Mountains

Climbing Mountains With Danger

erku — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:59:45 -0500

There is a mountain in Pakistan called Broad Peak. It is the 12th highest mountain in the world and is right beside K2 the second highest mountain in the world.

How mountains grow

harminka — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:34:58 -0500

Our planet's core is surrounded first by a layer of Earth known as the mantle, and then by the outermost layer, called the crust. The Earth's mantle and crust are constantly shifting around beneath our feet, and over long periods of time those underground movements can actually shape the landscape around us, forming things like mountains and rivers and islands.

New findings from Tibetan Plateau suggest uplift occurred in stages

harminka — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:18:14 -0500

The vast Tibetan Plateau--the world's highest and largest plateau, bordered by the world's highest mountains--has long challenged geologists trying to understand how and when the region rose to such spectacular heights.

Vinson Massif Bows Before 71-Year-Old Japanese Climber

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:20:30 -0600

Tomiyasu Ishikawa climbed to the top of Vinson Massif becoming the oldest Japanese to scale the highest peaks on all seven continents, which have been dubbed the Seven Summits reports The Yomiuri Shimbun.

Severe snow storms cause deadly avalanches in California

seher — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:28:08 -0600

Swaths of California were bracing for another bout of heavy weather as a fresh series of storms swirled toward the state.

Meredith Emerson Lost While Hiking in North Georgia Mountains

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:46:40 -0600

Meredith Emerson went on a hike with her black Labrador retriever Tuesday morning, but friends fear she’s lost.

Western North Carolina Blue Ridge Log Cabins

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:16:55 -0600

Linville River Log Cabin rentals is located in the scenic North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains. With cabins situated along the Linville River near the Blue Ridge Parkway, they offer a relaxing alternative away from the crowds. You can have the privacy and charm of a log cabin while maintaining easy access to area attractions & conveniences in Blue Ridge area.

Mountain summits in the Alps becoming increasingly similar

harminka — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:41:57 -0600

Alpine summit vegetation will become increasingly homogenized as a result of climate change, say researchers from the University of Bayreuth and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research writing in the international Journal of Vegetation Science.

Geographical Society of Philadelphia Announces 2007-2007 Travelogue Film Series

wednights — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:24:37 -0500

“On [07-07-07], the New Open World Foundation announced the completion of a world poll to name the ‘new Seven Wonders of the World’…To see them all would mean traveling to Jordan, Peru, India, Mexico, China, Brazil, and Italy. A tour of ‘finalists’ would span the United States, Mali, the United Kingdom, Greece, Spain, Australia, Egypt, Germany, Russia, Japan, Turkey, France, Chile and Cambodia …That would indeed be a wonderful journey.” – Philadelphia Inquirer

Researchers plumb mysteries of Antarctic Mountains

harminka — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 03:38:35 -0500

The 3,000-kilometer-long Transantarctic Mountains are a dominant feature of the Antarctic continent, yet up to now scientists have been unable to adequately explain how they formed.

Desert droughts lead to earlier annual mountain snow loss

harminka — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:54:53 -0500

A new study spearheaded by the University of Colorado at Boulder’s National Snow and Ice Data Center indicates wind-blown dust from drought-stricken and disturbed lands in the Southwest can shorten the duration of mountain snow cover hundreds of miles away in the Colorado mountains by roughly a month.

Mount Kilauea Volcano-Alert Level WATCH

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 24 May 2007 15:07:52 -0500

Mount Kilauea Volcano Daily Update issued May 24, 2007 07:13 HST Volcanic-Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE, Kilauea Volcano Report prepared by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.