Best hikes, treks, tramps in the world.
Men. You know nothing. 🙂
Forward this article by Trinity Ludwig to ladies in your hiking group. Trinity completed an 11-month 1,785-mile trek the length of South America. And knows what she’s talking about.
Course Director Dave Adlard is just back from setting up the course.
Click PLAY or watch some “highlights” on Facebook. Looks gnarly, as they used to say.
Expedition Alaska starts June 28th.
… Malaysia’s Mt. Kinabalu, a 4095 meter (13,435 ft) trekking peak on the island of Borneo, was struck with a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that claimed the lives of at least 16 people, and left dozens of others injured and stranded on the mountain for a time.
There are believed to be at least two others still missing, and the death toll could rise even further as search and rescue teams continue their efforts. …
Of the 16 climbers who perished on the mountain, reports indicate that seven of them were from Singapore, Six were Malay, with the additional causalities coming from the Philippines, China, and Japan. …
Earthquake on Mt. Kinabalu Kills 16 Climbers, Injures Dozens More
We’ve added an information page for Kalalau, one of our top 10 coastal hikes of the world.
11mi (18km)
You can day hike it, as Jack did.
Or hike 22 miles return over several days.
Click through if you mike like to do this adventure yourself one day. 🙂
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:
Leave a comment if your favourite walk up peak is not listed.
We’ve added an information page for those wanting to organize for the famed South Coast Track in Tasmania, one of our top 10 coastal hikes in the world.
World → Austalasia → Australia → South Coast Track
The South Coast Track is a challenging walk in a region of Tasmania exposed to harsh weather conditions. There are no huts along the track. Track conditions are often difficult. Walkers must be fully self-sufficient, well-equipped and experienced.
AT A GLANCE
This Hiking Life:
Distance : 40 miles (64 km)
Avg.Time : 4 or 5 days
Start / Finish: Lake Sylvan car park / Routeburn shelter.
The Five Passes Route is a wilderness tramp (Kiwi speak for ‘hike’ or ‘trek’) that requires good route finding and map reading skills. If you are looking for a well marked, easy to follow trail, you may want to try the nearby Routeburn Track. …
There are no huts, except for the somewhat dilapidated Rock Burn Shelter, situated a few kilometres north of Lake Sylvan car park.
There are rock bivvies at Beans Burn, Olivine Ledge, Parks Pass and Theatre Flats. See Moir’s Guide for details of exact locations. The Beans Burn and Parks Pass bivvies are the pick of the bunch.
It is possible to spend all of your nights under the rock bivvies, however considering the challenging terrain and unpredictable nature of the weather, you would be wise to bring your own shelter.
A challenging trek for experienced hikers only. Scenically stunning from start to finish. …
The Hiking Life – Five Passes Route
I made a donation to Samaritan’s Purse. Looks like they are doing excellent work.
Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.
Here’s their donation link if you’d like to do the same.
(via Adventure Blog)
1. Two people can fit in a 2 person tent.
2. You’ll sleep warmer if you sleep naked in a sleeping bag.
3. You need to wear hiking boots to go backpacking.
4. You need a backpack rain cover to hike in the rain.
5. You need a tent footprint to protect the floor of your tent.
6. Waterproof breathable rain jackets are breathable.
7. You need a 4 season tent to camp in winter.
8. Biodegradable soap is ok to wash with in streams and ponds.
9. Waterproof hiking boots will keep your feet dry.
10. You don’t need to carry maps and a compass because you have a GPS.
Yep. I agree with all 10.
I carry a 1-man 3-season tent. (Hubba). No pack cover. No footprint. No GPS.
I never sleep naked (in my 1-man tent). Wear approach shoes everywhere.
AND I’ve always called Gortex the “fabric of deceit”. 🙂
via email …
Dear Trekkers,
It’s been ten days since a large-scale earthquake shook Nepal. It’s been a hard time for everyone, with the loss of family members, homes, entire savings, and historical landmarks. On the other hand, it’s brought the people of Nepal together in the face of adversity and strengthened bonds with those from outside Nepal who offered aid.
Still, with the death toll estimated at 7500, along with 10,000 injured and 1.4 million in need of food assistance, there is still a need for assistance.
We’ve spent the last few days compiling a list of reliable, effective groups working hard to bring support to the people of Nepal. If you’re able, please consider donating time, money, or volunteering via the links below.
What’s Needed Now
- Remote villages are still in need of relief;
- Because of sanitation problems, there is a high risk of disease;
- Lack of electricity and water supply;
- The monsoon season is a month away, making shelter an urgnet need;
- Basic necessities like food, water purification tablets, medicine, blankets, and tents are still needed;
- Support for the long-term rebuilding of homes, villages, and historical landmarks.
Effective Ways To Donate
If you are in a position to donate, here is a list of local, grassroot initiatives working hard to provide relief. By donating to these groups, your money will go directly to the people that need it most via local channels mobilized by local experts:
- Rebuild Langtang Campaign Langtang village, in particular, will need rebuilding support after the first weeks have passed. After first medical care has been delivered it will take large efforts to re-establish community life back in the valley.
- Lokesh Todi’s Relief Fund to support and sustain the work of local NGOs and first responders on the ground.
- Mountain People’s Initiative to provide assistance to those in need around Kathmandu. They’ve set up a temporary relief centre in Thamel functioning as shelter/store/aid post for local Galdunga people.
- Tsum Nubri Relief & Recovery Program set-up by the local people based in Kathmandu.
- Sherpa Gear’s CrowdRise Campaign. 100% of your donation will go for immediate relief on the ground through our Paldorje Education Fund network, already set up to benefit the children of Sherpa families in remote villages.
- Tripureshwor Village Aid Campaign: raising money to distribute rice to 300 families in Dhading Region (close to the epicenter).
- GlobalGiving’s Campaign to help address the immediate needs for food, fuel, clean water, hygiene products, and shelter. Once initial relif work is complete, remaining funds will transition to support longer-term recovery efforts run by loca, vetted organizations.
- Karma Foundation is a non-profit branch of socialtours & Karma Coffee working on responsible philanthropy disbursement to projects in Nepal, now for Quake relief.
- Seva Foundation is working to supply tents to those in need of shelter.
- To Da Loo Community toilet builders initiative in the wake of the earthquake. Toilets or latrine pits are raised in densely populated communities.
- Helter Shelter Shelter relief effort for those left homeless.
Other Ways To Help
There will be long-term rebuilding projects that will need volunteer support. If you’re planning a trip to Nepal in the future, consider volunteering as an option. When the media spotlight shifts to another problem in the world, there will still be people in Nepal working to rebuild and regain what was lost.Continued News, Updates, Photos…
- Kathmandu Living Labs has been crowdsourcing technologies and social platforms to map the relief effort and access to local villages.
- Gallery of photos taken by Lokesh Todi who has been documenting the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake on the ground.
- Photographer Thomas Kelly is actively documenting the aftermath of massive Earthquake that rattled Nepal on 25th of April, 2015.
- Code for Nepal’s map of reported deaths, injuries, and houses damaged.
- Nepal Earthquake 2015 Facebook Community: a voluntary page run by Nepalis based abroad to share information.
- Reddit Nepal Earthquake Page A comprehensive lists of links and resources relating to the earthquake in Nepal.
- Langtang Reference Map showing the villages of the Langtang Region along with on-the-ground status updates.
- Video showing the devastation in Langtang
Please share these links with others whom you feel can help. Thanks for your support, and hope to see you back in Nepal someday soon.
Best wishes,
Alex
Founder | TrekkingPartners
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