Accident Reports
This popular feature appears in every issue and reports on hiking accidents in the White Mountains, analyzes each accident, and suggests safety guidelines.
Trails and Mountains
These articles explore people's experience of trails and mountains both near and far.
| An Audacious World War II Trek | Three Allied officers traverse the Lowari Pass to Chitral in 1943: The Southern Route to Tirish Mir and the Hindu Kush Mountains (Summer/Fall 2008) |
| On the Cliffside Trail of Baboons | Lisa Densmore recounts her adventure with Ethiopia’s high-altitude wildlife. (Summer/Fall 2008)
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| The Tradeoffs of Trail Work | Doug Mayer discusses the tradeoffs of trail work. (Winter/Spring 2008)
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AMC Four Thousand Footer Turns 50
Mountain Voices: George Zink
I, for a Moment, Was Somewhere | Gene Daniell reflects on keeping lists, peakbagging, and bushwacking. (Summer/Fall 2007)
An advocate for the Sandwich Range Wilderness talks to Doug Mayer and Rebecca Oreskes about literature, chemistry, and the Hamlet complex. (Summer/Fall 2007)
A Peace Corps volunteer bushwhacks up Ol Donyo Orok, or Black Mountain (Winter/Spring 2007) |
| Huts and Human Nature | Can we live as simply at home? (June 2006) |
| In Grizzly Country | The Wonders and Hazards of Hiking Alaska's Brooks Range (December 2005) |
| The 4,000-Footers in Winter | "They're Beautiful, They're out There, and They're Calling Me" (December 2005) |
| Out of Thin Air | Acute mountain sickness creates a high-altitude dilemma in Bhutan. (December 2004) |
| Hikin' Nine to Five: Songs and Poetry from the Appalachian Trail | The creativity of AT thru-hikers. (December 2002) |
| The Hard Way to Peekamoose Mountain | A mountaineer's adventures through the Catskills, N.Y. (December 2002) |
| Agiochook: The Sacred Landscape | Legend and lore of the White Mountains. (December 2001) |
| AMC Maps | A look at AMC map-making from 1876 to the present — and beyond. (June 2001) |
| Happy Feet | Crossing the AT border from Massachusetts to Vermont. (June 2001) |
| The Art of the Huts | A gallery of art from hut notebooks across the ages. (June 2000) |
| Katahdin Rime | A historical and literary primer on Mount Katahdin. (December 2000) |
| Before the Trail: Huntington Ravine in the 1890s | How now-routine ascents were pioneered. (June 1999) |
| Vittorio Sella: A Special Photography Essay | Two awe-inspiring photos from "the greatest mountain photographer of all time." (December 1998) |
Paddle Sports
These articles discuss people's experiences on the water.
| Baja Babes | A glimpse into an Outward Bound sea kayak group. (December 2002) |
Authors and Books
These articles cast light on authors and their experience researching and writing books about mountains.
| A New Look | A New Look for Appalachia. (June 2004) |
| A Conversation with Nicholas Howe | Howe talks about researching and writing Not Without Peril, an intimate history of climbers who found trouble in the White Mountains. (June 2000) |
| Guided Thoughts: Editing the Hiker's 'Bible' | The editor of the White Mountain Guide, Gene Daniell, recalls his transformation from a "hothouse flower" to an inveterate hiker, and how the Guide has evolved as well. (June 1999) |
| Interview with Jon Krakauer | The author of Into Thin Air discusses his book about the May 1996 tragedy at Mount Everest, and his experience as a member of the fateful expedition. (June 1997) |
Issues and Ideas
These articles explore thought-provoking issues and ideas relating to the outdoors.
| Is the Wilderness Act Still Relevant? | Forty years later, an imperfect but noble document presses humans to practice restraint. (Winter/Spring 2008) |
| How the 1970s Backpacking Boom Burst Upon Us | The founder of Backpacker magazine became so concerned about the exploding numbers of hikers that he decided to do something about it (Winter/Spring 2007) |
| Climbing Toward God | Religion doesn't interest adventurers - except for this one. (June 2006) |
| AMC's Maine Woods Initiative | "Big Ideas" lead to an historic step in land management. (June 2005) |
| Little Lyford Pond Camps | From frontier logging to backcountry bliss at a traditional Maine sporting camp. (June 2005) |
| Terrorism and Mountaineering | The truth about dangers abroad. (June 2003) |
| Women Guides for Women Trekkers | Empowering the women of Nepal. (June 2003) |
| White Mountains 2100 AD | A richly-imagined glimpse into the future of the Whites. (December 1999) |
| Letter from Nepal: The Annapurna Circus | Perspectives of a Western trekker unsure of his effects on the impoverished country he visits. (June 1999) |
| Taking Sustainability Personally | One man's backyard experiment in conservation. (December 1998) |
| The Celling of the Backcountry | Do cell phones belong in the backcountry? (December 1997) |
Portraits and People
These personal stories share thoughts and experiences of people whose lives are interwoven by the backcountry.
| The Manuscript Notebooks of George P. Bond, 1850–1853 | Long lost, one notebook of field notes by the first White Mountain mapmaker has emerged in the AMC library. (Winter/Spring 2008)
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| A Friend Dies, but His Wilderness Ethics Live | As a memorial to Guy Waterman, friends and his wife, Laura, formed a fund to protect the alpine zones of the Northeast (Winter/Spring 2007) |
| Arlene Blum Reflects | How an overprotected Midwesterner got to the Himalayas (June 2006) |
| The Fascinating Life of Marion Davis | Cobuilder of the Wapack Trail and Pioneer Lodge Owner (December 2005) |
| Galen Rowell | A life lit large — the man's life and photography. (Summer 2003) |
| Brad and Barbara Washburn | An in-their-own voices profile of two of America's most renowned explorers who pioneered the now-standard route up Mount McKinley. (December 2001) |
| The Guy They Knew | Close friends remember the late backcountry icon, Guy Waterman. (December 2000) |
| Brad Ray: Making Sense of Snow | In his own words, the story of a man who protects people from avalanche danger at Tuckerman Ravine. (December 1999) |
| Given Mountains | A personal story of the Stott family's connection to the White Mountains. (December 1999) |
| Guy and Laura Waterman | In their own words, the thoughts of this couple who have explored the meaning of wilderness as writers, climbers, and homesteaders in Vermont. (June 1999) |
