Season on the peaks: Spokane native climbs, paraglides through New Zealand 100 Peaks Challenge
By the time Nathan Longhurst was standing on top of the Footstool, a 9,080-foot peak in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, a crowd had gathered in the valley below. Larry and Maren Longhurst, his ...
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The Solitary Mountaineer: Finding Beauty and Challenge in Winter’s Adirondacks
It began snowing when I reached Elizabethtown, about 20 miles east of Lake Placid. This marked my fifth winter trip to the ...
Explore Oregon Podcast: Salem ice climber ascends frozen waterfalls, glaciers
In this episode, Salem ice climber Forrest "Frosty" Gill talks about the fun and challenge of ascending frozen waterfalls and ...
Arctic sea ice hits record low for its usual peak growth period
The Arctic reaches its maximum sea ice in March each year and then starts a six-month melt season. The National Snow and Ice ...