Carol gives a shout out for Alpine Exploratory, a company specializing in walking and trekking holidays in the Alps.
They did the “self-guided” version of the tour.
I think self-guided is a nice compromise. You don’t need to follow behind your group (like sheep). But you have experts who speak the local languages setting your [...]
Archive for the ‘guided hikes’ Category
3 Nov
hiking the Tour de Mont Blanc
7 Oct
Ultra Tour Trail du Mont Blanc 2009
Laura Jones, a reporter from the U.K., hiked a 10 day tour:
… the lovely thing about the TMB is that the drama of those awesome panoramas of glaciers and mountain peaks are interspersed with walking green valleys filled with Alpine flowers, twisty turney streams, chalky blue mountain lakes – and if you’re lucky marmosettes.
The changing [...]
4 Aug
Your Own Machu Picchu: Choquequirao, Peru
An excellent article on one of the best hikes in Peru was posted on Matador Trips: Discover Your Own Machu Picchu: Choquequirao, Peru
Did you visit Machu Picchu thinking you’d arrived 50 years too late? Wish you could’ve seen it before the tourist hordes and luxury hotel moved in? Then Choquequirao might be for you. …
There [...]
25 Apr
2 hikers dead on Kokoda Track
The Kokoda Track is one of the best, and toughest, hikes in the world.
… a single-file foot thoroughfare that runs 96 kilometres (60 mi) overland — 60 kilometres (37 mi) in a straight line — through the Owen Stanley Range in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The track is the most famous in PNG and [...]
2 Apr
Trail on Kilimanjaro – part 2
Entertaining!
Its day three of Trail Magazine’s attempt on Mt Kilimanjaro via the Machame route, and things are starting to get tough. The mountain is getting seriously spectacular but the air is getting thin and exhaustion is kicking in. As midnight on the last day approaches, will it be a glorious dawn on Africas Highest mountain [...]
25 Mar
15-day Tahoe Rim Trail $1750
Book fast if you want one of the 30 spots. Late July 2009.
It’s a fund-raiser for the trail association.
Hiking a long-distance trail from end to end in one push, or thru-hiking, is a badge of honor for those who have accomplished such a feat. It takes a lot of planning to coordinate food, [...]
24 Mar
Mountain Travel Sobek – half price
Outside reports:
In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Mountain Travel Sobek is doling out 40 free adventures. Travelers who book a trip by Apr. 17 can bring a friend for free. Destinations include: Machu Picchu, Morocco, the Swiss Alps, and more.
40 Free Trips
home page – Mountain Travel Sobek
There are some good deals out there for guided [...]
7 Mar
Kilimanjaro climbing video
It’s the world’s highest free-standing mountain, one of the seven summits and the highest peak in Africa. While a host of celebrities gear up to set foot on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief, TRAIL magazine – the UK’s best-selling hill-walking magazine – has just got home from the mountain.
Click PLAY or watch [...]
4 Mar
climbing Island Peak, Nepal
intights from March 2008. Some nice trekking footage. Great music.
Compilation of short video clips and some stills taken on Trek from Lukla to Gokyo, over the Cho-La, to Gorak Shep, Everest base camp, then with an Ascent of Island Peak (Imja Tse). Includes additional photos/footage of Kathmandu and flight to/from Lukla.
Click PLAY or watch [...]
18 Feb
Roraima Trekking, Venezuela
I just got a recommendation from Andreas for a German / Venezuelan trekking guide company Kamadac based out of Santa Elena in the Gran Sabana.
Looks good.
For those who love to hike, the Roraima Trekking is one of the highlights of Venezuela. The tablemountains belong to the oldest rock formation in the world. During millions [...]
