Best hikes, treks, tramps in the world.
Logistics are challenging in India.
One option that appeals to me is signing on for a Do-It-Yourself adventure with IndiaHikes.
We do everything ourselves — but hike alongside an experienced Trek Leader who can answer questions and advise on the many complications of India.
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The Haute Route, from France to Switzerland, is one of our top 10 hikes in the world.
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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!
Read more on our Haute Route information page.
I’d say Cam Honan is the world’s most accomplished hiker.
He’s done more of the best trails than anyone else — and hiked them everywhere in the world.
Needless to say, Cam has faced some life and death situations in the wilderness:
When things get tough on our (much easier) hikes, Cam’s advice is to stop. Think. And try to process the danger as an objective observer rather than a subjective participant.
Be logical. Not emotional.
Read his full post here:
Working on a longer video for the Bermuda Rail Trail hike, I’ve been posting exerpt clips as YouTube #shorts.
With no indigenous population, Bermuda was discovered in the in the early 1500s.
Only 21 square miles, there are a lot of graveyards.
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I enjoyed my first trip to Tenerife in 2022. And I’ll be returning SOON for more hiking on the Canary Islands.
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Currently planning my adventures for summer 2023, I’m looking at bikepacking Italy and Norway. Faroe Islands and Iceland … if I last that long. Perhaps 2-3 months.
Along the way I’ll be doing the BEST HIKES, of course.
On a private Facebook page a bikepacker asked ChatGPT to define bikepacking. Nailed it.
Here’s my bike for the adventure – the Checkpoint ALR 4.
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BestHike editor Rick McCharles
I’m in Bermuda for about 5 weeks Jan/Feb 2023.
It’s an ideal time of the year for hiking with highs averaging about 70°F (20C). Very little humidity.
Best of all, the beaches are near deserted in the winter. I had this one to myself. Launched the drone.
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Hiking out of the small town of Göreme is one of our top 10 day hikes in the world.
Every traveller dreams of getting to the the “fairy chimney” rock formations of Cappadocia. Göreme makes an ideal base.
World → Asia → Turkey → Göreme
For details click over to our Göreme, Cappadocia information page.
Chris hikes the Unita mountains in Utah most summers.
Over the years, he’s put together loops to make logistics easier.
In 2017 they did 80 miles as a circuit.
Check his detailed trip report for specifics on where they camped.
related – Uinta Highline Trail – documentary
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