REI:
… Our illustrated map gives you a bird’s-eye view of the United States’ 11 National Scenic Trails which measure more than 18,753 miles combined. …
Check out REI’s wide selection of hiking gear!
(via Meanderthals)
top 10 hiking regions in the world
#1 New Zealand – info page
#2 Southwest USA – info page
#3 The Rockies – info page
#4 USA Sierra Nevada – info page
#5 Central Andes – info page
#6 Patagonian Andes – info page
#7 Nepal – info page
#8 Australia – info page
#9 The Alps – info page
T #10 Indian Himalaya – info page
T #10 Dolomites – info page
New Zealand is #1 for us. But the wealth of options in North America make it a more compelling destination for most.
What do you think?
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great multi-day treks low altitude
Lonely Planet:
… just want to want to enjoy a good trek without worrying about acclimatising?
Altitude sickness, which usually kicks in around 2500-3000 metres (8200-9850 feet) and higher, affects some (but not all) of us, no matter how healthy you are.
And while we love Peru’s Inca Trail and Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro, both of these iconic treks hit heights that can affect your health and prevent you from summiting.
So we’ve rounded up the five best treks that feature unique terrain and boast fantastic scenery …
• W trek, Torres del Paine, Chile
• Bathali village treks, Nepal
• Milford Track, New Zealand
• GR20, Corsica, France
• Grand Canyon: rim to rim, Arizona
BBC has sold Lonely Planet, by the way.
TORRES DEL PAINE – photo trip report
Keiko and Dave trekked Chile’s famed W from west to east.
Fantastic pics. Plenty of FOOD. 🙂
See the rest on the full trip report – Mini Guide for 5 days in TORRES DEL PAINE – CHILE – W trail
related – our Torres del Paine information page
Check a new book – Patagonia Chronicle: On Foot in Torres del Paine by Susan Alcorn.
I’m booked – Otter Trail, South Africa
by site editor Rick McCharles
I’m making my first pilgrimage to the hiking Mecca of South Africa.
One of our top 10 coastal hikes worldwide.
Otter Trail April 6-10th, 2013
The Otter Trail is a hiking trail along the Garden Route coast of South Africa and is named for the Cape Clawless Otter which occurs in this region.
… widely regarded as one of the finest in the world and stretches from Storms River Mouth in the east to Nature’s Valley in the west, is 26 km long as the crow flies and 41 km as the hiker walks.
Walking the trail takes 5 days, and the 4 nights are spent in comfortable huts with superb views. The route is located entirely within the Tsitsikamma National Park, which protects an 80 km long strip of coastal mountains, forest and beaches.
… an extremely scenic landscape, never straying far from the shoreline, but often climbing steeply and then descending to the beach or a river crossing. …
Jens Niere’s trip report video gives a good feel for what I have to look forward to.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Some serious water crossings. 😐
Skurka was there, too. (VIDEO)
• DAY 1: Storms River Mouth to Ngubu Huts – 4.8kms – 3 hours
• DAY 2: Ngubu Huts to Scott Huts – 7.9kms – 6 hours
• DAY 3: Scott Huts to Oakhurst Huts – 7.7kms – 4 hours
• DAY 4: Oakhurst Huts to Andre Huts – 13.8kms – 8 hours
• DAY 5: Andre Huts to Nature’s Valley – 8.3kms – 3 hours
It’s tough to get a hiking permit. But by applying solo, and being flexible on start date, I was able to nab one in high season only a couple of months in advance.
total cost – 1348.60 Rand ($150)
best hikes each MONTH
Adventures Within Reach is a hiking company founded by guide Robin Paschall in 2000.
On their blog are posted trek recommendations for each of 6 months. (so far)
March
Kilimanjaro, TanzaniaRunner Up: Cochamo Valley, Chile
April
Annapurna Base Camp Trek, NepalRunner Up: Haute Route Ski Tour, France & Switzerland
May
6-day Vilcabamba Trek and Machu Picchu, PeruRunner Up: Trekking in Bhutan
details – A Trek For Every Month: Top Hikes Around The World
June
High Atlas and Mount Toubkal, MoroccoRunner Up: Best Of The Huayhuash Trek, Cordillera Blanca, Peru
July
Trekking in the Ladakh – Climbing Stok Kangri, IndiaRunner Up: Hut-to-hut Treks, Iceland
August
Tour du Mont Blanc, French, Italian and Swiss AlpsRunner Up: Cotopaxi and Quilotoa (non technical trekking), Ecuador
details – June, July & August
Personally, I’d like to know more about Cochamo in Chile.
the world is a book …
walking 4132mi down the Nile
Stretching for 4132 miles and crossing through ten countries, the Nile is the longest river on the planet.
… During the 19th century, the river inspired explorers to go in search of its headwaters. Numerous expeditions were mounted to map its length. But none of those explorers ever managed to walk the entire length of the Nile from source to sea.
That’s exactly what two British adventurers intend to do when they launch a 12-month long expedition later this year.
Levison Wood and Simon Clarke are in the final stages of planning for what they call the Walking the Nile expedition. The two men, who met and became friends while serving in the British military, say that they were inspired to undertake this epic trek by fellow countryman Ed Stafford. In 2010, Stafford famously completed a 4000+ mile long trek along the length of the Amazon. That journey helped Wood and Clarke come up with the idea of hiking along the world’s other great river – the Nile. …
British Adventurers Announce Plans to Walk the Length of the Nile
where’s Dead Burro Canyon?
… I really need to start hiking with a GPS. 😦
I set out into the Arizona desert with typically vague details I found online.
Dead Burro Canyon Trail is a loop hike for the adventurous around a mountain block through a deep scenic canyon in Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, a wilderness setting where very few trails exist. Look for wild burro and Bighorn sheep! …
As expected, I was quickly lost.
One wash looks much like the next.
On the other hand, I enjoyed a solo morning off trail. It’s all good in the desert outside Lake Havesu, Arizona in February.
I dropped a Summit Stone atop one random stone mountain.
The highlight was finally spotting wild burros. LIVE ones.
There were over 2000 of these beautiful animals running wild in Arizona as of 2010. They are regulated by the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971.
If you actually want to reach Dead Burro Canyon, my advice is to download the GPS track.
Banff Mountain Radical Reels Tour
Published on Feb 17, 2013
The Banff Mountain Film Festival’s Radical Reels Tour is coming to a location near you! For more info, visit radicalreels.com
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
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