Cam Honan’s eight day (mostly off trail) traverse of the “Blood of Christ” mountains.
Rocky Mountain Crown Traverse
Yeesh. North Face ultra-runners Mike Foote and Mike Wolfe.
hiking the Canary Islands
Walking Womad:
The first 5 and a half days of our trip we spent on La Gomera. Gomera is THE hiking island. It’s small, pretty quiet compared to Tenerife, hitching is soooo frikkin easy (the mostly german tourists all have a rental car and they will pick you up the moment you get your thumb out), and the hiking paths are really well marked. …
On Tenerife we continued along the GR 131 and some local trails. …
Read the trip report – Hiking on the Canary Islands ‘La Gomera’ and ‘Tenerife’
Fossil Falls, Kananaskis Country
Canada’s Great Divide Trail
The Great Divide Trail (GDT), is a wilderness hiking trail in the Canadian Rockies. The trail closely follows the Great Divide between Alberta and British Columbia, crossing the divide no fewer than 30 times.
It begins in Waterton Lakes National Park at the Canada-US border (where it connects with the Continental Divide Trail) and ends in Kakwa Provincial Park north of Jasper National Park. The Great Divide Trail is 1,200 km long …
Fewer than 20 people a year thru hike the GDT. If you might be interested, try to get a copy of the only guidebook.
Work your way through the official website – GreatDivideTrail.com. Especially the FAQs.
Check Erin ‘Wired’ Saver’s 2015 trip report.
Wind River High Route
Lady on a Rock posted a fabulous adventure. Here are some photos from day 7.
Bikepacking Annapurna
I once cycled DOWN from high up on the Annapurna Circuit. Cycling up there (from Kathmandu) sounds tough.
Drawn by the majesty of the Nepali Himalaya and its welcoming teahouses, Colt Felters sets out to pedal around the region’s infamous Annapurna Circuit. Once he’s found his bike…
(via Hiking in Finland)
British Columbia wilderness
3 weeks adventure with the French photographer Brice Portolano backpacking in the wilderness of British Columbia. After a week on Vancouver Island, Brice hiked in the South Chilcotin mountains with the aim of reaching the highest summits.
Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.
(via Adventure.com)
best day hikes in Alberta?
I’ll be in the Canadian Rockies end of August. 🙂 I’m still deciding on what hikes to do on that trip.
… the mountains here have all of the spectacle and grandeur of their southern American cousins, and in most places they only have a fraction of the foot traffic. …
Modern Hiker – 6 STUNNING DAY HIKES IN ALBERTA
Roraima trek, Venezuela
Stingy Nomads:
Mount Roraima is the highest of the many Table Mountains (tepuis) scattered over the grasslands of The Grand Sabana. The strange rock formations, quarts fields that look like a diamond encrusted fairy land, insect eating plants and many high waterfalls gives the whole area unreal feel and have been an inspiration to writers and movie makers. It is thought to have inspired Arthur Cone Doyle’s book ‘The Lost World’, published in 1912 …
Tours are normally 6 to 8 days, taking three days to reach the top, then one to three days exploring the top and it takes two more days to come down the same trail. You cannot hike this route independent since a guide is compulsory. There are many companies in Santa Elena that offers all-inclusive tours; you can also try to find an independent guide to lead your trek. …
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