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The NY Times posted the best on-line multimedia presentation of a trek I’ve ever seen.
It makes author Tom Bissell’s Kili adventure come to life. (Tom did make it to Uhuru Peak … but could not remember the “triumph” afterwards.)
Some screenshots of the graphics:

Tom Bissell’s account of his painful and exhausting climb to the summit of […]

Well 4WheelBob …
Are you up to challenge Bern Goosen’s new record

Bern Goosen of South Africa reached the summit of Kilimanjaro – and in doing so, smashed his own record for the fastest ascent of the mountain in a wheelchair.
Mr Goosen – who has now reached Uhuru Peak, the summit of Kilimanjaro, twice, and remains the […]

I tried. I tried.
On White Mountain I tried to persuade wheelchair hiker climber 4WheelBob to buy a kayak.
KayakBob … I like the sound of that.
Yet Bob’s persisting in his dream of ascending the highest mountain in Africa. Bob was quoted on Marion’s blog:

“I’m not a real publicity hound by nature, so my […]

The Adventure Junkie of The Adventure Blog keeps close tabs on what’s happening in Africa (and the rest of the world).
His recent post Adventure On Mount Kenya caught my eye. It links to Matthew Power’s project to re-enact the Mt Kenya climb of British prisoners of war in 1943. (That “escape” was documented […]

I was determined to trek rugged Wrangell-St. Elias in the summer of 2007. But which hike to chose?
The National Park website has a number of recommendations for hikes in Wrangell-St. Elias. (PDF files are linked from that page)
I was tempted by the Sanford-Dadina Plateau “Volcanic Traverse” — but did not have the 4-8 days needed. […]

Great trip report and photos on the Shot from the Hip blog.
Mt. Saint Helens is the famous volcano close to Portland, Oregon.
• 11.6mi (18.7km) return
• 4565ft (1,392m) elevation gain
• summit at 8365ft (2,550m)
• 7-12 hours
Ignoring good advice from Rangers, two hikers raced up the mountain without ice axes or crampons. Then got lost and separated […]

Just today we posted our first hiking recommendation for Kamchatka, Russia — having missed completely the news story being reported over the past week:
Scientists mourn devastation of Valley of Geysers
Wildlife in the Valley of Geysers may be threatened by the rubble that has caused flooding (below).
Teams of scientists have been sent to the Valley of […]

UPDATE: Mount Rainier National Park is not issuing permits for the entire length of the Wonderland Trail in 2007. Only sections. Check the website: WTA.org
Wonderland Trail, Mt. Ranier, Washington, is one of the best hikes in the world.
However, it’s taken a lot of storm damage over the past winter. Not all trails will be […]

There are certainly fantastic treks and volcano climbs on volcanic Kamchatka Peninsula.
Climbing climbing Koryaksky (3456m) is quite doable, for example.
You can find a number of trekking guides with Google. But are they reliable?
But we’ve not yet talked to anyone who’s hiked there. (Leave a comment below this post if you have more […]

El Misti (5827m / 19,117 ft), in Peru is perhaps the easiest way to hike HIGH anywhere in the world. We think.
I did it solo myself in 2005.
It looks so tempting from the hotel roof in Arequipa.

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But it’s not always that easy, as Eu-Jin Goh from California found on his adventure.
We signed up for a […]