Last week (december 16, 2021), Patagonia (yes, the brand) posted a long and detailed video about ski resort expansion. And its negative influence on the mountains. Whilst I am fully […]
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November 2021 was the 4th warmest on record
Scott Duncan, a Scottish meteorologist, made a very nice infographic about November 2021 and it’s global temperature: the 4th warmest November on record. Below map gives the anomaly compared to […]
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Matterhorn – Most beautiful mountain of Switzerland
Facts »Located: Valais, Switzerland / Valle d’Aosta, Italy»Height: 4478 meters»First climbed by: M. Croz, F. Douglas, D.R. Hadow, C. Hudson, P. Taugwalder (Sr. & Jr.), E. Whymper»Year: July 14, 1865 […]
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Difference between freezing level, snow fall line and snow line
In this blog post I explain a number of terms that come up in many mountain weather reports and are easy to mix up. Namely the freezing level, the snowfall […]
Read moreFrostbite
Frostbite, is a phenomenon that can occur in extreme cold: at temperatures lower than -15°C this phenomenon can occur quickly, but there is also a danger at higher temperatures. Protruding […]
Read moreAltitude Sickness
Altitude sickness can occur at altitudes above 2000m and can affect anyone. The risk of altitude sickness is greatest with poor acclimatization (habituation), but very well acclimatized persons can also […]
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How does GPS work?
Nowadays, in modern times, a lot of people are in the possession of a GPS device: satellite navigation in vehicles, on your phone or watch or even the more traditional […]
Read moreWhy does it get colder as altitude increases?
It’s known to many people that it gets colder in the atmosphere if you climb to higher elevations. First however, let’s get some definitions for this blogpost. This post is […]
Read moreGolden rules in the mountains
In the mountains, or during any active (outdoor) sport, there are a few rules applicable. Most of them aren’t carved in stone, most of them are common sense. For your […]
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How fast does snow melt?
Not an everyday question – but quite relevant for alpine outdoorsportsmen (or women) in about every season: at which rate does snow melt? When hoping to perform winter sports, you […]
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