trekking posts
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (14 days ago)
May 3rd, 2013 at 2:00PM:
If you travel, without question you've had your share of experiences with "Chinglish," or other corrupted forms of the English language. After all, there are books and websites devoted to this stuff. But while trekking in Bolivia last month, I discovered an entirely new form of linguistic weirdness, in the form of a tag on my (outfitter-supplied) tent.
It was a brand I'd never heard of, ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Apr 17th, 2013 at 11:00AM:
Bolivia is the least expensive destination in South America, yet it has an increasingly efficient tourism infrastructure. Going now, especially to the remote southwestern part of the country, means faster, easier, more comfortable travel than in the past (although you'll still have to be prepared for your share of bus rides on rutted out, unpaved roads, depending upon where you're headed). In ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Apr 8th, 2013 at 3:00PM:
They started trekking the planet more than a year ago, promising to travel the globe bringing children in classrooms from around the world with them, virtually, as they visited scores of countries and continents. Now their journey is complete and Darren and Sandy Van Soye are back to tell about it.
The story begins in February 2012, when the couple from Southern California started on a ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Mar 28th, 2013 at 8:00AM: The streets of Kathmandu are bustling with traffic today as the spring climbing and trekking seasons get underway in the Himalaya. Over the next few days, hundreds of mountaineers and backpackers will descend on the capital of Nepal before setting out for the country's legendary hiking trails and unmatched alpine settings. For many, this will be a trip of a lifetime, taking them on a grand ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Mar 26th, 2013 at 8:00AM: If you still haven't settled on an amazing adventure for 2013 then perhaps you'll want to take a look at some of the trips that Wild Frontiers has to offer. The adventure travel company that operates out of the U.K. specializes in unique, one-of-a-kind tours to a number of great destinations on the planet and this year two of their itineraries are unlike anything you'll find elsewhere.
The ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Mar 23rd, 2013 at 8:00AM: Widely considered to be one of the best trekking routes in the entire world, the Annapurna Circuit wanders through the Himalaya, deftly mixing cultural experiences with breathtaking views. The trail ranges in length between 100-145 miles depending on which route a hiker takes, meandering through numerous tiny mountain villages along the way. Passing by the Annapurna Massif, the trail rises to a ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
Mar 10th, 2013 at 8:00AM: Trekking in Nepal has long been a staple of adventure travel and one of the more popular trekking routes is the path to Everest Base Camp. Every year, thousands of hikers make the pilgrimage to the tallest mountain on the planet just to soak up the culture and landscapes of the Himalaya. It is a beautiful and challenging hike that will certainly leave a lasting impression on all who go.
This ...
by Dave Seminara (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
Feb 26th, 2013 at 11:00AM: It starts at midnight with a 108-kilometer mountain bike ride into the teeth of a biting Patagonian wind. And then, in the morning, there is the brutal realization that there is another 593 more kilometers of mountain biking, trekking and sea kayaking to be completed in no more than ten days. Here's your map and compass. Now figure out how to survive in the remote, untrammeled wilds of Patagonia. ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
Feb 23rd, 2013 at 2:00PM:
Today is International Pretty Brown Girl Day, a movement launched a few years ago that seeks to "address the harmful messages about skin tone and beauty in media" and is "for little girls of all ethnicities to send the message that brown skin is indeed beautiful."
Knowing a couple of pretty brown girls who are facing racism here in Spain, I understand the reasoning behind this, but I don't ...
by Anna Brones (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
Feb 10th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
Somewhere at the core of every human being is a pull to a fire. We are drawn to that place where we sit as a tribe around a source of warmth, sharing stories and building connections. That spirit is embodied in this photo by Flickr user arunchs, who snapped this scene of three men in Zanskar, a valley region in eastern India where nighttime temperatures can reach upwards of 20 below zero.
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by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (4 months ago)
Jan 13th, 2013 at 8:00AM: A group of celebrity climbers topped out on the highest peak in Africa earlier this week in an effort to raise awareness of the importance of clean drinking water in developing nations. The group reached the 19,341-foot summit of Tanzania's Mt. Kilimanjaro on Friday after spending seven days scaling its slopes.
The group was led by Grammy-nominated musician Kenna, who was joined by actors ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (4 months ago)
Jan 12th, 2013 at 12:00PM: On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hilliary and Tenzing Norgay became the first men to summit Mt. Everest, the world's tallest peak. Their daring and historic climb ended a decades-long quest to conquer the 29,029-foot mountain and by accomplishing that task, the two men became instant celebrities across the globe. To celebrate that amazing feat, adventure travel company Ace the Himalaya is organizing a 60th ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (4 months ago)
Jan 4th, 2013 at 4:00PM:
About a year ago, California couple Darren and Sandy Van Soye started trekking the planet on a global tour to raise awareness about world geography and make the subject more accessible to children. To make efficient use of their time and set an eco-friendly travel example, several legs of the journey have been traveled using Princess cruise ships. We caught up with the Van Soye's recently for a ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (4 months ago)
Jan 3rd, 2013 at 3:00PM: Though 2013 may only be a few days old, it is never too early to start planning our travels for the year ahead. If you're looking to put a healthy dose of adventure into your life this year, then Gadling is here to help. We have ten suggestions for big travel adventures that are sure to challenge and delight in the months ahead. These journeys are not for the faint of heart, however, as they will ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (7 months ago)
Oct 4th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
A former Maoist guerrilla leader in Nepal has started a new trail through the heart of what used to be rebel territory, the Indian Express reports.
Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Chairman Prachanda created the trail to bring much-needed money to a poor region of Nepal that rarely sees tourists. Prachanda was the head of the guerrilla group that fought a bloody civil war in Nepal ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (7 months ago)
Sep 24th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
Nine climbers are dead after an avalanche on one of Nepal's tallest mountains, the Guardian reports. At least five climbers were injured and have been evacuated to Kathmandu.
The avalanche hit the climbers' camps at 7,000 meters (22,966 feet) on Mount Manaslu, a 8,163-meter (26,781-foot) peak and the eighth tallest in the world. More than 200 climbers and guides were on the mountain, but not ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (8 months ago)
Sep 18th, 2012 at 8:00AM: One of the greatest characters in movie history makes his way to Blu-Ray Disc today when "Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures" is released for the first time. The new box set lets us join the legendary globetrotting archaeologist as he goes in search of fortune and glory in a number of far-flung locations spread out across the planet.
Watching the Indy movies as a boy, I was mesmerized by ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (8 months ago)
Aug 23rd, 2012 at 8:00AM: The John Muir Trail is the quintessential American hiking route. Located in California, the 211-mile-long trail runs from the summit of Mt. Whitney in the south to Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley in the north. Along the way it passes through some of the most pristine and spectacular wilderness in all of North America, including Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks.
In July of last year, a ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (9 months ago)
Aug 3rd, 2012 at 8:00AM: Beginning in September, the age of solo trekking in Nepal effectively comes to an end. The country's Ministry of Home Affairs announced recently that travelers visiting the Himalayan country will be required to hire support staff of either a porter or a guide. The policy shift won't affect groups of hikers, however, as they were already required to travel with a government approved trekking ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (10 months ago)
Jul 12th, 2012 at 12:00PM: A section of the Inca Trail has been discovered in Peru.
The new/old section is located in the archaeologically rich Cusco region and hasn't been used for 500 years. The Peruvian archaeologists who discovered it say that most of it is well preserved, with about a third overgrown or washed away by landslides.
The trail measures 1.7 meters (5 feet 7 inches) wide and 4.3 kilometers (2.7 miles) ...
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