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The American Mountain Guides Association is an organization I would like to work for in the future. They have a lot of incredible mountaineering programs.

This website offers information about the variety of programs and certifications the AMGA offers for mountaineering instructors. It also has information on how to prepare for these courses.

MTB Tips is now on youtube, a great source for any educational video. Tells you literally everything about how to mountain bike. It is the youtube version of Mountain Biking for dummies

This website gives information about the two year degrees that Colorado Mountain College offers at their 10 campuses throughout Colorado.

This website gives extremely detailed and secific analysis of snow conditions in the mountains of Northern Utah, but is also useful for anyone trying to learn about what conditions are ripe for avalanches. Every day the site gives a description of each possible type of avalanche, the likelihood of it happening and where, what will cause it, and the potential severity of the slide. The website also gives a detailed analysis of all previous avalanches, explaining why it happened and the effect that it had.

Watching the Mountain biking videos gave me great ideas for berm design and jumps as well as trail style. A must see for adrenaline junkies

This company I feel is like how every other company should strive to be like. They're dedication to producing the best products that are both good for the earth and for human health.

A 1990 documentary filmed in the Sawtooth Mountains. Jim and Jamie Dutcher follow what comes to be called "The Saw Tooth Pack." The couple follows the pack in a close and detailed fashion, naming the wolves. The roles of different wolves and the class system of a large wolf pack are a big part of this documentary.

Research Briefs UF anthropologists have spent more than 20 years excavating a Peruvian mountain in search of answers to how the Inca's ancestors lived, and celebrated, fourteen centuries ago. UF's Science Partners in Inquiry-based Collaborative Education, or SPICE, program pairs science graduate students with middle schoolers, and both come away winners.

This was the site I used to fundraise for the half marathon that I ran to benefit Zeno Mountain Farm. The whole team from Zeno made fundraising pages with this site, and it let you set a goal, provide information about what you are fundraising for, and notified you via email when you got donations or reached your goal. With a site where people will be entering their credit card numbers to donate to you, you have to be sure that it is reliable. The only way I knew this site was reliable was because it had been endorsed by the leader of our marathon team, but now that I know I will feel confident using it for future fundraising endeavours I embark on. I liked using this site because it made fundraising a communal activity that I could share with my entire marathon team; instead of just calling people in isolation, I could track my progress with my teammates and receive inspiration from what they were doing. It also allowed me to broaden the pool of people I was reaching out to to sponsor me, since I could connect the stayclassy page with my facebook and other social media pages.

This article is about how the Taliban is, once again, attacking government buildings in Afghanistan like they do every spring when the weather warms up in the mountains. The reason they do this every spring is to try and regain control of the government of Afghanistan. It is my understanding that their motive is to control the global opium market and ultimate wealth. I believe this is reliable information because it is on the CNN website and they have a good reputation for accurate news. I have learned that the Taliban is very persistent and violent. I can't imagine living in a country where a violent terrorist group is trying to overthrow the government every spring. I feel that must be an unsafe place to live, work, and try and raise a family, and am glad I live in the U.S.

An incredible true story about a Western nun who paved the way for women in Buddhist culture. Tension Palmo spent 12 years meditating in a cave on the side of a mountain, and in doing so proved that women are just as capable of extended meditation as are men. A great read, that provides lots of insight into Buddhism teachings and history.