“Sherpas”, The Pride of the Himalayan Heritage – Mario Fares

• April 2, 2020
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Cover Photo Credits: "George Saado" Author: Mario Fares History "Sherpa" pronounced "Sharwa" by the "Sherpas" themselves originally meant "People from the East", a word denoting a group of people who...

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Beyond the ski adventure in “Keserwan” – Laura Zmeter

• April 1, 2020
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Author: Laura Zmeter “Snow showers?! Great! Ski season is around the corner…” Something we hear every single year in "November"/"December"; all the skiers start preparing their gears to welcome the...

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Mountains of Lebanon, the parallel ranges – Eddy Saab

• March 27, 2020
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Lebanon consists of two main mountain ranges, Mount Lebanon range & Anti-Lebanon range. Cover image: Mario Fares, Mt Hermon as seen from Mount Sannine.   [caption id="attachment_2258" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Mount...

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How to use “Trekking Poles” correctly

• March 25, 2020
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𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆?  Uphill: Poles should be shortened to a length which allow them to be planted in front of you.  Downhill: Poles should be extended to...

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Spindrifts Classification

• March 24, 2020
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Spindrift, is defined as fine grained snow being carried by wind. In practice it is usually used to describe the frequent  snow that fall down steep slopes, gullies, and faces....

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Crevasse or Crevice? Can you Guess the difference?

• March 24, 2020
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What is the difference between a Crevice and a crevasse?   Both terms come from the Anglo-French word crevasse, to break.       Crevasses form in the top layers...

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Why do we put salt on icy roads?

• March 22, 2020
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Ice forms when the temperature of water reaches 0 degrees Celsius. Road salt works by lowering the freezing point of water via a process called freezing point depression. The freezing...

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What’s the story behind the names of Mt Sannine’s most famous landmarks !

• March 22, 2020
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How well do you know the famous South-West face of "Sannine" Massif? [caption id="attachment_1944" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] South Face of "Sannine" Map[/caption]   1-"Mzaar" 2465m, 33°57’54” N 35°50’28” E, is the...

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Snowflakes: shapes and sizes

• March 22, 2020
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A snowflake is formed when a cold water droplet freezes onto a nucleus (dust particles or pollen grains) in supersaturated clouds. Their shape is influenced by differing temperature and humidity...

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Types of mountains

• March 22, 2020
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 1-Fold mountains The Earth’s lithosphere is split into 7 rigid plates. When two plates collide, the heavier one will slowly glide beneath the lighter one. If they have relatively similar...

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