Contour lines on the Topo maps

• March 16, 2021
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cover image: Gilbert Moukheiber 33 north  𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝘀? Topography is the study of geographical features on a landscape. A map with contour lines on...

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FUNNY FACTS BEHIND THE NAMES OF 6 MOUNTAINS

• March 12, 2021
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cover: K2 mountain. FUNNY FACTS YOU DIDN’T KNOW BEHIND THE NAMES OF 6 MOUNTAINS AROUND THE WORLD Here are interesting and funny facts you didn’t know about six mountain names...

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The enigmatic tree of Lebanon

• February 22, 2021
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Quercus kotschyana   The enigmatic tree of Lebanon that also merits being on the flag   When you walk in the cedars of God in Bcharreh, on the way from the...

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Glaciers (part 1), Introduction & facts.

• February 15, 2021
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Cover image: Tima Deryan - Khumbu glacier. What is a glacier? Glaciers are made up of fallen snow that, over many years, compresses into large, thickened ice masses. Glaciers form...

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The best lesson of Leadership happened on a Mountain!

• February 5, 2021
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Cover Photo : Ashok Rai Prepared by : Wolfpack summits On January 16 and for almost one week after that, a footage of a group of mountaineers stormed every social...

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The Checker Tree: Queen of Autumn

• January 25, 2021
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Sorbus Torminalis Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz is the scientific name of the wild serviceberry or checker tree, locally known as “Ghbayra” or “Teffah el Hmar”. This tree is from the...

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WHAT MAKES A NATIVE HIGHLANDER DIFFERENT FROM YOU?

• January 19, 2021
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An overview of genetic adaptations of highlanders that allow them to survive high altitudes.. It’s a fact that atmospheric pressure decreases with increased altitude, leaving us with the feeling that...

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Become a citizen snow-scientist the next time you hike the Lebanese mountains!

• January 18, 2021
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Cover Photo: Measuring snow height (HS), snow density, and SWE. Cedars (2870 m), 6 Mar 2016. Photo by Charbel Abou Chakra.   Hydrological importance of snow in Lebanon For most...

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Why are mountains triangular in shape?

• January 12, 2021
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There is this favorite painting of every child, a triangular mountain which has a sun peeping through it, birds flying in the shape of small r, a small hut, and...

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5 things we learned in 2020

• December 31, 2020
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Cover image: Vincent Bassil 2020 has definitely been one of the most challenging years. As we are a few days away from its end, we look back at what this...

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