New technique settles old debate on highest peaks in US Arctic

Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 11:21 in Earth & Climate

Finding out which is the highest mountain in the US Arctic may be the last thing on your mind, unless you are an explorer who skis from the tallest peaks around the globe. A ski mountaineer and a glaciologist aimed to settle a debate of more than 50 years, while testing a new, affordable mapping technique in a steep mountainous region.

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