Skyline Sketches are short stories from Appalachia, AMC’s journal of mountaineering and conservation. Each captures a unique perspective about what we feel and the ways we connect in the mountains. Check out the first and second…
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Suffer Well: Inside the Record-Breaking Appalachian Trail Journeys of Trail Runners Liz Derstine and Tara Dower
Ultra-runner and thru-hiker Tara Dower has a tattoo on her leg that says, “suffer well.” While there are many reasons to go trail running (many of which do not involve suffering), Tara and fellow athlete...
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Skyline Sketches are short stories from Appalachia, AMC’s journal of mountaineering and conservation. Each captures a unique perspective about what we feel and the ways we connect in the mountains. Check out the first story in…
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Skyline Sketches are short stories from Appalachia, AMC’s journal of mountaineering and conservation. Each captures a unique perspective about what we feel and the ways we connect in the mountains. Stay tuned for more Skyline…
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This story was originally published in the Summer/Fall 2022 issue of Appalachia Journal. My son was asleep on my back, head craned sideways as he slouched in a child carrier, oblivious to the marathon journey in…
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This story was featured in the Summer/Fall 2023 issue of Appalachia Journal. Biking through Fire The first beads of sweat consolidated beneath my helmet. It was 9 a.m., and heat squiggles were already rising off…
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This story is a preview of the upcoming issue of Appalachia Journal. Katie Schide ran down the woodsy mountain trail from the Flégère tram station 800 meters above Chamonix, France, this past August 27, much…
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This story is from the Winter/Spring 2023 issue of Appalachia Journal. At age 19, I bushwhacked for the first tome using a compass and map in the Pemigewasset Wilderness of New Hampshire’s White Mountain National…
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This story is from the Winter/Spring 2023 issue of Appalachia Journal. The first time I saw a wild black bear, in 2015, I was so close to Manhattan that I could glimpse its skyline in…
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This story was originally published in the Winter/Spring 2023 issue of Appalachia Journal. On a chilly night in early May 2009, the pager sounded. New Hampshire Fish and Game (NHFG) summoned our Upper Valley Wilderness…
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