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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 […]

Mark Scanlan recommended the Nabesna area of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, the largest in the USA.
The jumping off point is Anchorage.

… two rough gravel roads (the McCarthy Road and the Nabesna Road) wind through the park, making much of the interior accessible for backcountry camping and hiking. Chartered aircraft also fly into the […]

Having never been there, I was envious reading Kraig Becker’s Kili trip reports on his Adventure Blogger site.
Now he’s been interviewed on The Outdoor Weblog:

Honestly, I’ve been thinking about this trip for four years now. I saw an IMAX film by David Breashears on Kilimanjaro and I was fascinated with the thought of trekking […]

One of the best hikes in the world is scrambling Mount St. Helens Monitor Ridge (information page).
But when a hiking buddy Rocco told me he was travelling to Portland, Oregon for a wedding, I insisted he and his partner hike Mount St. Helens.
“It’s only 53mi (85km) NE of Portland. You can’t miss this opportunity!”
Luckily, Rocco’s […]

Craig Stanton from New Zealand is preparing to start the Pacific Crest Trail in April. He’s got a great website — PCT2007.org — and looks very organized.
Looks like Craig will be ready for the PCT. He blazed through one of our top 10 hikes.

Yesterday I completed the challenge I was unable to finish […]

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Machame route from Moshi to Uhuru peak. Check out Ringo Expeditions and talk to Adam there if you want a good guide and crew.

more Kili photos - flickr - posted by Christian […]

Wow!
Look what Tom picked as one of his Flickr Photos of the Day:

More links and details on hiking Haleakala National Park, Hawaii: Two-Heel Drive: March 2007 Archives
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