Appalachia, the longest-running journal of mountaineering and conservation. 

Save 36% With A 3-Year SubscriptionIn the Summer/Fall 2013 Issue


  • The Cost of Energy: Resource Conflicts in the Backcountry

    • Skiing on Copper and Coal: With heavy hearts, five friends explore land scheduled for "fracking" and open-pit mining. By John Gioia

    • Transmission Repercussion: The price of transporting power through the Northeast. By Ken Kimball and Mark Zakutansky

    • Fishwalking in the Whites: Do large trees grow large trout? By Tim Traver

    • 23 Years After the Exxon Valdez: Hidden damages below Prince William Sound. By Lisa Densmore

    • Terraphilia: It's time for a new land ethic that values even mundane precincts. By David K. Leff
  • Why Walk? An except from the new book Walking Distance. By Robert E. Manning

  • Outfit for an Excursion. On a backcountry journey, a daughter notices signs of aging in her father. By Annie Bellerose

  • Log-Driving, Maine Style: Tracking a lost practice in the Debsconeag watershed. By Bill Geller

  • Celebrating 125 Years in the AMC Huts:

    • The Time of the Builders: An ode to the carpenters of the new Madison Spring Hut. By Bethany Taylor

    • Through the Door: A piece of the old Madison hut lives in a cabin. By Bethann Weick
  • Frankenstein Cliff and the Black Dog: A frightening hike beats back a man's sense of gloom. By Christopher Johnson
Plus:
  • Poetry
  • White Mountains Accident Reports
  • Alpina - Review of International Mountaineering
  • Books of Note
  • Research

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In each issue, you'll find:
  • Inspired writing on mountain exploration, ecology, and conservation
  • Review of recent international mountaineering expeditions
  • Analysis of accidents in the White Mountains
  • Poetry, book notes and more
You can also:

Appalachia Cumulative Index 1946-2010. The first cumulative index in over 60 years! Great for collectors and fans of AMC's journal.

New! Mountain Voices: Stories of Life and Adventure in the White Mountains and Beyond, a compilation of interviews with North Country notables by Doug Mayer and Rebecca Oreskes.