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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"
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.
The Hancock Loop Trail, Then And Now: Reflections From One Who Helped Build The Trail, Douglass P. Teschner
The Hancock Loop Trail, Then And Now: Reflections From One Who Helped Build The Trail, Douglass P. Teschner
Appalachia
A hiker who helped build the first trail up North Hancock and South Hancock in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the 1960s, tells the story.
The Women Who Ran Sporting Camps: The Making Of A Tradition In Maine, William Geller
The Women Who Ran Sporting Camps: The Making Of A Tradition In Maine, William Geller
Appalachia
Starting in the 1860s, the land now called Maine’s 100-Mile Wilderness was home to a string of trappers’ and hunters’ camps. By the 1890s, many of these camps were managed by women. A dedicated amateur historian shares his research into these quiet leaders’ work.
A Teenager Goes Guideless In The Tetons: Part 2 Of A Climber's Memoir, Steven Jervis
A Teenager Goes Guideless In The Tetons: Part 2 Of A Climber's Memoir, Steven Jervis
Appalachia
In part 2 of his climbing memoir, Steven Jervis writes of exploring the Grand Tetons in the 1950s. He climbs the Exum Ridge, Devils Tower, and the pinnacle called the Red Sentinel.
Waterman Fund Essay Winner: The Wild Self: What Is Wild To One Is Home To Another, Lorraine Monteagut
Waterman Fund Essay Winner: The Wild Self: What Is Wild To One Is Home To Another, Lorraine Monteagut
Appalachia
“It was our first trip as a family: Ben, me, and his three kids. I’d never hiked more than 30 miles in one trip. I was suddenly nervous that I wouldn’t keep up on this hike, that I would never settle into this family, that maybe they preferred last summer when I wasn’t there. That’s when I knew we’d arrived at the wilderness we’d been seeking.”
There Was No Mountain: But There Were Memories—Of Shoes, Elissa Ely
There Was No Mountain: But There Were Memories—Of Shoes, Elissa Ely
Appalachia
Instead of hiking up mountains during spring 2020, a writer and community psychiatrist walked in her memories. The stories in her head start high on ridges but soon sink close to the ground: she thinks about shoes.
The Shaking Trees: In The Forest, Catching Up With Mom By Phone, Andrew Jones
The Shaking Trees: In The Forest, Catching Up With Mom By Phone, Andrew Jones
Appalachia
A student navigates his mother’s phone-in advice to stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic while exploring a suburban fringe of trees in Pennsylvania.
Katahdin: Standing Above Unsettling Thoughts And Emotions, Anthony Emerson
Katahdin: Standing Above Unsettling Thoughts And Emotions, Anthony Emerson
Appalachia
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.
Lockdown In The Alps: All Quiet In Chamonix, Doug Mayer
Lockdown In The Alps: All Quiet In Chamonix, Doug Mayer
Appalachia
At noon on March 17, 2020, in the French town where alpinism was born, everything stops. No one is allowed out without completing a form and is forbidden from going farther than 1 kilometer before turning around. Doug Mayor, who lives in Chamonix, describes the seven weeks of le confinement.
Androscoggin Constant: The Town Belongs To Geese And Bears, Judi Calhoun
Androscoggin Constant: The Town Belongs To Geese And Bears, Judi Calhoun
Appalachia
When the world goes quiet, an artist takes her sketchbook to the Androscoggin River across Route 16 from her Berlin, New Hampshire house. She befriends a gaggle of Canada geese near the empty school fields and quiet streets where bears also wander.
Seasonal Affective Reorder: Which Reality Is Capable Of A Pause?, Sarah Ruth Bates
Seasonal Affective Reorder: Which Reality Is Capable Of A Pause?, Sarah Ruth Bates
Appalachia
A young woman has flown home from graduate school in Arizona to suburban Boston for a ten-day spring break. She finds herself living and teaching from her childhood bedroom. She rambles around outside every afternoon, watching old snow melt, crocuses bloom, maples leaf out, adjusting to the cycle of change.
Going Small: A Father And Daughter Do Backyard Field Research, Dan Szczesny
Going Small: A Father And Daughter Do Backyard Field Research, Dan Szczesny
Appalachia
In a small patch of crumbly dirt and mulch in Manchester, New Hampshire, near the weather-worn trellis where the hydrangea had begun to bloom, a father helps his 5-year-old discover a winter firefly. All plans for wider exploration are off, but nature is unlimited if they look hard enough.
Eight Weeks On Scudder: Writing From The Pandemic At The Fringes Of The White Mountain National Forest, Sally Manikian
Eight Weeks On Scudder: Writing From The Pandemic At The Fringes Of The White Mountain National Forest, Sally Manikian
Appalachia
On the fringes of the White Mountain National Forest, in Shelburne, New Hampshire, a dog musher forges a close-to-home walking route where she can feel safe, both physically and spiritually.