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Special Feature: Tributes To Mary Oliver, 1935-2019 Apr 2021

Special Feature: Tributes To Mary Oliver, 1935-2019

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


The Long Way Home: Waiting In Mary Oliver's Living Room, Christine Woodside Apr 2021

The Long Way Home: Waiting In Mary Oliver's Living Room, Christine Woodside

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Appalachia Winter/Spring 2020: Complete Issue Apr 2021

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 Apr 2021

A Peak Ahead: Mountains In A Pandemic, Christine Woodside

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Books And Media Apr 2021

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 Apr 2021

Research

Appalachia

A loon researcher describes his encounters with two very old loons in Maine.


News And Notes Apr 2021

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 Apr 2021

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 Apr 2021

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 Apr 2021

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 Apr 2021

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 Apr 2021

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 Apr 2021

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 Apr 2021

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 Apr 2021

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 Apr 2021

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 Apr 2021

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 Apr 2021

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 Apr 2021

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 Apr 2021

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 Apr 2021

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 Apr 2021

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 Apr 2021

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"


Simoda, West Virginia, Mahala Ruddle Apr 2021

Simoda, West Virginia, Mahala Ruddle

Calliope

No abstract provided.


Sticks And Stones, Amelia Jones Apr 2021

Sticks And Stones, Amelia Jones

Calliope

No abstract provided.


Grandpa’S Lasagna, Cynthia Hendrick Apr 2021

Grandpa’S Lasagna, Cynthia Hendrick

Calliope

No abstract provided.


Teaching To The Test Or Limiting Students?, Victoria Rivera Apr 2021

Teaching To The Test Or Limiting Students?, Victoria Rivera

English Department: Research for Change - Wicked Problems in Our World

The purpose of this paper is to shine light on the way the school systems have been teaching and how it is affecting students in a negative way. It focuses mainly on teaching to the test and how it stops students from learning creatively and also does not let teachers teach the way they might want to. It also shows how this is a wicked problem and is more than a small school system issue. This impacts students, teachers, and the society we live in. The results of this research was that there were a lot of other authors that …


The Issue Of Unemployment Among People With Disabilities, Angelina C. Pagano Apr 2021

The Issue Of Unemployment Among People With Disabilities, Angelina C. Pagano

English Department: Research for Change - Wicked Problems in Our World

The rate of unemployment for people with disabilities continues to rise greatly above that of people without disabilities. The issue seems to be exacerbated by employer biases and concerns which are not supported in the face of evidence. A lack of employer education on disability related subjects causes this misconception among both employers and the public as a whole. To resolve the underlying problem of miseducation, an increase in the self-identification of people with disabilities is necessary to provide researchers with data to assist in the formation of a revised curriculum.


The Opioid Crisis Meets Covid-19 Pandemic, Hannah M. Westerman Apr 2021

The Opioid Crisis Meets Covid-19 Pandemic, Hannah M. Westerman

English Department: Research for Change - Wicked Problems in Our World

Abstract: How have the COVID-19 pandemic and the Opioid Crisis have collided to create a negative effect on those who abuse drugs and other substances? These two wicked problems are now collectively making it more difficult for those to recover and overcome substance and drug abuse worsening the Opioid Epidemic. With no clear answer in sight can vaccines and more accessible rehab help to progress these wicked problems?


Looking Into The Effects Of The Age Of The Internet, Sarah Schaefer Apr 2021

Looking Into The Effects Of The Age Of The Internet, Sarah Schaefer

English Department: Research for Change - Wicked Problems in Our World

The internet has grown to play a large part in our society in the past couple decades, but with the rapid change in technology we have been ill prepared for the effects of our reliance on digital content. Looking into how different demographics and age groups are affected, we come to a conclusion that the general population needs to work to better educate themselves on the impact caused from an overuse of the internet.