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View Resource Highpointers.org

Highpointers.org offers information on the highest mountain peaks in each state, Puerto Rico, and Washington DC. Data includes the name and height of the mountain and additional climbing information such as the vertical climb in feet. Clicking on the individual states brings up other information about the peak and any available pictures. Although created for mountain climbers, other non-climbers...

https://highpointers.org/us-highpoint-guide/
View Resource NASA: Everest Expedition

Astronaut Scott Parazynski has spent a great deal of time in space, but is most recent expedition took him to Mount Everest, and NASA helped him document the experience for posterity. Parazynski set forth for Nepal in March 2008, and during his journey he learned a great deal about the parallels of mountain climbing and space exploration. Along the right-hand side of the page, visitors will find a...

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/everest_expedition.html
View Resource Trail Database

Something of a veteran by Internet standards, the Trail Database has been around since 1997 and, as such, now bills itself as the "world's largest hiking trail database." "Henk," the Dutch hiker responsible for this compendium, updates the site regularly and has included a wide variety of links to helpful material here. Users can search or browse the resources, which are arranged both under...

https://www.nrtdatabase.org/?p=NRTDatabase/