At the Appalachian Mountain Club, we’re proud to put the “NGO” (non-governmental organization, that is) in “Bingo!” Each spring our team of researchers count on the contributions of community scientists like you to better understand…
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Notes from the Trail; a BCT End-to-End Hike
On June 2, 2024, I found myself in waist-deep swamp water traversing a flooded dike. As I trudged through the muck, I entertained the possibility of snakes slipping through this water, of leeches latching onto...
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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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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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And then there was one. When the autumn leaves fall and the last of the hut Croo heads home, that’s when the caretakers arrive. While Croos work in groups to service AMC’s High Mountain Huts…
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Hear that? It’s the sound of snowshoes breaking through fresh snow. First the crunch of the frozen top, then feet sinking just slightly into powder. Pause for a second and appreciate where you are. Look…
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Unexpected snow days and delays. Winter breaks. Choruses of, “Dad, I’m cooold.” For parents of young children, winter is full of interruptions to routine. But it’s also an opportunity to open kids’ eyes to new…
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For more than a century, AMC has given the world the opportunity to explore pristine alpine terrain by day and spend nights in our famed high mountain huts. But we’re not the only ones. Across…
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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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Winter is finally here, and that means snow days! Inspired by our popular fall foliage tracker, we’re providing snow depth reports from AMC locations in Maine and New Hampshire (a snow-liage tracker, if you…
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