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- South America…Argentina; Bolivia; Chile; Ecuador; Peru
- Nepal…Annapurna; Khumbu/Everest Region High Passes; Upper Mustang/Phu-Koto
- Sri Lanka – Dumbara Hills (Knuckles Range); Horton Plains
- Tanzania – Meru; Kilimanjaro
- Bhutan – Snowman Trek
Most Recent Trip: Bhutan
- Bhutan’s Snowman Trek Preview: Part 1 – Paro To Shana To Laya
- Bhutan’s Snowman Trek Preview: Part 2 – Laya To Chozo To Upper Sephu
- Day 1 – Paro To Shana To Thongo Samba
- Day 2 – Thongo Samba Thangthangkha
- Day 3 – Thangthangkha To Jomolhari Base Camp
- Day 4 – Rest Day/Acclimatization Day at Jomolhari B.C.
- Day 5 – Jomolhari B.C. To Lingshi Via Nyile La
- Day 6 – Lingshi To Chebisa
- Day 7 – Chebisa To Shomuthang Via Gombu La
- Day 8 – Shomuthang To Robluthang Via Jare La
- Day 9 – Robluthang To Limithang Via Sinche La
- Day 10 – Limithang To Laya Village
- Day 11 – Rest Day In Laya Village
- Day 12 – Laya To Rodophu
- Day 13 – Rodophu To Narethang Via Tsemo La
- Day 14 – Narethang To Tarina Via Kang Karchung La
- Day 15 – Tarina To Green Lake Via Woche
- Day 16 – Green Lake To Tshojo Via Keche La
- Day 17 – Rest Day in Chozo (Tshojo)
- Day 18 – Chozo To Tsho Chena Via Sintia La
- Day 19 – Tsho Chena To Jichu Dramo Via Loju La
- Day 20 – Jichu Dramo To Tsho Tsho Tshampa Via Rinchen Zoe La
- Day 21 – Tsho Tsho Thampa To Tampoe Tsho
- Day 22 – Tampoe Tsho To Rerethang Via Tempe La
- Day 23 – Rerethang To Upper Sephu
South America:
Argentina:
Southern Patagonia – El Chaltén and Fitz Roy Hiking Trails
Northern Patagonia – Bariloche and The Hiking Trails of Nahuel Huapi
Base Camp Bariloche & The Hiking Trails of Northern Patagonia
- Day 1: Villa Catedral To Refugio Frey
- Day 2: Refugio Frey To San Martin (Jakob)
- Day 3: Laguna Jakob to Laguna Negra
- Day 4 (Laguna Negra to Refugio Lopez)
- Day 5 (Refugio Lopez to Bariloche)
The Hike To Refugio Otto Meiling – Getting Closer To Cerro Tronador
Bolivia:
Cordillera Real Trek Route – west side
- Trekking Bolivia’s Cordillera Real: Maps, Basic Info and Planning Advice
- Mapping Bolivia’s Cordillera Real Trekking Routes
- Day 1: South of Sorata to Alto Llojena
- Day 2: Alto Llojena To Lago San Francisco
- Day 3: Lago San Francisco To Chojña Khota
- Day 4: Chojña Khota To Rio Jallpa Below Jistaña Khota
- Day 5: Rio Jallpa Below Jistaña Khota To The Upper Kelluani Valley
- Day 6: The Upper Kelluani Valley To Chachakumani
- Day 7: Rest Day In the Upper Chachakumani Valley
- Day 8: Chachakumani To The Rio Jaillawaya Valley
- Day 9: Rio Jaillawaya Valley To Laguna Khotia
- Day 10: Laguna Khotia To Alka Khota
- Day 11: Alka Khota To Juri Khota
- Day 12: Juri Khota To Chiar Khota
- Day 13: Chiar Khota To Just Above Botijlaca
- Day 14: To Botijlaca/Return To La Paz
Chile:
- Southern Patagonia: Hiking Adventure at “The End of the World”
- A Traveller’s Guide To Punta Arenas, The Gateway To Southern Patagonia
- The Torres Del Paine Circuit: Patagonia’s #1 Hike
- Climbing Volcán Osorno In Chile’s Lakes Region (note: only a hike to the edge of the glacier; then it becomes more serious with technical gear and ice climbing required for the summit)
Ecuador:
Ecuador’s “Avenue of the Volcanoes”- the focal point of my adventure
see Mountaineering Folder for Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, Cayambe, Illiniza Norte climbs
Peru:
- Tips On Planning A Trekking & Mountaineering Adventure In the Peruvian Andes
- Walking In the Inca Heartland: Cuzco and the Sacred Valley
- Walking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
- Trekking and Climbing In The Peruvian Andes: The Santa Cruz Trek & Pisco Climb
- The Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit: South America’s Finest High-Altitude Trek
Nepal:
Upper Mustang/Phu-Naar Valley Traverse:
Upper Mustang-Phu Valley Traverse Via Saribung La: Pre-Trip Planning and Preparation
- Day 1 – Jomsom To Kagbeni
- Day 2 – Kagbeni to Chele
- Day 3 – Chele To Tamagaon
- Day 4 – Tamagaon To Tsarang
- Day 5 – In And Around Tsarang
- Day 6 – Tsarang To Yara Via Dhi
- Day 7 – Yara To Luri Gompa Via Tashi Kabum
- Day 8 – Luri Gompa To Ghuma Thanti
- Day 9 – Ghuma Thanti To Parsye Khola
- Day 10 – Batsyak Camp To The Damodar Kunda
- Day 11 – Damodar Kunda To The Japanese Base Camp
- Day 12 – Japanese Base Camp To High Camp
- Day 13 – Khumjungar Moraine High Camp To Moraine Camp Below Bhrikuti Shail
- Day 14 – From Moraine Camp Below Bhrikuti Shail To Phu
- Days 14-15: In And Around The Village of Phu
- Day 15 – Phu To Meta
- Day 16 – Meta To Koto
- Day 17 – Koto To Tal
Annapurna:
The Everest Region(Sagarmatha National Park)
