JupiterHikes set out to find challenge in 2023.
It really helped that Sprocket joined him for some of the longest.
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TOP 10 hikes ➙ Chamonix to Zermatt, Alps
The Haute Route, from France to Switzerland, is one of our top 10 hikes in the world.
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Haute Route
Chamonix to Zermatt, Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn – in two weeks of mountain travel you will see the greatest collection of 4000 metre peaks in the Alps!
AT A GLANCE
- also known as the Walker’s High Route
- Alpine charm: valleys, lakes, glaciers
- great food, history, culture
- from Mont Blanc, the highest peak in Europe (4810m, 15,781ft)
- to the Matterhorn, the most beautiful peak in the alps
- 9-15 days
- 180+kms (112mi)
- best months June-Sept
- crosses 11 passes, gains more than 12,000m elevation
- difficult hiking
Read more on our Haute Route information page.
documentary – 500 Days in the Wild
Dianne Whelan is the only person to complete The Great Trail (Trans Canada Trail), a network of greenways, trails, waterways, and roads that stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic oceans.
It extends over 24,000 km (15,000 mi); it is now the longest recreational, multi-use trail network in the world
Hiking, biking, paddling, snowshoeing and skiing.
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Canada’s Great Divide Trail – documentary
The Great Divide Trail in the Canadian Rockies … closely follows the Great Divide between Alberta and British Columbia …
… southern terminus is in Waterton Lakes National Park at the Canada–US border (where it connects with the Continental Divide Trail) and its northern terminus is at Kakwa Lake in Kakwa Provincial Park, north of Jasper National Park. …
In 2017, Kodak & Cinnamon hiked 1100km south to north.
Out There: The Great Divide Trail is FREE on YouTube.
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Getting permits is difficult.
Start on this page ➙ Great Divide Trail Association – Trip -Planning Resources
BestHike #2 – John Muir Trail, California
John Muir Trail is one of our top 10 hikes in the world.
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John Muir Trail
If there’s a hiker’s paradise on earth, it’s the JMT in the Sierra Nevadas.
213 miles without a road. Fantastic weather. 11 high passes. Unbelievable nonstop vistas. And Mt Whitney.
AT A GLANCE
- Yosemite, Ansel Adams and John Muir wilderness, Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks
- start in stunning Yosemite, Muir’s “Range of Light”
- 223mi (360km) to Whitney Portal adding sidetrips to Half Dome, Vermillion Resort and Mt. Whitney 14,505ft (4,421m)
- 15-21 days recommended
- carry your own food and tent
- JMT about 10% the length of the Pacific Crest Trail
Read more on our John Muir Trail information page.
Women – 140 days Great Himalaya Trail
Wow. What an undertaking.
The Great Himalaya Trail (GHT) Women Leaders on the Trail Campaign (GHT Women Leaders campaign) is a once in a lifetime opportunity to elevate the roles and status of female Nepali guides and porters in Nepal.
The campaign involves organizing a group of female Nepali guide(s) and porters to trek on the Great Himalaya Trail for 140 days beginning February until July of 2024.
This campaign is in support of the mission of the non-profit human rights organization, The Porter Voice Collective, which aims to advocate for the human rights of porters in Peru, Nepal & Tanzania via all forms of media and storytelling. …
Details
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Anu Shrestha, Campaign Manager (Nepal)
Gauri Malakar, Campaign Advisor
Sara Frenning, PVC Researcher & Campaign Coordinator, Videographer
Pema T. Sherpa, GHT Logistics Coordinator
Marinel de Jesus, Campaign Manager (Global)
Thor Pedersen 203 Nations without Flying
Trailer for the planned 2024 documentary called THE IMPOSSIBLE JOURNEY.
Danish traveler and adventurer Torbjørn C. Pedersen (Thor) made history on May 23rd by becoming the first person ever to visit every country without air travel. …
Onboard a container ship, he arrived in Male, the capital of the Maldives, marking his 203rd and final country.
Thor, a Salomon ambassador, described the journey as “an incredible and challenging adventure that aimed to promote peace, understanding and cultural exchange while raising awareness about global issues”.
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Chris Lewis Walked 19,000 Miles, 6 Years
An ex-paratrooper has completed a 19,000 mile walk around the UK coast and raised £500,000 in the process.
Chris Lewis, 43, was joined by hundreds of cheering supporters as he finished the final mile of his journey …
He set off with just £10 in his pocket and has returned with a fiancee, a baby son named Magnus and a pet dog called Jet. …
Mr Lewis, who served with 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, struggled to cope after entering civilian life.
He decided to walk the UK coast after suffering anxiety and depression. …
BBC
800 miles in 8 minutes | Arizona Trail
Overrated ➙ Scotland’s West Highland Way
I was looking forward to the West Highland Way in 2009. Ended up quitting early. Now we don’t recommend that adventures.
There are MANY better hikes in Scotland.
Kraig Adams went in 2023. And his lovely drone videos make it look appealing.
Watch his entire video, however, and you’ll see he was tortured by midges.
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