CATCHING POLAR FEVER As described in the article below, I succumbed to “polar fever” while visiting Tromso’s Polar Museum (or Polarmuseet) as part of ski trip to Norway’s Lyngen Alps. Thanks to the Wilderness Medical Society’s [...]
Backcountry Skiing, Alpine Touring (AT) or Randonne?? No matter the name, skiing away from lift-serviced & patrolled terrain exerts a powerful spiritual pull on the avid winter recreationalist. Will the sport and its harrowing risks survive the current Anthropocene epoch? [...]
It’s the time in my life which includes many a 50th anniversary commemoration. Defining moments of young adulthood reflected upon in the context of troubling current events. The Vietnam war and Nixon era recalled in times of vexing scarcity, inequality [...]
March On Manhattan Walking Manhattan, End To End From Washington Heights To Battery Park As the centerpiece of our 2016 sibling family reunion celebrating the looming 60th birthday of the youngest sib, the March on Manhattan proved a hit. [...]
Human response to cold has always fascinated me. I’ve studied and written about hypothermia for medical journals. Adhering to the rich scientific tradition of personal bioassay through self-experimentation, I’ve spent plenty of time in snow and freezing air but have [...]
