When AMC staff have questions about the club’s storied history, they call Becky Fullerton. Fullerton is AMC’s archivist, a role in which she manages the club’s more than 140 years of historical documents, books, and…
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The Shared History of AMC and the Mount Washington Observatory
April 11, 1934: It was relatively warm on the summit of Mount Washington. Below freezing, but not by much. But more comfortable temperatures were not a reason for relief for the staff of the Mount…
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A Photo History of AMC Winter Hut Caretakers
AMC’s high-mountain hut system in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest was well-established by the early 1970s, having provided shelter and beds to three-season hikers for decades. In December 1972, Zealand Falls Hut became…
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In Land We Trust: A History of AMC Land Protection
Dear Mr. Mann— I have in my head a scheme for an attempt at preserving some of the finest bits of Nature near Boston. I want, if possible, to interest you… Charles Eliot, a young…
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A Conversation with AMC Archivist Becky Fullerton
This interview originally appeared in the AMC New Hampshire Chapter’s Spring 2024 Mountain Passages newsletter. What is the origin/history of the archives at AMC? Having an official club Archive is a fairly recent thing for…
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The Bold History of Skiing at Tuckerman Ravine
Welcome to one of the oldest, coldest parties in New England: powder day on Tuckerman Ravine. Skiers from far and wide travel to the Pinkham Notch Visitor Center and skin (skiing with attached traction for…
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Inside AMC’s 2024 Annual Summit
The outdoors community can be a funny thing. We see the passion of our fellow adventurers everywhere, from trails built by volunteers to land preserved through collective advocacy. But often we walk those trails alone or…
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AMC’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide for Outdoors Lovers
The leaves have officially gone from “falling” to “fallen.” You’re digging through the closet for gloves you haven’t seen in months. Outdoor enthusiasts know this time of the year as shoulder season. For everyone else,…
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Bake Bread Like the AMC Hut Croo
Want to learn to bake like AMC’s famed hut Croo? Croo members are the seasonal staff working in the backcountry at AMC’s High Mountain Huts in the White Mountains. For each breakfast and dinner,…
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