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research links

Himalayan Index – This site indexes the Alpine Journal, the American Alpine Journal, the Himalayan Journal and other journals and provides bibliographic citations to mountains in the Himalayas.

Peakware – Search for mountains all over the world in this mountain encyclopedia. Obtain a brief fact sheet and links to expedition reports. This site also features tables of highest mountains and other mountain facts.

Everest – Current news about Everest expeditions and interesting facts about Everest are given on this site.

National Park Service – This internet site allows you to search by park name and gives contact information and an overview of U.S. national parks and monuments.

Rating and Grading Systems – Check out this site for an explanation of climbing grades.

Travel Advisories – This U.S. State Department site gives information on international travel.

Country Studies – Learn more about foreign countries from this link.

Climbing Dictionary – Learn basic climbing terminology from this web address.

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine- Access 12 online volumes at no cost.

Library of Congress Portals to the World - Contains selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world.

Science of Climbing- Read what the world's researchers have learned about the human body and climbing.

Adventurestats.com - Adventure History

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international club websites
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