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Peter H Hansen
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Historian, Other Everests: One Mountain, Many Worlds, co-editor; The Summits of Modern Man, prof at WPI, opinions own
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Recommended: Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the Himalayas (2026), now online:
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The Oxford Handbook of the Himalayas
Abstract. The Himalayas are not just mountains. They are also not just places for mountaineering, exploring, or extracting commodities. The Himalayan regio
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July 21, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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Warmest congratulations to @jonwestaway.bsky.social for this very well-deserved recognition of his exceptional leadership and commitment to engaging a broad public with geographical and historical knowledge of Mount Everest and mountaineering!
jonwestaway.bsky.social Jonathan Westaway @jonwestaway.bsky.social · May 13
Very honoured to have won the RGS-IBG Geographical Engagement Award 2026 @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social
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Thank you to all the project partners on the AHRC funded #OtherEverests project @ukri.org
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We did some cool stuff with some very talented people...
May 28, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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Our friends in The Confluence Collective have made a short film of our Kalimpong exhibition.

बाउ को धुरी छैन “Father Has No Roof over his head” Kalimpong, India 21-27 February 2026

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#Himalaya #Archives #IndigenousWork #Mountaineering

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March 24, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Check out @peterhhansen.bsky.social's review of Robin Patten's "The Mountain: Journeys in High Places," published in 2025 by University of Utah Press; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #alpine
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March 5, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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New podcast! Talking with @peterhhansen.bsky.social sky.social about how #mountaineering & #modernity emerged together & how the idea of the 'summit position' came to encompass concepts of sovereignty and empire from the #Alps to #Everest shorturl.at/oI5fh #EnvHist #EnvHums
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Summit Positions
Jason König and Jonathan Westaway interview Peter Hansen about his research on the Alps and Himalayas.
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February 25, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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New podcast! Talking with @peterhhansen.bsky.social about how #mountaineering & #modernity emerged together & how the idea of the 'summit position' came to encompass concepts of sovereignty and empire from the #Alps to #Everest.
shorturl.at/oI5fh #EnvHist
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February 25, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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futuremountain.bsky.social
New podcast! Talking with @peterhhansen.bsky.social about how #mountaineering & #modernity emerged together & how the idea of the 'summit position' came to encompass concepts of sovereignty and empire from the #Alps to #Everest.
shorturl.at/oI5fh
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February 25, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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Skimo's debut at the Winter Olympics was a great opportunity to talk about the longer connections between science and mountaineering with Flora Lichtman on NPR's Science Friday:
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Olympic Ski Mountaineering, And Mountain Goat Climbing Feats
The mountaineering history behind "skimo," a new Winter Olympic event. Plus, research into a true alpine champion, the mountain goat.
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February 24, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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Really fun to talk with Fredricka Whitfield at CNN about Ski mountaineering, or #Skimo, the newest Winter Olympics competition that combines two sports with long histories. Mixed relays promote the Olympics goal of gender equality.

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‘Ski mountaineering’ to make its Winter Olympic debut | CNN
This year’s Winter Olympics are featuring a new, intense event where racers climb uphill on mountains with skis before a slalom race downhill to the finish line. Prof. Peter Hansen joins CNN’s Fredric...
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February 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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futuremountain.bsky.social
New podcast! We talk to historian of science @lachlanfleetwood.bsky.social about early 19th C. imperial science in the #Himalaya & the emergence of a 'vertically oriented view of the world' where altitude comes to define mountains #HistSci #EnvHist
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February 11, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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Happy Science Friday! Here’s what we’re covering today on the show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. ⛷️ 🐐 ⭐️ 🧑‍💻
📸 : Kevin White
Learn more here: buff.ly/8RIIRNG
February 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Are goats the GOAT of mountaineering?🏔️🐐
Host Flora Lichtman learns about climbing snowy mountains as “skimo,” aka ski mountaineering, ⛷️ makes its debut as a Winter Olympic event. Plus, a wildlife ecologist talks about the gravity-defying skills of mountain goats. buff.ly/4QwuKnV
Olympic Ski Mountaineering, And Mountain Goat Climbing Feats
The mountaineering history behind "skimo," a new Winter Olympic event. Plus, research into a true alpine champion, the mountain goat.
www.sciencefriday.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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jonwestaway.bsky.social
बाउ को धुरी छैन “Father Has No Roof over his head”

An #OtherEverests #ConfluenceCollective exhibition in Kalimpong 21-27 February 2026 shorturl.at/YrbVv

Lost archives & hidden histories of Indigenous high-altitude workers from the 1920s & 1930s.

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February 4, 2026 at 12:29 PM