Best hikes, treks, tramps in the world.
Geoff Bedeck:
Swarms of aqua-blue butterflies, foaming waterfalls, hidden swimming lagoons, lime-green parakeets and chirping songbirds high up in the trees – this was what I’d come to find in the verdant Colombian jungle, along the winding trail to the Lost City.
One of our best hikes in South America.
Khopra Ridge (aka Chopra Danda) looks like an ideal first acclimatizing hike for those arriving in Nepal. It can be done guided or independently.
See one guided itinerary from Epic Adventures.
It’s new so carrying a tent as backup for teahouses is recommended for independents.
KimKim independent trip report.
the Backbone Trail, stretches about 67 miles through the Santa Monica Mountains that ring Los Angeles, and opened in June after more than 50 years in the making.
The trail, which connects Point Mugu State Park in Malibu to Will Rogers State Historic Park in Pacific Palisades, has evolved slowly over the years. Non-government volunteers worked with state and federal park employees to fund and build the path, and to acquire the land necessary to connect the pieces….
Secretary Zinke Announces Record Visitation to America’s National Parks
In 2016, the National Park Service set a record for recreation visits for the third year in a row. NPS units received nearly 331 million recreation visits, breaking 2015’s record by 23.7 million visits. …
(via Huckleberry Hiker)
I just bought a pair of these from Amazon. So far, so good. I’m planning to change over all my footwear.
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MB Guiding posted the best page for hikers interested in planning a North Coast Trail adventure either independently or guided.
Here’s my own take on that hike, one of the best in the world … with some reservations.
5 days, 66 km close to Adelaide. Opened October 2016.
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… a unique nature-based experience, giving visitors access to one of the most rugged, remote and spectacular coastlines in Australia.
This section of south-west Kangaroo Island is renowned for its rare and diverse wildlife, pristine bushland and sweeping coastal views. Imagine: the isolation; the serenity; and the natural wonders of this special part of South Australia, and all while walking alongside the vast, awe-inspiring expanse of the Southern Ocean with nothing between you and Antarctica. …
Sunday 10 September 2017.
Check out the scenery. Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.
The Khardung La Challenge (72 km) is the Highest Ultra Marathon in the World. … you will be running approximately 60km of the race at above 4000m ( 14,000ft) …
Zion National Park 2015
A canyoneering route.
… Hours after they entered Keyhole Canyon, dark skies unleashed fierce rains that sent water surging through the chasm, sweeping the seven people to their deaths Monday. …
Final image of 7 hikers swept away in Zion flood
Be careful out there.
Highpointers are all interested in getting to the top of this mountain. The trailhead is near the Pine Springs Visitor Center.
Guadalupe Peak, also known as Signal Peak, is the highest natural point in Texas, with an elevation of 8,751 feet (2,667 m) …. It is located in Guadalupe Mountains National Park …
The peak can be climbed by a maintained stony trail (4.25 miles or 6.8 kilometres each way) at any time of the year. …
A stainless steel pyramid marks the summit. It was erected by American Airlines in 1958 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Butterfield Overland Mail, a stagecoach route that passed south of the mountain. …
Once there you might want to scramble down and back up to the top of El Capitan, the most impressive face of the massif.
If interested in climbing Guadalupe, click over to SummitPost for details.
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