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Oscar-nominated filmmaker David Vassar, who shot sixteen millimeter footage of the Stoneman Meadow riots in 1970, is currently working on a documentary about the U.S. Air Force’s attempts to remove three hundred thousand acres from Nevada’s Desert National Wildlife Refuge and use it as a bombing range. backcountrypictures.com, @BackcountryPics

We get it: Mount Whitney is the highest point in the Lower 48, and who wouldn’t want to stand on top of that? Keep in mind that you need to win the permit lottery and you probably won’t be alone. A good place to start your research is in the forums at The Whitney Zone, whitneyzone.com.

However, we might point out that there are eleven more peaks above fourteen thousand feet in the Sierra Nevada with a prominence of at least three hundred feet. The Sierra Club Sierra Peaks Section lists two hundred forty-seven worthy summits in this expansive California range. Find that list at adv-jour.nl/SPS.

Brad Rassler is the founder and editor of Sustainable Play, an online journal about the intersection of outdoor narrative and sustainable development, where you can do a deep dive into writing from the likes of Doug Peacock, Dick Dorworth, and, yes, Rassler himself. sustainableplay.com

Photos: Andy Selters, andyselters.com; Austin Siadak, austinsiadak.com, @austin_siadak

Want to work at the only lodging concession at the bottom of the Grand Canyon? Operations are run by Xanterra and you can start your search at grandcanyonlodges.com.

For a wider sweep, just Google “jobs at Phantom Ranch,” which will net you listings posted to LinkedIn, Hireable, ZipRecruiter, and more.

For a gallery of cool historical photos of the ranch, visit adv-jour.nl/phantom

Jessi Phillips lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she writes both nonfiction and fiction and also teaches English. jessiphillips.com

Photos: James Q Martin is a senior contributing photographer to Adventure Journal. jamesqmartin.com, @jamesqmartin

Joey Schusler is a senior contributing photographer to Adventure Journal. joeyschusler.com, @joeyschusler

Don Sheldon’s exploits and derring-do are worth a much more immersive look. Like that time he crashed and sank his plane, pulled his injured partner out through the broken windshield, and then hiked for days, past three grizzly encounters, to get help. Or the time he landed his plane on a river in a narrow gorge and plucked a half-dozen men to safety. Wager With the Wind: The Don Sheldon Story, by James Greiner, is the book to read.

But wait, you say, what about staying at the Mountain House? That’s a great idea. Cost is five hundred dollars per night for up to four people and one hundred dollars per additional person, plus the air taxi from Talkeetna, Alaska. sheldonchalet.com

Photos: Chris Burkard is a senior contributing photographer to Adventure Journal. You can follow him @chrisburkard…but you probably already do. chrisburkard.com

Krista Langlois is a frequent contributor to Adventure Journal. Her last feature was “Hunting Turtle” in AJ06. kristaleelanglois.com, @cestmoilanglois

Photos: Michael CB Stevens, michaelcbstevens.com, @michaelcbstevens

To learn more about Nanga Parbat, a.k.a. the “Killer Mountain,” start with Hermann Buhl’s Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage: The Lonely Challenge, available through book-selling booksellers.

Jeff Moag is a regular contributor to Adventure Journal. The former editor of Canoe & Kayak, he last wrote about eddying out in AJ06. @jeffmoag

Photos: Michał Dzikowski, clearskiesahead.com, @clearskiesaheadphoto

Martin Hogue is an architect who teaches in the department of landscape architecture at Cornell University in New York. He is the author of Thirtyfour Campgrounds (MIT Press, 2016). martinhogue.net

Menus are produced, written, and photographed by Megan McDuffie and Michael van Vliet, who after living full time on the road for several years have settled in Bend, Oregon. freshoffthegrid.com, @freshoffthegrid

London-born Lynx Vilden was living life as a punk rocker when she had an epiphany. “After abusing myself for a few years in Amsterdam, I realized I had to clean up my act,” she said. Vilden moved to a cabin in Sweden and began learning primitive skills, which led to the development of the intensive paleo courses she now teaches. Monthlong immersive seminars, including one in Namibia, cost 2,200 Euros. lynxvilden.com

Kiliii Yuyan is an indigenous Nanai/Hézhè photographer, filmmaker, and journalist, who focuses on the stories of minority and native cultures, especially those who live close to the land. kiliii.com, @kiliiiyuyan