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Joshua Hammer

Two skiers on a windswept ski slope
Posted inNonfiction

The Ticking Clock of an Avalanche Rescue

by Carolyn Wells January 31, 2022October 18, 2022

“He watched as gravity took hold of the dislodged snow, sending it down the hill. The enormous white wall was sliding in his direction.”

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads August 20, 2021October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from David Rohde, Sarah Cox, Wyatt Williams, Joshua Hammer, and Kiana Fitzgerald, Paula Mejía, Matt Sonzala, Donnie Houston, Lance Scott Walker, Brandon Caldwell, Cat Cardenas, Jessi Pereira, and Sama’an Ashrawi.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Epic Hunt for One of the World’s Most Wanted Men

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 25, 2021October 19, 2022

“He was one of Africa’s richest moguls and helped unleash the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Then Félicien Kabuga vanished and stayed hidden for more than two decades—until recently, when the United Nations’ war crimes detectives picked up his trail and began to close in.”

Posted inFeatured, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature

The Traffic Jam on Mount Everest that Cost 11 Lives

by Krista Stevens December 4, 2019October 19, 2022

“The crowd seemed incredible—like a bag of Skittles had been scattered down the slope.”

Posted inCrime, Highlight, Quotes, Science Fiction

This Heist’s for the Birds

by michelleweber January 15, 2019October 19, 2022

“I always say, If there is a $50,000 bill flying around, someone is going to try to catch it.”

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