Himalayan Map House – detail from their Everest Base Camp Trek map
- The High Passes of Everest: Doing The World’s #1 Trek
- The High Passes of Everest: Lukla to Namche (Days 1 and 2) + Acclimatization Day
- The High Passes of Everest: Lukla to Namche Days 1 – 3
- The High Passes of Everest: Namche To Chhukung – Days 4 – 7
- The High Passes of Everest: Chhukhung to Everest via Kongma La Days 8 – 10
- The High Passes of Everest: Lobuche to the Kokyo Lakes Via Cho La Days 11 – 14
- The High Passes of Everest: Gokyo to Lukla via Renjo La Days 15 – 19
Sri Lanka:
- The Manigala Hike In Sri Lanka’s Dumbara Hills (The Knuckles Range) – Day One
- Hiking Sri Lanka’s Knuckles Range – To Meemure and Corbett’s Gap
- Sri Lanka’s Horton Plains & The Hike To World’s End
Tanzania:
Heading To Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro Region
Moshi & Arusha: Tanzania’s Gateway Towns to Kilimanjaro And The Northern Safari Circuit
Meru:
Mount Meru: A Walk To the Top of Tanzania’s Second Highest Mountain
Kilimanjaro:
To The Top of Kilimanjaro Via The Lemosho Route
- Day 1 – Lemosho Glades To Mti Mkubwa
- Day 2 – Mti Mkubwa to Shira 1
- Day 3 – Shira 1 to Shira 2
- Day 4 – Shira 2 To Barranco
- Day 5 – Barranco To Karanga
- Day 6 – Karanga To Barafu
- Day 7 – To Uhuru Peak
- Day 8 – High Camp To Mweka Gate
Bhutan – The Snowman Trek
- Bhutan’s Snowman Trek Preview: Part 1 – Paro To Shana To Laya
- Bhutan’s Snowman Trek Preview: Part 2 – Laya To Chozo To Upper Sephu
- Day 1 – Paro To Shana To Thongo Samba
- Day 2 – Thongo Samba Thangthangkha
- Day 3 – Thangthangkha To Jomolhari Base Camp
- Day 4 – Rest Day/Acclimatization Day at Jomolhari B.C.
- Day 5 – Jomolhari B.C. To Lingshi Via Nyile La
- Day 6 – Lingshi To Chebisa
- Day 7 – Chebisa To Shomuthang Via Gombu La
- Day 8 – Shomuthang To Robluthang Via Jare La
- Day 9 – Robluthang To Limithang Via Sinche La
- Day 10 – Limithang To Laya Village
- Day 11 – Rest Day In Laya Village
- Day 12 – Laya To Rodophu
- Day 13 – Rodophu To Narethang Via Tsemo La
- Day 14 – Narethang To Tarina Via Kang Karchung La
- Day 15 – Tarina To Green Lake Via Woche
- Day 16 – Green Lake To Tshojo Via Keche La
- Day 17 – Rest Day in Chozo (Tshojo)
- Day 18 – Chozo To Tsho Chena Via Sintia La
- Day 19 – Tsho Chena To Jichu Dramo Via Loju La
- Day 20 – Jichu Dramo To Tsho Tsho Tshampa Via Rinchen Zoe La
- Day 21 – Tsho Tsho Thampa To Tampoe Tsho
- Day 22 – Tampoe Tsho To Rerethang Via Tempe La
- Day 23 – Rerethang To Upper Sephu
Ramblin' Boy 
I found your site very useful for a Wabakimi trip I am planning this year. The detail and focus on historic aspects was great. My brother and I in our mid 50’s are just now making our first trip to the area having canoed most other areas of the province. So we are hoping to explore more of the northern reaches before mining etc opens them up.
Anon – your story sounds like a duplicate of ours!
My bro and I are now in our early 60’s and, after 30 years of NE Ontario paddling, found our way to Wabakimi in 2010 for the first time. It was quite the revelation! In all we have returned three more times – and will without a doubt be back again soon.
There are so many tripping possibilities – especially if you can rationalize spending some money on a float plane pick-up or drop off. At our age this is getting easier to do!
We did go a bit further west this summer – all the way to WCPP and the Bloodvein River system. We think it was the most beautiful river trip we have ever done.
Have a great time canoeing Wabakimi and send me the url for your trip report after you get back. it will give me some ideas for our next visit!
Hi Ramblin Boy! i’m thinking of doing soem hiking in Bariloche late September. Wondering if you have ever been at this time of year and know a bit about the conditions and how likely it is the higher trails will be open that time of year? What would be your ideal itinerary for a 3/4 day visit?
Chris, late September is like late March in the northern hemisphere. The wintertime ski crowds will probably be gone.
You could do the first two days of the hike I describe –
Day 1: Villa Catedral To Refugio Frey
Day 2: Refugio Frey To San Martin (Jakob)
See my post Base Camp Bariloche
for the links to Club Andino de Bariloche and Trek Bariloche. They should provide you with the best info. I understand that that the trail from Villa Catedral to Refugio Frey is open year round. If the San Martin refugio is open that would give you a two day hike across some pretty scenic mountainscape. here may be some snow left on the trail which will give it a different look than in my images!
Enjy your walk.