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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Mountains give back, you should too.

• December 12, 2020
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Prepared by: Wolfpack summits While as mountaineers we strongly believe in the ‘leave no trace’ policy, mountains themselves don’t abide by that rule and manage to always give us something...

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Trail Food

• December 7, 2020
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Cover Image Credits: Georges Saado You can train as hard as you want and strive to be the best you can be, but without good nutrition you will fail to...

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Fall, the season of growth

• November 14, 2020
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Prepared by: Wolfpack summits What can we learn from fall? Let go to grow Did you ever find yourself exhausted from trying to keep up with everything happening in your...

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the mindset of a mountaineer

• October 28, 2020
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Prepared by: Wolfpack summits team Go with a goal in mind, but stay open-minded to getting lost, it is the only way to a real adventure. It is true that...

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Mountains are life!!

• October 2, 2020
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Mountaineering is not only about summiting physical mountains. Mountains are life. Mountaineering is the art of living your why, building your vision! You can travel distances, achieve great results and...

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