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Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 drama film adapted from Annie Proulx’s short story. The narrative centers on the evolving relationship between Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, two cowboys working together across twenty years in the American West. Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal star in this neo-Western r...

The Volkl Mantra M6 is an all-mountain ski designed for skiers seeking stability and confidence across diverse terrain. Its wider profile provides a planted feel and enhanced control, particularly at higher speeds and in variable snow conditions. It’s favored by intermediate to advanced skiers who d...

Kilimanjaro National Park encompasses Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest free-standing volcanic peak located in Tanzania. The park protects a diverse alpine ecosystem including glaciers and unique plant life. It is primarily for hikers undertaking the challenging ascent of Kilimanjaro and researche...

Manaslu is the eighth-highest mountain in the world at 8,163 m (26,781 ft), located in the Mansiri Himal range of Nepal's Himalayas. The peak, whose name means 'mountain of the spirit' in Sanskrit, was first successfully climbed on May 9, 1956, by a Japanese expedition led by Toshio Imanishi and Gya...

The Way to Rainy Mountain is a 1969 book by Native American author N. Scott Momaday that chronicles the history and culture of the Kiowa tribe. The narrative is uniquely structured into three distinct voices: mythological Kiowa oral traditions, historical documentation, and Momaday's own personal me...

Illimani is a prominent mountain in the Andes, standing at 6,438 meters and serving as the highest peak in Bolivia's Cordillera Real. It is located southeast of the city of La Paz, where its snow-capped, multi-summitted profile dominates the local skyline. The mountain was first climbed in 1898 by a...

Lord Grizzly is a biographical western novel written by Frederick Manfred, published in 1954. The book provides a fictionalized account of the historical American frontiersman Hugh Glass, detailing his survival journey after being severely mauled by a grizzly bear in 1823. Left for dead by his compa...

The Cube Kathmandu Hybrid is a powerhouse for long-distance touring and trekking. It combines a robust frame with a high-capacity battery and a reliable Bosch motor, making it capable of carrying heavy loads over long distances. The bike's geometry is designed for stability and comfort during extend...

The Himalayan newt (Tylototriton verrucosus) is a species of salamander belonging to the family Salamandridae. It is native to the eastern Himalayas, with populations found across northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, and parts of Southeast Asia. This amphibian features a distinctive dark brown or blac...

The Yamantau Mountain Complex is a large, secretive Russian military installation built inside Mount Yamantau in the Southern Ural Mountains. Satellite imagery and reports from the 1990s revealed massive excavation and construction activities at the site, which continued into the 21st century. The R...

The Caucasian Salamander (Mertensiella caucasica) is a terrestrial salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is strictly endemic to the western Caucasus mountains, primarily found in Georgia and adjacent regions of northeastern Turkey. The species favors humid, forested mountain valleys with abunda...

The Cheat Mountain salamander (Plethodon nettingi) is a small, terrestrial lungless salamander federally listed as a threatened species in the United States. It possesses a highly restricted geographic range, occurring only in the high-elevation red spruce forests of the Allegheny Mountains in easte...

The Watzmann is a prominent mountain massif in the Bavarian Alps, located within the Berchtesgaden National Park in southern Germany. Its highest peak, the Watzmann Mittelspitze, stands at 2,713 meters, making it the third-highest point in the country. The massif is geologically notable for its stee...

Flashman and the Mountain of Light is a 1990 historical novel by George MacDonald Fraser and part of the Flashman Papers series. Its fictional memoirist, Harry Flashman, becomes entangled in events surrounding the First Anglo-Sikh War and the Lahore court of Maharani Jind Kaur. The novel mixes docum...

The Larch Mountain salamander (Plethodon larselli) is a small, terrestrial lungless salamander located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is closely associated with the deep talus slopes and fractured basalt rock fields found along the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon and Washing...

Omankutan National Nature Park in Borneo, Indonesia, safeguards approximately 745 square kilometers of lowland dipterocarp forest and peat swamp habitat crucial for orangutan populations and diverse wildlife.

The Peaks of Otter salamander (Plethodon hubrichti) is a small, lungless amphibian federally recognized as a threatened species. It is geographically isolated to a single stretch of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Bedford County, Virginia, specifically around the Peaks of Otter. Because the species brea...

Oreocereus trollii, commonly known as the Old Man of the Mountain, is a species of columnar cactus native to the high-altitude regions of the Andes in Bolivia and Argentina. It is distinguished by its dense covering of white, hair-like spines, which serve as a crucial biological adaptation to insula...

Plethodon stormi is a lungless salamander in the family Plethodontidae, restricted to a small geographic range in the Siskiyou Mountains of southern Oregon and northern California. It inhabits moss-covered talus slopes and forested areas with cool, moist microclimates, particularly in association wi...

The Alishan salamander, known scientifically as Hynobius arisanensis, is a small amphibian belonging to the family Hynobiidae that is strictly endemic to the island of Taiwan. It is naturally restricted to the cool, moist high-elevation montane forests of the Alishan mountain range in the central re...

The Pigeon Mountain Salamander (Plethodon petraeus) is a lungless salamander endemic to Pigeon Mountain in Walker County, Georgia, USA, and one of the most geographically restricted vertebrates in North America.

The Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus) is a common Appalachian salamander ranging from southwestern Quebec south to northern Alabama, typically found in seeps and small streams.

The Caddo Mountain salamander (Plethodon caddoensis) is a lungless, woodland amphibian belonging to the Plethodontidae family. It is characterized by its exceptionally restricted geographic range, being exclusively endemic to the rocky ravines and slopes of the Caddo Mountains in Montgomery and Polk...

The Hida salamander (Hynobius kimurae) is a distinct species of amphibian belonging to the family Hynobiidae, native to the central region of Honshu, Japan. It primarily inhabits the Hida and Kiso mountain ranges, where it is closely associated with cold, clear, fast-flowing mountain streams. This a...

The Rich Mountain salamander (Plethodon ouachitae) is a lungless salamander belonging to the family Plethodontidae. This species is strictly endemic to the higher elevations of the Ouachita Mountains in western Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma. It inhabits moist, rocky forests and talus slopes whe...

The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain is a 1995 film by Christopher Monger, based on a story by Ifor David Monger. It received screenings at both the 19th Moscow International Film Festival and the 1995 Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard section. The film's narrative explo...

The Fourche Mountain salamander (Plethodon fourchensis) is a lungless salamander in the family Plethodontidae that is strictly endemic to west-central Arkansas. Its natural range is highly restricted, primarily inhabiting Fourche Mountain and a few adjacent ridges within the Ouachita Mountain region...

The Big Levels salamander (Plethodon sherando) is a species of lungless salamander belonging to the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Big Levels area of Augusta County, Virginia, within the Blue Ridge Mountains. As a terrestrial plethodontid, it lacks lungs and respires through its skin, r...

Mountain Man is a historical fiction novel written by Vardis Fisher and published in 1965. The book chronicles the life of Sam Minard, a mountain man based on the historical figure John 'Liver-Eating' Johnson, as he navigates the dangerous wilderness of the Rocky Mountains during the 1820s. The narr...