Aug 04 2023
Khunyang Chhish (Kunyang Chhish, کنیانگ چش) Kunyang Chhish is one of the great high mountains of Pakistan’s Karakoram, rising to 7,852 meters (25,761 feet) in the remote Hispar Muztagh of Gilgit-Baltistan. It is generally ranked as the 21st-highest mountain in the world and is the second-highest major summit of the Hispar Muztagh after Distaghil Sar. …
Jul 30 2023
Breithorn Breithorn is a prominent 3,780-meter (12,402-foot) mountain in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland. Rising high above the upper Lauterbrunnen Valley, it forms part of the rugged alpine divide between the cantons of Bern and Valais and separates the Lauterbrunnental on its northern side from the Lötschental to the south. The mountain is often called …
Jul 30 2023
Mittaghorn (Tachaigne) Mittaghorn is a 3,892-meter (12,769-foot) mountain in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, rising on the border between the cantons of Bern and Valais. It stands near the head of the Lauterbrunnen Valley and above the Lötschental, surrounded by an impressive landscape of high glaciers, sharp ridges and neighboring peaks approaching or exceeding 4,000 …
Apr 08 2023
Trees, Wildflowers, & Lichens While the Rocky Mountains are known for their sharp spires and snowy crowns, it would be incorrect to say that the spirit of the place is only that: rocks, heights, and perspective. After all, anyone strolling along a mountain path is going to spend about half the time looking down, at …
Mar 18 2023
The weekend was coming and I was looking for a good place to do some bouldering. After asking around, Grandmother Mountain was the name that came up the most in conversations. As I searched for directions, my climbing shoes winked at me from across the room. It was bound to be a great adventure. Like …
Mar 12 2023
The North American Rocky mountains by begin as far south as mid-New Mexico, but their northernmost point is a full 3,000 miles away, nestled inside an ecosystem that looks absolutely nothing like its southern counterpart. This should serve as no surprise to anyone who is familiar with that great collection of mountains … a family …
Jan 31 2023
Anytime someone mentions the Rocky Mountains, it is hard to not become immediately inundated with visions of majestic mountain peaks, covered with snow, looming above the world at such heights that it would be inappropriate to compare them to anything but heaven. And yet, there is a stretch of the Southern Rocky Mountains that refuse …
Jan 05 2023
How Master Cartographer William Clark Set Out to Map the Rockies It was 1803 when President Thomas Jefferson and his like-minded band of enlightened souls embarked on a shared journey to the far reaches of the American Republic … a journey that was as spiritual as it was geographical, as bold as it was foolhardy. …
Jan 03 2023
Tucked into Shenandoah National Park in Madison County, Virginia, is Old Rag Mountain. With a low peak standing staunchly at 3,284 feet (1,001 m) and a prominence of less than half that, it offers a fun hike for all skill levels, with two routes to the summit. The more strenuous hike – considered by many …
Feb 28 2022
It is nothing short of a tragedy to find just how little appreciation is given to the momentous feats of the souls who came before us, upon whose legs and backs our country came into its rightful greatness. The Lewis & Clark expedition of 1804 – 1806 is one such feat. In our world of …
