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As exciting as that looks, first take a reality check – click over to the Across Iceland Journal Day 5.
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trouble climbing Mt Adams
Veteran climbing guide Dave Adlard led some new mountaineers on a climb of Mt Adams, Washington.
Thousands climb it every year.
The weather went bad.
“If you haven’t figured it out already we’re not going up. We need to get the hell off this mountain alive.” as our guide and friend, David Adlard, said to us at six in morning.
Read the entertaining trip report on Mtn Talk – Mt. Adams: Get Down Alive
Annapurna Base Camp trek
Totally unaffected by road building, this one of the best hiking adventures in Nepal you can do independently or with a Guide. Mountain IQ has the details.
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Nepal – Dhaulagiri Circuit guided
This is a challenging trek around Dhaulagiri the world’s seventh highest mountain crossing two Himalayan passes. …
There is an option to climb Dhampus Peak at an altitude of 6,060m for those with previous mountaineering experience. If you like to climb Dhampus Peak there is an extra charge to cover the cost of the climbing permit.
The Mountain Company has organised eight successful treks around Dhaulagiri Circuit since Spring 2008 …
Cost about $150 / day for 20 days out of Kathmandu = US$2,895. Budget flights to and from Kathmandu plus extras.
Click PLAY or watch highlights of a 2013 Circuit on YouTube.
MountainIQ has independent information on this trip.
Compare Dhaulagiri to the rest of our best hikes in Nepal, many of which you can do independently for far less cost.
Makalu Base Camp trek
by site editor Rick McCharles
As I’ve done most of the easily accessible major hikes in Nepal next time I’m planning on Makalu. Cost most likely between $3000 – $4000. I’m hoping to do it for less with one Guide and carrying my own pack.
Sathya did it independently in 2012.
Mountain IQ has a good overview.
Though not visited by many hikers each year, there are some tea houses available now.
Click PLAY or get a glimpse on YouTube. Two feet of snow on day 8 en route to Base Camp.
trekking the Huemul Circuit, Argentina
Steve Hänsch:
El Chaltén is the trekking capital of Argentina and I spent more than 2 weeks there to do exactly that: hiking.
The Huemul circuit in El Chaltén is a lesser known route for experienced hikers and absolutely worth the efforts as you are able to experience real adventures and see massive ice fields and panoramic views that will blow your mind! …
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related – 2 Drifting Coconuts – Huemul Circuit: Our Best Trek in South America
We’ve added this adventure to our list of Best Hikes in South America.
Annapurna Circuit, Nepal
A short inspirational edit from 2015.
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If you are considering a Nepal hiking adventure in future check our Annapurna information page. Guides are not required.
5 weeks hiking, paddling Greenland solo
Willem Vandoorne has done a number of the world’s most difficult long hikes. He’s just back from Greenland.
… which was without any doubt the most beautiful I have ever made and which has impressed and touched me deeply. The feeling which I had during those weeks in the wilderness is hard to explain. As I struggled through boulderfields and moraine, watched the sun set from mountain with views unknown to human gaze, and slalommed along countless muskoxen, I no longer felt like a spectator of any kind in this vast wilderness, but was an integral part of it, obeying to the same rules and laws of nature as any animal out there.
My trip was blessed with sensational weather conditions – during the first 4 weeks of the trip I had only a few overcast days with some rain and a few mornings with sea fog – all the rest was just blue skies and warm temperatures. I hiked over 80% of the distance in t-shirt …
18 days, 350km hiking eastern Nepal
Snow Leopards. Red Pandas. Epic Adventure near Kanchenjunga.
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Dulkara Martig’s trip report – Chasing Snow Leopards in Nepal
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’
