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Alton C. Byers
The Conversation· 4 hours agoAlton C. Byers is a mountain geographer, conservationist, and mountaineer specializing in applied research, high altitude ecosystems, glacier hazards,...
Gordon Monson: There are 9 trademarked names for Utah’s new NHL team. Which is best?
The Salt Lake Tribune· 14 hours agoAh, yes, ice, and Utah’s name for its team that skates on it. Although the Utah Lunatics hasn’t...
State & Union: Former Salamanca resident, 82, to run marathon — in Himalayas
Olean Times Herald· 2 days agoFormer Salamanca resident David V. Bruce, at age 82, will run a marathon on May 26 in Bhutan, a...
In Nepal’s Mustang Region, Climate “Loss and Damage” Puts the Survival of a Tibetan Community in...
The Nation· 2 days agoNow in their “rain shadow” on the north side of the Himalayas, the landscape quickly turned from...
The Winds of Everest Punish the Summit
Men's Journal· 5 days agoThe jet stream is a forceful high-altitude wind current that bombards the summit of Mount Everest most of the year. Situated in the upper troposphere and...
What’s The Longest Walkable Route On Earth?
IFLScience· 5 days agoOh, so you’ve been trekking in the Himalayas, hiked the Inca Trail, and completed the Camino de Santiago. Setting off from L'Agulhas in South Africa,...
Ritacuba Blanco: death of a Colombian glacier
AFP via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJust a few months ago, the Colombian mountain peak of Ritacuba Blanco was covered in an unbroken layer of white ice and snow, just as it had been for as...
China’s Plan to Turn Buddhism Into Communist Propaganda
The Atlantic· 4 days agoShangri-la is best-known as a fictional place—an idyllic valley first imagined by a British novelist...
Steven Spielberg Once Disowned ‘The Temple of Doom.’ It’s Better Than He Thinks.
Esquire via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoI suspect that when Spielberg apologized for the film, it was because the movie represented...
Is copper the new gold?
TheStreet via Yahoo Finance· 2 days agoGallo Images/Getty Images The complex is located just 2 1/2 miles (4 km) west of the 16,024-foot Puncak Jaya, the tallest mountain between the Himalayas...
