Wilderness Images

Wilderness Images

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, 17, 297–298 (2006) IMAGES Wilderness Images ‘‘We never know how high we are Til we are asked to rise And the...

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Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, 17, 297–298 (2006)

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‘‘We never know how high we are Til we are asked to rise And then if we are true to plan Our statures touch the skies.’’ EMILY DICKINSON Climbing in a Snowstorm on the Mo¨nch, Switzerland. Climber Abigail Wright Grisson makes the chilly ascent on the Mo¨nch. The Mo¨nch, whose name means ‘‘monk’’ in German, is the central summit of the Bernese peak trinity, Jungfrau to its west and Eiger to its east. Photo 䉷 Colin Grissom, MD, Park City, Utah.

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‘‘In the midst of winter, I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer.’’ ALBERT CAMUS South Mountains Snail. Kelly Collings Hawkins found this snail while hiking in South Mountains State Park, in the foothills region of North Carolina, United States. Fellow hikers, Ethan (5) and Kai (2), were delighted to discover somebody who hiked slower than them! Photo 䉷 Seth Hawkins, MD, Morganton, North Carolina.