White mountains

Mountains and boulders are some of the most beautiful sites this Earth has to offer, whether it is Devil's Tower in Wyoming or El Captian in Yosemite, you will be speechless when seeing view these mountains and boulders have to offer. In fact, some of the greatest views on Earth are from mountains and boulders. There are many reasons that someone or something may love boulders, a good nesting place for the winter, or a beautiful site when you are done climbing it, there seems to be a common attraction

Colorado is known for its beauty, breathtaking views, healthy living, active life-style, its mountains, and superior skiing resorts. Colorado has the highest elevation out of any state! Over 1,000 Rocky Mountain peaks reach over 10,000 feet high and 54 tower above 14,000 feet (America, 2017). Running along the easternmost side of the southern Rocky Mountains is the Front Range also known as the “home to the western tip of the Great Plains” (Tourism, 2017). With all the obvious picturesque reasons

The dramatically pyramidal mountain rises over 7000-meters and has a reputation as one of the world’s most treacherous peaks. In October, a Czech team summited via the West Face, but tragically lost one of their members on the descent. In November, a 15-person Japanese team failed

Anshu Jamsenpa, 38-year-old and a mother of two have climbed Mount Everest five times. She's the first woman to climb the mountain twice in five days. In 2011, she headed to Mount Everest with a group of other people. She decided to do a double ascent of Everest. After ten days of her first climb, she was back at the top. Even with her impressive achievement from 2011, another woman name Chhurim Sherpa took home the record as the first woman to climb Mount Everest twice. Anshu Jamsenpa believes that

In the non-fictional short stories “The World’s Highest Mountain” and “A Mountain of Garbage”, there were many negative impacts climbers had on Mount Everest. Climbers may have different impacts towards climbing Everest and these impacts may include risks. Climbing mount everest in a hard task and not one for everyone. To begin with, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest but experienced many negative impacts on the way up. It states

they don’t rescue people in need who will. Lastly, it’s their duty, we need heros and rescuers with brilliant machines to help those in need. Rescuers are heros alive or dead but the fact they must accept is that people smart or dumb will climb the mountain and take a risk, and rescuers have to be aware just incase somethings happens. According to the text” Everyone is aware of the risk….But actually, risk is part of the attraction- it makes it more of a test it gives you more to aim for”( Moreau, lines

state of Colorado? We're pretty sure you're itching to scream "super fun outdoor adventures!" For the most part, Colorado boasts some of the best hikes in the world — you'll get to wander through fields of gorgeous wildflowers, climb magnificent mountain peaks or bask in the goodness of a stunning alpine lake. So, if you're looking to enjoy these adventures, you'll definitely find them, and a lot more in Colorado hikes — the west of Denver never disappoints! Regardless of whether you're looking

Surprisingly, in some areas along the many miles and ranges we traveled to stop, some looked even more burned out than others did, then some areas looked untouched where some areas almost next door on another turn seemed destroyed. Many areas along these mountains were eerily quiet. It felt chilling and creepy. Yet, it was peaceful and still I could find beauty in the death that occurred. Later, the Rim Fire was investigated and found to have been caused by a careless hunter, one man and his idea to start

Within 10 months I hope to be able to save and plan for a summer trip to Whistler Bike Park in British Columbia. I have always loved mountain biking as a hobby to both stay in shape and have a blast doing it. Within the past two years I have gotten into downhill mountain biking. A discipline where you take a shuttle up to the top of a trail/mountain, and riding extreme trails downhill. These trails have large features such as jumps, gaps, drops. The risk is definitely increased but the adrenaline

Mount Fromme, a mecca for local mountain bikers is considered by many to be the crown jewel of the North Shore, but don’t be fooled by the men and women riding the trails. Day hikers are also welcome in the area and the Big Cedar trail to Kennedy Falls is a must see. Who can resist a 600+ year old red cedar, cascading waterfalls, boulders, deadfall and creek crossings? I know I can’t! The hike to Kennedy Falls is approximately 10km long, and in terms of mountain trails it is relatively flat. As