Standing at a height of 22,842 feet (6962 meters), Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Americas and the second highest of the Seven Summits. …
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Kanchenjunga Base Camp trek
From the Nepal side.
Kanchenjunga, meaning “five great treasure houses of the snow,” is the third-highest mountain in the world and the second-highest in Nepal. Until 1856, it was believed to be the highest of all.
$3-$5,000 for an up to a 28 day adventure according to one source.
You could do it cheaper by shopping around in Kathmandu. Doing more of the organizational work on your own.
Italy – Gran Paradiso: step into Paradise!
Guest post by mountain guide Roberto Calcagno:
I have been hiking Gran Paradiso National Park since I was 3yrs-old. My parents brought me there 3 months each season, my favourite time of the year. In Gran Paradiso I discovered my passion for the mountains and for nature in general.
After 30 years traveling around the world, exploring many other amazing destinations – including the Himalayas, Andes, Pamir, Andaman Sea – I had to conclude there is no place like home. Gran Paradiso National Park is my favourite place in the world.
Gran Paradiso was the first National Park in Italy and is today the largest. Cogne village is near the heart of this magnificent region. From Cogne there are hundreds of hikes and climbs. The mountains are rugged. Though there are many trails, most of the mountain valley crossings are challenging. Hikers need alpine experience.
Gran Paradiso National Park is two hours far from Turin and 3 hours from Milan, in the top north west corner of Italy.
The mountain environment is stunning with glaciers, alpine lakes and plenty of wildlife including ibexes, chamois, marmot and golden eagles.
Accommodation of all kinds are available: campsites to 4 star hotels. Food here is heavy but amazing with mountain cheese and typical rice and polenta dishes. Delicious food is just one of hundreds of reasons to come to visit this gorgeous park.
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Roberto Calcagno was born in Turin, Italy. He is 30 years old, formerly a Telecommunication Engineer who studied and lived in both Chile and Thailand. He’s always loved Nature, especially the Alps. Roberto switched jobs some years ago to follow his passion and become a hiking guide. Today he’s the owner of trekking-alps.com. Contact Roberto via that link if you are interested in hiking these mountains.
Kilimanjaro with 12-Year Old Lilliana Libecki
Google robot goes hiking
Boston Dynamics ATLAS robot walking over debris and in a forest. Commentary by Professor Marc Raibert, co-founder of Boston Dynamics Inc.
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I, for one, welcome our new Robot hiking overlords. 🙂
top 10 trekking peaks
We’ve updated our top 10 section. With input from Kraig Becker, of the Adventure Blog. He’s recently back from his second climb of Kili. 🙂
#1) Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania 5895m
#2) Cotopaxi, Ecuador 5897m <wiki><pb><sp>
#3) Island Peak, Nepal 6189m <wiki><pb><sp>
#4) Mera Peak, Nepal 6476m <wiki><pb><sp>
#5) Stok Kangri, India 6153m <wiki><pb><sp>
#6) Huayna Potosí, Bolivia 6088m <wiki><pb><sp>
#7) Misti Volcano, Peru 5822m
#8) Mt. Toubkal, Morocco 4167m <wiki><pb><sp>
#9) Mt. Rainier, USA 4392m <wiki><pb><sp>
#10) Mont Blanc, France 4810m <wiki><pb><sp>
Aconcágua, Argentina 6,960.8m can be a walk-up. But not many would be willing to call it a trekking peak. 🙂
Trekking peaks are mountains under 7,000 metres (22,970 ft) climbable by anyone with a moderate amount of mountaineering experience and minimal gear.
Others considered for the top 10:
- Chimborazo, Ecuador 6,268m <wiki><pb><sp>
- Khüiten Peak, Tavan Bogd, Mongolia 4374m <wiki><sp>
- Mt. Elbrus, Russia 5642m <wiki><pb><sp>
- Lhakpa Ri, Tibet 7045m <pb>
Leave a comment if your favourite walk up peak is not listed.
Kilimanjaro Experience
Like every year, I’m still looking to find the right time to do Kili.
KILIMANJARO-EXPERIENCE leads 4 different routes: Marangu ‘Coca- Cola’, Machame, Lemosho, Rongai.
“More than 85% of our clients successfully reach Kilimanjaro’s summit.”
Click PLAY or watch a promo on YouTube.
new Kilimanjaro route – 9 days
Adventure Blogger Kraig Becker:
… When selecting the route for the Climb for Valor, the team at Tusker Trail decided that they wanted to do something a little different. The idea was to give the climbers on our team a complete unique look at the mountain, along a route that is seldom hiked. We began by entering Kilimanjaro National Park at the Londorossi Gate and proceeding up the traditional Lemosho Route along the western flanks of the mountain. …
On Day three we began to divert from the Lemosho Route at last and ventured out onto the all-but abandoned Northern Circuit of the mountain. At this point, we left all other teams behind and had the trail completely to ourselves. …
Kilimanjaro 2015: The Route
Eden To Addo Great Corridor Hike
South Africa, Sept 3-23, 2015
400KM. 20 days. US$2060 donation.
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OUR VISION:
To link three mega-reserves, namely the Garden Route National Park, The Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve and the Addo Elephant National Park by means of natural corridors to protect and restore the integrity of bio-diversity and eco-system functioning. …
I’ve hiked the Otter Trail on the Garden Route and visited Addo Elephant Park. It would be terrific to connect the two on foot.
Click over to edentoaddo.co.za E2A corridor page for more information.
Aconcagua – the music video
Guido Patrignani climbs Aconcagua, a trekking peak, while … singing. 🙂
Check out his latest fun clip below and get a sense of what it is like on one of the Seven Summits.
Click PLAY or watch it on Daily Motion.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2grqiq_i-lived-in-aconcagua_travel?start=241
If you like that, check his Everest Base Camp music video – Counting Stars in Himalayas
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