Melting Ice Reveals a “Lost” Viking Pass in Norway

• April 30, 2020
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Cover Image: The upper part of the "Lendbreen" ice patch—covered with horse dung—after a big melt in 2019 Credit: Espen Finstad/Secretsoftheice.com Prepared by : Mario Fares The Study was outlined...

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Bodies of Two South Korean That Went Missing Were Found on Sunday

• April 27, 2020
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Bodies of two South Korean trekkers that went missing since an avalanche hit them in Mid - January on the hiking trail to Annapurna Base Camp, were found by a...

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“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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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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Daher El Qadib – Knisset El Rab(Dahr El Jerd) Trail

• March 24, 2020
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Daher El Qadib - Knisset El Rab(Dahr El Jerd) Trail.       [caption id="attachment_2114" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] "Knisset El Rab" Images Credits Spyro Klitira.[/caption]   Minimum elevation: 2,350 m Maximum...

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Sayidat Al Qarn, Akoura Lakes Loop.

• March 24, 2020
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Sayidat Al Qarn, Akoura Lakes Loop.   [caption id="attachment_2105" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Sayidat Al Qarn Image Credits Spyro Klitira[/caption]   Minimum elevation: 1,770 m Maximum elevation: 2,100 m Distance: 9 km...

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Mountainsgipsy on Everest – Tima Deryan

• March 23, 2020
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Early Morning, on the 22nd of May 2019, Tima Deryan became the 1st Lebanese woman to summit mount Everest 8848m after spending more than 50 days on the mountain. [caption...

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Shouf Biosphere Reserve, Lebanon’s Largest Nature Cedar Reserve!

• March 23, 2020
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Shouf Biosphere Reserve, Lebanon's Largest Nature Cedar Reserve! In July 2005, UNESCO declared the "Al-Shouf" Cedar Nature Reserve a “Biosphere Reserve” with an area of approximately 50,000 hectares – or...

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