Wilderness Images Wilderness & Environmental Medicine   Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  Volume 17, Issue 4, Pages 297-298 (December 2006) DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2006)17[297:WI]2.0.CO;2 Copyright © 2006 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

“We never know how high we areTil we are asked to riseAnd then if we are true to planOur statures touch the skies.” Emily DickinsonClimbing in a Snowstorm on the Mönch, Switzerland. Climber Abigail Wright Grisson makes the chilly ascent on the Mönch. The Mönch, 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 © Colin Grissom, MD, Park City, Utah. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2006 17, 297-298DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2006)17[297:WI]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2006 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

“In the midst of winterI finally learned there was in me an invincible summer.” Albert CamusSouth 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 © Seth Hawkins, MD, Morganton, North Carolina. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2006 17, 297-298DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2006)17[297:WI]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2006 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions