Adirondack Mountains

In the article ''Helicopter Rescues Increasing on Everest'' it says. '' Well, it turns out that helicopter rescues have been increasingly common in the mountains of Nepal. And that has raised a lots of questions about risk-taking-not just for climbers but for pilots, too''. And this shows that not on are the climbers at risk but the pilots too. The pilots are also at risk and can

face of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world and one of the most frequently climbed. If anything, the gruesome sights are a testament to the fact that despite the experience and knowledge of Sherpa guides and modern technology, mountain climbing is at its heart still a dangerous and risky sport. Still more people are not killed but become entangled in horrific situations, and rescuers must attempt to save them with high-risk maneuvers. But mountain climbing is a conscious decision on

When I was taking a photo of the purple sky and two stretching lakes across the Bonney Pass in the Teton Mountains; I knew this place that I loved had transformed me into a better person and a more confident woman. When I submitted the lengthy application to the Teton Valley Ranch Camp in Dubois, Wyoming my mind kept sinking back to the fear of flying away to my comfortable close knit home to work at a ranch camp 2,610 miles away. My mom persisted that I should do something different with my summer

see the Colorado mountains in the distance. “Mom? When will we be there?” Ben asked his mom in the passenger seat of the car. “In about um”, his mom looked at her watch, “about two hours.” “Ugh, that’s such a long time” Ben muttered before sticking his nose into his book again. The next thing Ben knew he opened his eyes and heard his sister yell, “Oh my gosh! Their so big!” Ben lifted his head. I must have fallen asleep! He thought, Ben looked out his window to see big mountains next to the car

beautiful seeing all the snow covered mountains during the winter. If you ever get a chance to travel there I would highly recommend it. The way the land changes so fast is truly a sight to see. The first time I experienced Albany was in the winter of 2015. It was my first time out west during the winter. It was very weird on our way out there. There wasn't any snow the entire way there but once we got there I was truly amazed how much snow they had on the mountains and how one moment I was seeing nothing

It was just another day to survive. I sat down at my lunch table quietly and began eating. I sat alone every day at lunch, because all of the other kids make fun of me for being different. I was the smartest kid at my school, and everyone targeted me for it. I stayed silent and kept my head down, but soon someone finally noticed me. “Hey nerd!” Corbin yelled for everyone to hear, even though he was only one table over. The noisy lunchroom suddenly went silent. “Still sittin’ alone? John McDonald

secret path. The path contained many hazards and became narrow as the distance from the start widened. It looked as though he were trying to direct them to a safe place. Their hearts were trembling with fear, so they followed the man through the mountains. What they did not know was that the man was the only one who knew how to combat the curse; he just needed to find the right candidate to complete the job for him. The elderly man had lived in a secret location for decades and stayed hidden when

in English—Swiss Albrecht von Haller paints an idealized portrait of mountain life based on his journeys thorough the Swiss Alps while working as a botanist. Haller describes the beauty of the landscapes with flowery, sensual language: “the plum of honied flavor” (Haller, 57), “circling peaks create a rim of gleaming blue” (Haller, 65), and “The ambient air is full of scents and ambergris”(Haller, 69). Haller likens to the mountain communities as a sort of utopian society with his glorifying descriptions

a Cultural Ecology of Mountains: The Central Andes and Himalayas Compared, David Guillet writes to address the nature of cultural adaptations between two mountain populations. His research is spurred by increased recognition that human intervention can cause detrimental resource degeneration in these fragile mountain environments. Guillet attempts to answer two questions; What environmental constraints on material provisioning will a human population encounter in mountains? How does the range of

pine permeates the air I breath as I climb up the mountain trail with the excitement of a child exploring new and exciting adventures. The buzzing of mosquitoes intensifies near a slow moving stream I reach down with my hand to pick some of the western yarrow growing near the trail. I have been told that it acts as a natural repellant. I chew on some of plant, flooding my mouth with an almost pleasant, bitter-sweet flavor. This hike up Red Ridge Mountain feels completely removed from the world in which