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Mount Kenya is a volcano created approximately 3 million years after the opening of the East African Rift. [7] Before glaciation, it was 7,000 m (23,000 ft) high. It was covered by an ice cap for thousands of years. This has resulted in very eroded slopes and numerous valleys radiating from the peak.
Kids on the Slope (Japanese: 坂道のアポロン, Hepburn: Sakamichi no Aporon, lit. " Apollo on the Slope") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Kodama . It was serialized in the manga magazine Monthly Flowers from 2007 to 2012, and was published as ten tankōbon volumes (collected editions) by Shogakukan .
As a professional skier, there are a few big mistakes I'd tell first-timers to avoid on the slopes.. Don't skip out on the ski lessons, as instructors teach important skills. I recommend avoiding ...
Campers in mountainous areas may feel a warm afternoon quickly change into a cold night soon after the sun sets. During the day, the sun warms the air along the mountain slopes. This warm air rises up the mountain slopes, creating a valley breeze. At nightfall, the air along the mountain slopes cools.
Liz Healy felt fine — until an out-of-control skier collided with her on a trip to Vermont three years ago. “I smashed my body on ice and smashed my tailbone,” Healy, 48, tells PEOPLE ...
T en minutes after the second avalanche, the slope was abuzz with some 50 rescuers, including red-coated ski patrols as well as volunteer skiers. Like a commander marshaling her troops, Hurlen ...
The Vajont Dam as seen from the village of Longarone in 2005, showing roughly the top 60–70 m (200–230 ft) of concrete. The wall of water that overtopped the dam by 250 m (820 ft) [1] and destroyed this village and all nearby villages on 9 October 1963 would have obscured virtually all of the blue sky in this photo.
In March 2023, a snowboarder suffocated to death under deep snow at Heavenly Mountain Resort in Tahoe. His wife has sued the resort, claiming it made conditions more dangerous and failed to warn ...