A Toddler Discovers Ice: A Small Winter Adventure
A small patch of ice can turn an ordinary walk into a discovery. In this short archive clip, a toddler in a pink outfit explores an unfamil...
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Pilatus Cogwheel Railway: What a 48% Gradient Means and How the Train Climbs It
In this article A short line with a remarkable climb 48 per cent is not 48 degrees Why the Locher system is different The history did not st...
A Snowy Walk to a Job Interview—and an Unexpected Offer
Jhaqueil Reagan was trying to reach a job interview on foot when restaurant owner Art Bouvier noticed him. The February 2013 Indianapolis s...
Sphinx Observatory at Jungfraujoch: The Science Behind the Famous View
In this article A viewpoint with working science behind it The railway made sustained research practical What is inside the observatory? Why...
Empowerment Plan: Connecting Warm Coats with Employment
A warm coat can answer an immediate need. A job can change what becomes possible after that day. Veronika Scott’s Empowerment Plan story is...
Ventisquero Colgante: Ice, Water and Forest in Queulat
Ice rests high above the valley while water falls toward the forest below. Ventisquero Colgante, the hanging glacier in Chile’s Queulat Nat...
Tongariro National Park: Volcanoes, Māori Heritage and Changing Seasons
Snowy slopes, exposed volcanic ground and turquoise lakes give Tongariro a striking range of colours. The landscape is also culturally sign...
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Aiguille du Midi Through Jakub Polomski’s Camera
A red jacket provides a small but decisive point of colour against the snow. In Jakub Polomski’s Aiguille du Midi photographs, people help ...
Biei’s Blue Pond: Beyond the Famous Wallpaper
Slender trunks rise from blue water, and their reflections turn the pond into a pattern of vertical lines. Biei’s Blue Pond in Hokkaido bec...
American Loneliness: Mathieu Le Lay’s Journey Through the West
A road leads into snowy mountains, and a small figure gives the landscape a human scale. Mathieu Le Lay’s American Loneliness uses that re...
Afterglow: Skiing Written in Light
Powder becomes a cloud of violet, and the skier seems to be drawing a bright line through darkness. The archive images from Afterglow make...
The Sound of a Frozen Lake: Cory Williams’s Alaska Clip
The surprise in this Alaska clip is not a distant mountain or an animal appearing from the trees. It is the sound. Cory Williams reacts to ...
Mount Hua’s Plank Walk: A Dramatic Clip and Its Limits
A narrow board beside a rock face can look daunting before a camera even turns towards the valley. In this Mount Hua recording, the close f...
Five North American Ski Areas: Mountain Settings and Resort Choices
A mountain photograph can start a ski-trip wishlist. Choosing the right base takes a little more thought. The original 2014 feature include...
Lago del Predil: A Julian Alps Lake with a Story
A small island interrupts the blue-green water, while pale shoreline stones give the foreground a lovely texture. Lago del Predil lies near...
How to Stay Warm Outdoors: Clothing, Stops and Sleeping Systems
Good winter clothing gives you choices. You can release heat while moving, add warmth when you stop, and keep a dry layer ready for later. ...
Ben Pierce’s Northern Lights Wish: The Story Behind the Photograph
In the photograph, a child raises his arms beneath the northern lights. The sky is spectacular, but the small figure makes this much more t...
Canadian Winter Humour: Snowbanks, Cold-Weather Scenes and Everyday Life
A calendar says March; the snow seems unconvinced. Elsewhere in this winter gallery, cars, wildlife and ordinary outdoor routines become th...
Robert Bösch’s Mammut Photographs: People Giving Mountains Scale
Red jackets draw the eye across enormous expanses of rock and snow in Robert Bösch's photographs for Mammut. Sometimes the people form ...