DID you know that this year is the International Year of the Mountain (IYM) and if you take a look around the web you'll cross some marvellous sites?
Just visit www.mountains 2002.org to find out what celebrations are planned in countries across the world.
The peak of the celebrations is the High Summit 2002 International Conference which will use interactive video conferencing to link Mount Everest, the Cook mountains and Kilimanjaro.
Other events are searchable on the site and cover everything from agroforestry in Andora to geomorphology in Gambia.
For some stunning mountain views get over to the Wildernet site (http:// www. peakware.com/).
You will instantly be greeted with breathtaking scenes such as the Canadian Rockies, Mount Washington, The Matterhorn.
Images link to their own sites with lots of facts.
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