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Meet the Rime Rippin’ Weather Observers By Alex Branton Seek the Peak, Mount Washington Observatory’s largest annual fundraiser, is just around
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Upward Bound’s Journey to New Heights at Mount Washington Observatory
Upward Bound’s Journey to New Heights at Mount Washington Observatory By Jackie Bellefontaine Photos by Erin Town Mount Washington Observatory is excited to share the news of a new collaboration with the University of Maine’s TRIO Upward Bound program, which brought high school students for an overnight experience at the Home of the World’s Worst Weather in early May. Upward Bound students observing the clouds. The University of Maine has been hosting TRIO Upward Bound programs since 1966, providing incredible opportunities for students from low-income communities and/or first-generation college households. Through Upward Bound, students receive college
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Meet the Rime Rippin’ Weather Observers
Meet the Rime Rippin’ Weather Observers By Alex Branton Seek the Peak, Mount Washington Observatory’s largest annual fundraiser, is just around corner! On July 19th, hundreds of members from the community will gather at the Great Glen Trails to celebrate the
Ridgelines and Ravines: A Winter Exploring on Mount Washington
Ridgelines and Ravines: A Winter Exploring on Mount Washington By Marin MacDonald It’s been a cold and windy winter up here on the summit! Since my last blog post, I’ve learned how to forecast both winter weather and avalanche hazards, collected
Seeking 17 Peaks: Meet Steward Chris Nichols
Seeking 17 Peaks: Meet Steward Chris Nichols By Chris Nichols Hello Everyone, My name is Chris, I turned 61 back in February and I will be participating in Seek the Peak 2025. This is my 18th year participating in this great
Loving The High Life: My Internship on Mount Washington
Loving The High Life: My Internship on Mount Washington By Mees Franssen Hello again everyone! It’s Mees, one of the summit interns this winter, with an update on how my internship has been going these past couple of months. My first
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