Maine.
News And Notes
Appalachia
A tribute to the Appalachian Mountain Club’s senior vice president, Walter Graff, who retired after 45 years. A ramble in the Alps.
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.