Trekking
Thomas Lera extolls the virtues of the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, a brilliant wash of sensory overload.
Climbing Mt. Adams taught Ed Abell some excellent lessons but the most valuable piece of his education was one that his teammates already knew… It was that the tremendous satisfaction of taking those impossible steps grows to the point where you want to take the “test” again.
The less traveled road has its challenges, but Stephen Chien thinks the rewards are well worth it – especially in China’s great outdoors, which is perfect for biking, hiking, swimming and climbing through scenery that has inspired poets and artists for thousands of years.
George Kalli has his share – and more! – of wet weather hiking in Patagonia, and still manages to have a grand time.
Shyam K.C. details information on trekking some of the world’s highest peaks.
George Kalli and his girlfriend traveled a majority of the Carretera Austral from north to south, involving a total of 8 minibus rides, 3 ferry rides, 1 boat ride, 1 hired car, 9 hitched rides, and an approximately 21 kilometer hike.
George Kalli’s girlfriend had seen Hidro Speed in a film before – ending with shots of bloody and broken Norwegians clutching pieces of Styrofoam as they dragged themselves out of the water. She had wanted to try this sport ever since.
The rushing glacial melt, barely warm enough to even be water, was pounding us. Kristen Pope was almost to the other side, yet the water was still getting deeper. She was in the backcountry of Denali National Park, fording her first Alaskan river.
John Spampinato goes off in search of nature in Laos, wondering how far the country has fallen off the world’s radar screen.
As Matt Baatz explores Corcovado NP, he thinks about how difficult it would be to distinguish a root from a deadly Fer de Lance snake in the morass.
Don Shannon tackles Mt. Kinnabalu, the highest mountain in SE Asia.
Llew Bardecki and his Aussie companion trek over Pakistan’s snowy Shandur Pass before it opens for jeep travel in the spring.
Sue Chang has a few tips on preparation for the Inca Trail during the wet season.
An hour into Ed Abell’s journey there his son sat, defeated and completely unimpressed with Dad’s dream.
New Zealand’s Tongariro National Park is like the surface of the moon. Here, John M. Edwards defies the gravitas of gravity and climbs a volcano – Mt. Ngauruhoe, Mordor’s Mount Doom from the Lord of the Rings flicks – without knowing how to get back down.
This is a review of Godogoro Trek and Tours in Pakistan.
Stefee Knudsen goes trekking in Torres del Paine in Chile and El Chalten, Argentina.
Brandon Wilson goes trekking the pathway to paradise
For Phil Ganz, the Inca Trail is a personal trip – and his was epic.
About to climb Kilimanjaro for the fifth time, Macon Dunnagan, author of Sons of Kilimanjaro, gives his top advice for conquering Africa’s highest mountain.
Mt. Meru lacks a lot of the things Kilimanjaro has in abundance: high price, altitude sickness, droves of tourists. No wonder, Graydon Hazenberg, thinks it’s so worthwhile.
At the final rest shelter, Leif Pettersen sat down, drank lots of water and took careful measure of his condition. He was either going to have to finish this thing, ask for a helicopter rescue or throw himself off a cliff.
Ken Siliver goes trekking in the clouds of India.
Courtney S. Ries examines the signs of altitude sickness and looks at the side effects of a popular prescription used to avoid the illness.
Courtney S. Ries shares her tips for climbing Africa’s highest mountain.
The staggering beauty of China is the highlight of a journey to the Middle Kingdom, but there is more to be discovered than breathtaking scenes of nature. China is a land of serenity, antiquity, legend, and Buddhist enlightenment, all wound up in her landscapes, and all accessible with your own two feet.
George Kalli hikes his way through lots of, well, crap.
Jane Tantanstar treks through jungles in Nepal.
Eric D. Lehman begins his journey into strength.
Jillian Tillman introduces the basics of snow-camping.
