December 2023 – Page 3

The Sound of Music evaluation includes every field and every mountain.

Chichester has recently established a reasonably high standard for producing West End-caliber musicals. This flawless production is not an exception. Rather than attempting to reimagine the greatest musical collaboration between Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, director Adam Penford crafts a nuanced masterpiece that revels in its fidelity. The Nazi-era drama about Maria, a novitiate nun-turned-governor … Read more

“Watermelon snow” casts an enigmatic shadow over the western US mountains.

Far too high in the mountains, surrounded by quaking aspen and pinyon pine, the last of the winter’s snow is speckled with pink, purple, and orange tones. It’s similar to flavored snow cones, Flamin’ Sizzling Cheetos, pink lemonade, dissolving blood, or if bystanders completed an art project with purple food coloring. Hikers, campers, and church … Read more

Bear Grylls and Cynthia Erivo Discuss Their Love for a Queer Neighborhood Atop a Mountain

Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo famously completed the Brooklyn Half Marathon before playing Celie in The Shade Purple. Broadway’s The Shade Purple opened in back-to-back performances the same day. It is thus not surprising that she teams up with adventurer Bear Grylls in the Brecon Beacons Mountains of Wales, where she descends by rappel, explores … Read more

After a mountain climbing accident claimed his life, the family of the former MSU baseball player said he lived “life to the fullest.”

When Matt Byars was a young player playing in baseball competitions, he began traveling the country. He fell in love with the outdoors after seeing all these very diverse places and all that life has to offer. His eldest sister, Lindsay Krull, said, “My dad and mom traveled throughout with him for membership baseball, and … Read more

The New Crusing Hiker Swimsuit from Vaikobi, created in collaboration with Laser Legend Brett Beyer

The New Crusing Hiker Swimsuit from Vaikobi, created in collaboration with Laser Legend Brett Beyer Legendary Australian ILCA Brett Beyer wearing the newest Vaikobi Hiker Pressure Swimsuit © Vaikobi Legendary Australian ILCA Brett Beyer wearing the newest Vaikobi Hiker Pressure Swimsuit © Vaikobi by Vaikobi July 20, 22:45 PDT. More than eighteen months ago, founder … Read more

A 21-year-old schoolboy falls more than 300 feet into a ravine to meet his demise in front of his shocked fiancée while hiking in an “extraordinarily harmful” section of an Oregon mountain.

While mountain climbing in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, a student who was 21 years old and a member of the faculty tragically lost his life after falling down a ravine in front of his fiancée, who was frightened. At around 12:18 p.m. on Monday, Joel Tranby was climbing North Sister with his girlfriend, Fiona … Read more