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A guide to trekking/climbing majestic Mount Kenya

  Håkon Dahlmo     Kenya's highest mountain (and Africa’s second highest mountain after neighbouring Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro) located within an eponymous national park around the centre of the country, this extinct volcano is estimated to be 2.5 million years old. Time has taken its toll on the former, reducing the peak from around 6,500 meters originally to 5,199 today as well as eroding the crater. Its higher slopes permanently covered in snow, surrounded by 715 square kilometers (1,852…

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Luang Prabang trekking - the great outdoor side of Laos' ancient city

    by Barry Northern Laos is famous for its natural beauty: rolling green hills and mountains interspersed with rice fields and countless water buffalo. From the moment we arrived in South East Asia, a trekking adventure through the countryside and staying with a local tribe family was top of our list of things to do. Once we arrived in Luang Prabang, we knew this was the place to do it.     read post    

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The most spectacular mountains of Afghanistan

  Though this beautiful country has again just fallen back into the clutches of the radical Islamist Taliban - with the likely collapse of the modest tourism which developed over the past 20 years - it's worth noting that Afghanistan's highlights have included cultural tourism, fascinating historical sites, and a staggeringly beautiful landscape, especially when it comes to mountains. In the east and northeast, the imposing Hindu Kush range offer find everything your mountaineering heart…

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Need Advice for Hiking Hats?

Hi Everyone! I am planning to visit a few camping and hiking sites in the USA this summer. Mount Rainier National Park of Washington, Shenandoah National Park of Virginia and White Mountain Forest of New Hampshire and Maine are on our list. Probably, my family would add 2-3 more places here. However, we are preparing for this trip nowadays and purchasing all hiking related gear with great care. Withal, I am a little confused about the hiking hats. As we are planning our trip in summer, that's…

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  • Many visitors sign onto tour groups when trekking in Nepal, but apparently plenty do it on their own. Well, as of April for safety reasons that will be banned in the country's national parks - including the popular Annapurna Circuit and widening a previous prohibition on solo trekking/climbing on mountains within the national territory: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/08/world/asia/nepal-solo-trekking-b...
  • A writer for the website TravelAwaits.com claims that Alabama is getting a rep as a winter hiking destination - who knew? And its writer offers eight great examples: https://www.travelawaits.com/2839998/best-hikes-in-alabama-during-w...
  • I recently caught this post on Medium listing one writer's top five hiking/trekking routes in the world. Agree? Any to add? https://medium.com/illumination/the-most-scenic-hiking-trails-in-th...
    “The Most Scenic Hiking Trails in the World” | by Aaran Shakya | ILLUMINATION | Dec, 2022 | Medium
  • Germans love to hike - and The Guardian recently published a piece on how their country is home to lots of cool trails on which to do it: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/aug/30/paradise-for-walkers...
    A paradise for walkers: Germany is home to more than 150 long-distance hiking trails
    An impressive network of trails, nearly all accessible by public transport, makes it easy to plan your own adventure in the Bundesrepublik
  • The allures of hiking the Appalachian Trail - in winter! https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/hiking-and-backpack...
    Are Winter Hikes of the Appalachian Trail the Next Thing?
    Scott Benerofe finished a rare and daunting southbound winter thru-hike of the AT. His self-proclaimed normalcy about the endeavor suggests such trek…
  • In May 2021, my home country's Ministry of the Environment and the storied Italian Alpine Club announced an ambitious €35m, 13-year plan to extend Italy's existing Sentiero Italia (the Grand Italian Route) by roughly 1,000km to form a new path connecting each of its 25 national parks, including those on the islands of Sardinia and Sicily. When it's completed in 2033, the new route, known as the Sentiero dei Parchi (Path of the Parks) will cross each of Italy’s 20 regions, pass through six ÚNESCO World Heritage sites and stretch nearly 8,000km. A BBC Travel piece provided more details and context around that time: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210517-the-sentiero-dei-parchi...
    The Sentiero dei Parchi: A new hiking trail uniting Italy
    The country that created the Slow Food movement is now championing slow travel with an ambitious €35m, 13-year plan to connect all of Italy's 25 nati…
  • Trekking in Nepal is the most famous endeavor in Nepal, and vacationers will be bombarded on the streets of Kathmandu and the trekking hub, Pokhara, with guides, prepared excursions arrange by Treks Himalaya. Nepal has attracted trekkers from round the world considering the nineteen Sixties. Annapurna Base Camp Trekking also call Annapurna Sanctuary Trekking where you can see sunrise and sunset view in 360 degree angle which is one of the spectacular view point in the world. The variety of trekking trails for hiking in Nepal can't be determined in any different section of the world. In fact, the lowest factor in Nepal is fifty nine m above sea-level in the Tarai place whilst the very best factor is Everest, 8,848 m above sea-level, the two factors being solely 200 kilometres aside as the crow flies. Trekking has been the main pastime of vacationers in Nepal and hundreds take to the Himalayas, some doing a few days of trekking whilst others take on a month lengthy trek thru valleys and excessive mountain passes during your Nepal tour. The accommodations are properly appointed and have services for charging batteries and the large villages regularly have e-mail facilities. The length, the concern and timing of the treks fluctuate appreciably and to add to that as soon as outdoor of the most important trekking areas, transport will become extra frequently includes at least two journeys made on home scheduled flights. https://www.trekshimalaya.com

    Trekking in Nepal - Treks Himalaya, Nepal Trekking, Trek in Nepal
    Treks Himalaya specialize in organize of Nepal travel activities excursion such as trekking, helicopter tours, travel, sightseeing tours, mountain fl…
  • We've added a new hike to our Top Wheelchair Hikes of Southern California page at The World on Wheels. Come along to look for Thaddeus Lowe's railroad up in Eaton Canyon, along with many other hikes you wheelers can try.
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    Top 10 Wheelchair Accessible Hiking Trails - Southern California
    UPDATED - JANUARY 2018, See Eaton Canyon, below... New hike added - January 2018. Eaton Canyon, scroll down below. This list is Kind ...
  • At The World on Wheels, we debut our 400th post today. Starting with a quick hike to a mossy fern covered waterfall, then on to the Danish capitol of California, Solvang, where we meet up with Mr. Murphy and his Law: http://tinyurl.com/atjaak5
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Visiting the Basque Country: hiking up to the Forest of Oma and down to the Valley of Oma

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