We touched on this above, but being clear about which sort of terrain you tend to ski to get down the mountain — orhowyou most often like to get down the mountain — will go a long way toward helping you choose the right length of ski. This is one of the most important factors to...
At 5,895m (19,340ft), it was my first high-altitude trek and even though I had some hillwalking behind me, I had no experience of trekking at altitude, wasn’t fit enough and didn’t have the right gear. In hindsight, I was fortunate to make the summit considering I was so ...
Ortovox, out of Germany, was orgnially formed in the 80's with the first double frequency transceiver. So when they introduced the Avabag Avalanch Airbag Backpack system in 2016, it was undoubtedly going to be a true contender. Known for ultralight and well-fitting packs, Ortovox has become...
Lake Roosevelt is located along the upper Columbia River, and features stunning stone walls formed by ice ages long past. The lake itself was created by the Grand Coulee Dam, and has plenty of recreation opportunities. Aerial view of Hanford, WA Nuclear Site Canva Manhattan Project (Hanford)...
” The use of the world hill here could be intentionally sarcastic. Another possibility is that Kilima is a corruption of the Swahili word for “mountain,” which is Mlima. Njaro also means “caravan” in Kichagga, the language of the Chagga people. Kilimanjaro was a classic caravan route...
’t even walk on her own at that point. (She was starting to cruise though.) The toddler-sized snowboard boots went up so high on her legs (almost to her knees!) that they naturally locked her in position, allowing her to balance as we pulled her around the base of the mountain....
Tribes formed villages, then towns, then cities – groups of them became nations – some nations went further and built empires Battles between tribes for resources became wars between nations for power and glory as well – the result was, over just the last 2,000 years, man has slaughtered...
nutrients in raw dairy, cultured dairy was even better, and the dairy ‘alternatives’ I could purchase contained additives I didn’t think were a good idea. Some of the cheeses I enjoy are also filled with key nutrients. Romano, one of my favorites, is very high in vitamin K2. ...
The Yaesu FT-817 was not an option at the time. It would have been a good choice as well. For mounting, I used my QuickSet5 Hercules tripod. This is the same one I use for mountaintop microwave activity. It's ex- tremely rugged, being designed for a large format camera. It will...
2014). The model was assumed to be at steady state, with constant inputs arbitrarily set to 100 gC m−2 year−1. There are three adjustable parameters: k1 (year−1), the decomposition rate of pool 1 (the fast-cycling pool), k2 (year−1), the decomposition rate of the slow-...