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Mapping Bolivia’s Cordillera Real Trekking Routes
This upload is mostly an expansion of the map section from my introductory post on Trekking Bolivia’s Cordillera Real – Maps, Basic Info, and Planning Advice. It only deals with the maps available for trekkers keen on an independent walk down the … Continue reading
Nepal’s Upper Mustang – Phu Valley Traverse Via Saribung La: Planning and Preparation
Table Of Contents: Deciding On One of Nepal’s Incredible Trekking Options Finding Info On a New Route – the Damadar Kund/Saribung La/Nar-Phu Upper Mustang Map Finding An Agency To Organize The Trek Highland Expeditions – and Highland Excursion(s)! Wikiloc GPS … Continue reading
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Climbing Volcán Osorno In Chile’s Lakes Region
Table of Contents: Volcán Osorno – Basic Background Why Go? When To Go What You Need How To Do The Climb Puerto Varas – The Starting Point Osorno or Calbuco – Which One To Do? Huella Andina Expeditions (HAE) Off … Continue reading
Finding A Good Place To Pitch A Tent
When you’re on the move – hiking, mountaineering, canoeing – circumstances often dictate what small patch of the great outdoors you’ll be calling home for the night. Sometimes the sheer beauty of the spot convinces you to stop moving for the … Continue reading
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Trekking Bolivia’s Cordillera Real – Maps, Basic Info, and Planning Advice
Table of Contents: The Cordillera Real – South America’s #1 High-Altitude Trek? When To Go? The Need For Acclimatization Time What To Do In The Cordillera Real The Mountaineering Option The Trekking Option Going With A Trekking Agency Doing The … Continue reading
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A Walk Across The Roof Of Europe – The Monte Rosa Traverse
Table of Contents: On The Roof Of Europe The Start of The “Spaghetti Traverse” A Typical “Spaghetti Traverse” Itinerary From Mt. Assiniboine To The Matterhorn Town of Zermatt & Hotel Garni Tannenhof Acclimatization Hikes Before The Traverse The Klein Matterhorn-Monte … Continue reading
“Assez Difficile”: Climbing the Granite Spires of the Bugaboos
Why Go? Bugaboo Glacier Provincial Park in British Columbia contains within its boundaries some of the finest rock climbing in the world. Thrusting up into the sky from their glacier surroundings is a cluster of awesome granite spires – beautiful … Continue reading
Base Camp Quito: Climbing the Three Highest Peaks of Ecuador’s “Avenue of the Volcanoes”
Previous Post: Base Camp Quito: Getting High On Ecuador’s “Avenue of The Volcanoes” Table of Contents: Comparing Ecuador Climbs To North American Ones 1. Volcan Cayambe ( 5790 meters) Acclimatization Hike Above the Cotopaxi Hut A Brief Visit … Continue reading
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Base Camp Quito: Getting High On Ecuador’s “Avenue of The Volcanoes”
Table of Contents: Intro – A Sudden Change of Plans Finding Local Quito Climbing Agencies The Logistics of Volcano Climbing in Ecuador My Acclimatization Plan Base Camp Quito – Gringolandia Accommodations Acclimatizing In Quito – Visiting The City’s Attractions Walking … Continue reading
From The Welsh Lakes to the Olive Hut: A Three-Day Circuit in the Purcell Mountain Range of British Columbia
(very) approximate route of our Welsh Lakes/Catamount circuit – click here and enter “Welsh Creek” to see a map that shows the Welsh Creek Trail . there was also a brochure available when I first wrote this post but oddly enough online information is now more difficult to access than before. The brochure is just plain gone, another casualty of progress! Continue reading
