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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How to Love Winter
The first snow has fallen. Temperatures are dropping. For many people, this time of year comes with a low-key sense of dread. You bundle yourself into thick layers, dig out the ice scraper and shovel,...
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In science, simple narratives are hard to come by. Dijit Taylor, AMC’s first female director of research, has a good one. When her team relocated parts of the Crawford Path to preserve Robbins’ cinquefoil (Potentilla…
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On the sixth floor of the Appalachian Mountain Club’s headquarters in Boston is a treasure trove of gear. But it’s not for most AMC members. Nor is it even for AMC staff. It’s for teachers…
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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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