Best hikes, treks, tramps in the world.
Mountain IQ:
We … created a shortlist of the top 50 adventure travel blogs ranked predominately by their Alexa score, however, we also took into account their Page and Domain Authority as defined by MOZ.
AWESOME TRAVEL BLOGS YOU NEED TO READ!
Of the 50 top sites four — including BestHike.com — are dedicated to hiking.
Needless to say some of our favourite hiking sites are NOT in the top 50 by popularity. But we’ve got them listed in the navigation column under BLOGS. 🙂
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Personally I don’t mind carrying a Bear Canister and most often use an Ursack. It’s been a good long time since I last threw a rock over a tree limb. 🙂
(via thebackpacker.tv)
CHELSEA and JOSEPH did not want to stay in Alpine Huts. They tented the entire route. Nine days.
From Chamonix to Zermatt, from Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn, how could you go wrong with a hike like this! The Walker’s Haute Route is an absolutely stunning trail that offers what I would consider to be the classic Alps experience: beautiful mountain hamlets, green flower-rich valleys, gorgeous snow-capped peaks and almost constant access to great food and drink. …
In many European countries, wild (not in a designated campsite) camping is illegal and the number of legitimate campsites are few and far between.
In addition, other trip reports for the WHR were claiming that tenting the whole way was impossible due to the terrain and/or that all camping in Switzerland was illegal. Looking a bit closer though it became clear that while wild camping in Switzerland is highly discouraged, it is not “illegal” in all places. You are generally allowed to camp high , but should avoid camping outside of designated sites in the valleys as each canton and town has different laws and can impose a fine for wild camping.
Armed with this information we decided to go ahead with our plan and hike the trail with our tent. We hope this guide will help others who are looking to do the same. …
You should pretty much always have a map when you go hiking (and know how to use it), but the maps for this trail were just stupid expensive and big. Instead, we relied solely on the Kindle version of the Kev Reynolds guide, Chamonix-Zermatt: The Walker’s Haute Route. While we disliked Kev by the end of the hike for his nonchalant writing style, he did manage to get us to Zermatt without major incident or getting lost. …
The Walker’s Haute Route: Unguided, Unmapped and with a Tent
We’ve updated our Haute Route information page with this excellent trip report.
Snow Leopards. Red Pandas. Epic Adventure near Kanchenjunga.
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Dulkara Martig’s trip report – Chasing Snow Leopards in Nepal
As selected by Road Bike Hub.
Most of the blogs chosen feature adventure cycling. Best Hike was included as we’ve recently been promoting Cycle Hiking. Biking as far as possible, hiking the rest of the way. 🙂
Check the list for yourself – Top Blogs That Explore Outdoor Adventure
Yeesh. North Face ultra-runners Mike Foote and Mike Wolfe.
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’
This North American river otter was brazenly unworried about us nearby humans as it browsed the lakeshore in Mississauga.
Actually it’s an American Mink. Thanks for correcting that JStar.
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