By 2024, ice remained on Speke, but not enough to be defined as a glacier. The three highest peaks in the Rwenzori mountains – Speke, Baker and Stanley – have been so eroded by the climate crisis that only Stanley’s glacier remains.
By 2024, ice remained on Speke, but not enough to be defined as a glacier. The three highest peaks in the Rwenzori mountains – Speke, Baker and Stanley – have been so eroded by the climate crisis that only Stanley’s glacier remains.
Africa's last glaciers
Mount Speke topped with ice in 2012. The Rwenzori mountains are one of the world’s most remote and dramatic landscapes, thought to be the legendary Mountains of the Moon mentioned by ancient Greek geographers such as Ptolemy.
Photographs by Project Pressure
*Tenerife Bluetrail 2025 Results*
Tenerife, one of the Spanish islands part of the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa played host to one of UTMB’s early season events. The Vertical Night Challenge got canceled due to weather but all other events went off as advertised. Several other races, not listed on the UTMB website were happening focused on […] …
https://electriccablecar.com/tenerife-bluetrail-2025-results/
Mountain rescue training had an... interesting vibe
At some points the hardest thing was to stop laughing :D
After years of photographing the stars while balancing my phone on top of public signage, this is a welcome change.
#Mountains • #Nightscape • #Neuquén • #Argentina
*On Land Use Permits for Races*
This week has been all about Trump’s insane, erratic, and nonsensical tariffs, but I wanted to circle back to the issue of DOGE firing, or threatening to fire, or firing and then rehiring public lands staff. Zoë Rom wrote an article for iRunFar a couple of weeks ago highlighting the realities: …emergent changes to how […] …
“Most works of mountaineering literature have been written by men, and most male mountaineers are focused on the summit… But to aim for the highest point is not the only way to climb a mountain, nor is a narrative of siege and assault the only way to write about one.”
—Robert Macfarlane on the beauty & urgency of Nan Shepherd’s THE LIVING MOUNTAIN
https://lithub.com/robert-macfarlane-on-the-beauty-and-urgency-of-nan-shepherds-the-living-mountain/
Hey friends! Just a quick snap from today's adventure. It's been a beautiful hike - more about it later. I'm just tired right now but wanted to share the summit with you
Enjoy your Saturday!
A little mountain scene. This small artwork is available to buy...
https://theweeowlart.etsy.com/listing/1873900493
#FediGiftShop #ScottishArtist #MastoArt #CreativeToots
#Landscape #Trees #Mountains #OriginalArt #Drawing #PenAndInk #ColourPencil #MixedMedia #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #GiftIdeas #ArtShop
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August 21, 1983: After a steep scramble up a rockslide, the trail broke out of the forest onto open rocks and ledges along the ridge crest with great views southward across the valley. The neighboring large towns of North Adams and Williamstown spread out below, covering a broad, relatively flat section of that river valley.
Ausblick vom "Hoher Kranzberg". Ging schneller als gedacht bei herrlichem Wetter. #QRV um ca. 11:00 #SOTA #SummitsOnTheAir #Amateurfunk #Hiking #Mountains
Nach sehr langer Zeit geht es heute endlich mal wieder in die Berge zum Funken. Ziel ist der "Hoher Kranzberg" DL/WS-058. #QRV um ca. 11:45 Ortszeit. #SOTA #SummitsOnTheAir #Amateurfunk #Hiking #Mountains