mountains
There’s something sublime about that moment you finally reach the summit of a mountain. You walk around and survey the world below from every possible angle. And you realize just how far (and how high) you’ve hiked. It’s like you’re on top of the world.
This week’s roundup of photos… Read the rest
The drive to the local ski area twists up beautiful mountain passes and through soft white landscapes bordered by pine stands and etched with creeks and rivers. It shouldn’t be as hard to picture as it is, but the hustle to make first chair clouds our periphery and the landscape… Read the rest
Most people climb, bike, hike, trek or run for themselves; to reach personal goals and feel a sense of accomplishment. But what if you could climb a mountain for yourself and… Read the rest to support a great cause?
You can. In fact, that’s the basis of Reach the Summit, which gives participants
Heading into fall and winter—which, here in Portland tend to be almost one in the same—the countdown is officially beginning. That’s right, fairly soon, snow will be falling in the mountains. And snow in the mountains can only mean one thing: snowboarding.
So as you wait, staring at the mountains,… Read the rest
Jordan Romero, a 13-year-old from California will attempt to climb Mount Everest in order to fulfill his goal of reaching the summits of the highest peaks on each continent.
When he was just 10, Romero became the youngest American to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, and has since summited Mount McKinley—which is… Read the rest
If you haven’t seen the inaugural summit of Skiing Cascadia, which went down a week ago, then you need to check it out. Matt Bedrin is pursuing his dream to ski all 40 of Cascadia’s tallest volcanoes in one year, but he and the snow need your help. On February… Read the rest
A team of British geologists has found four uncharted glaciers in the “cursed” Prokletije mountains of Albania. Dr. Philip Hughes from the University’s School of Environment and Development, who led the expedition, told PhysOrg:
“We were amazed that – as far as we know – no-one, apart from local shepherds, … Read the rest
Whistler Ski Resort, the home of the 2010 Winter Olympic downhill races, has been seized by lenders. While the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) has said that the events will go as planned, the resort is to be auctioned off on February 19 — one week after the opening ceremony.
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There are three dogs that spend their days with us here at Wend HQ, and each of them has a special way of reminding us of its presence. Porkchop, the eldest of the bunch, is a stubborn old land shark who likes to whimper his way into staff members’ lunch… Read the rest
This picture, taken in the Cordillera Huayhuash by uber explorer Deia Schlosberg, is sure to make you want to plan an epic summer adventure. Schlosberg, along with her fiance Gregg Treinish, were the first two people to trek the entire length of the Andes, and you can listen to the… Read the rest
Before you hit the slopes this season, you might want to check out Ski Area Citizens’ Coalition. The independent organization puts together a seasonal environmental scorecard, ranking ski areas on the following criteria:
- Impacting roadless areas
- Logging old growth forests
- Purchasing clean, renewable wind energy
- Using cleaner burning, biodegradable biodiesel
We’re onto our second Friday Photo watch giveaway, and today’s goes to Amy Kovacs for this great reflection shot! It was early an morning during a VW Vanagon trip with her friends in Grand Teton National Park when Amy captured this image with its intense colors.
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