The first rain, tips for personal health & driving

• October 15, 2022
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First rain of the season is special because it relieves us from ruthless heat but that doesn’t mean you should enjoy. Even if it rained just when you needed, avoid...

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Fir, or “sapin” in French or “شوح”, The Christmas tree of Lebanon

• August 21, 2022
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Cover image: Spyro Klitira - Akkar  Fir, or “sapin” in French or “شوح” in Arabic is the tree that has been bound to Christmas in western societies. However, fir trees...

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The story behind the names of 5 mountaineering brands (Part 1)

• July 18, 2022
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Cover picture: Lhotse, Nepal - Spyro Klitira You may be familiar with many outdoors brands, as they are popular manufacturers of high-quality outdoor gear but you may not know the...

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Birds of Lebanon – Introduction

• April 19, 2022
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Cover Image: European Roller Lebanon lies on the second most important migration route, the Eastern Mediterranean Flyway; this means a significant number and variety of birds pass through, or winter...

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Joyce Azzam’s LMT winter traverse

• April 3, 2022
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Joyce’s winter traverse was marked by harsh weather conditions that she weathered until the very last day, highlighting the beauty of the trail and Lebanese mountains in the winter. It...

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Mushrooms land

• March 20, 2022
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Prepared by Romy Azar and Dr. Rana El Zein Jaw dropping, spectacular, weird, mysterious, & out of the ordinary are common terms applied upon the discovery of wild mushrooms. They...

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Runners, don’t forget the transverse plane.

• March 12, 2022
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Cover photo: Elias Polion, Trail Runner Prepared by: Mario Fares, Strength and Conditioning Coach   We live in a three-dimensional world. Our bodies need the ability to move in all...

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What is cloud seeding?

• March 7, 2022
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Cloud seeding is a type of weather modification, which disperses certain chemical substances into the air, to modify the amount or type of precipitation that falls from existing clouds. How...

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Dendrochronology

• March 3, 2022
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Trees are fascinating living things, always a source of aspiration and wonder for us. Being perennial plants, which means they do not die at the end of the vegetation season,...

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Boukaat Loubnan Trails… The hidden path of Lebanon

• February 22, 2022
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The Boukaat Loubnan Trail name is derived from the Old Testament giving the name to the Bekaa Valley. This trail is the first long distance trail across the mountains of...

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