Trekking

"Mount San Antonio, also known as Mt Baldy, at 10,068 ft (3,069 m), is the highest peak in the San Gabriel Mountains, and the highest point in Los Angeles County. The peak, which marks a boundary between San Bernardino County and Los Angeles County, is called Baldy because of the absence of trees around the summit."

"Mount Roraima is located on the border between Guyana, Venezuela and Brazil. The highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateau, it culminates at 2,810 meters at Maverick rock. Most hikers approach the mount from the Venezuelan side, from the Paraitepui village where local Pemon Indian guides can be hired. It usually takes 2 days to hike up at the top."

"Madmaheswar is part of the Panch Kedar pilgrimage. But as the author huffs and puffs her way up to the zero point, it is her ardent love of the mountains than religious enthusiasm that keeps her going"

"Kudremukh also spelled Kuduremukha is a mountain range in Chikkamagaluru district, in Karnataka, India."

"The next day the trekking got a little more serious. Steeper inclines and declines lead us to a gorgeous waterfall that slipped down the side of the mountain. We passed through a forest of Bamboo at one point. The view from any part of the Sa Pa region is stunning."

"Tighten your crampons: Genevieve Hathaway wants to show you where to hike and climb in South Korea’s many mountains and national parks."

"One of the greatest glaciers we visited in Patagonia was Perito Moreno Glacier in Glaciers National Park near El Calafate, Argentina. Boats allow you to get up close and gain a better perspective of the glacier’s size and structure. Large crevasses reach deep into the ice field, but continually fall off as the glacier slowly slides. The crushed mountain gravel produced from the glacier’s sliding eventually deposits into the water creating a cloudy turquoise color."

"Armenia has been recently placed on the list of three leading countries in the nomination of adventure tourism, compiled by The National Geographic Traveler, the Arka News Agency reported."

"Intense, dramatic and colossal: the Southwestern coastline of Iceland is treacherous yet mystical. Dotted with towering volcanic mountains, bluish-white glaciers and hundreds of waterfalls, this part of the country is strikingly beautiful and packed with an endless list of natural attractions."

"About a year ago a couple friends and I set out to hike to the San Jacinto Summit from where the tram lets out. Without much research we went into it thinking this would be a pretty simple hike as the tram drops you off at 8500 feet and the summit is only 10500; however, this hike is actually pretty difficult, but it is rewarding to finish and provides stunning views."

"Stretching along the border of France, the Pyrenees mountain range is one of the biggest and most famous in Europe. It’s home to hundreds of charming countryside villages, acres of ski slopes and bits of shimmering coastline."

"Bumpass hell is named after Kendall Vanhook Bumpass who stumbled on this area in the late 1800′s while he was hiking. It is named Bumpass Hell because he actually fell in one of the steam geysers and ended up losing a leg. The area itself is a geothermal area that has many steam vents that continuously pour out steam and sulfur gases from the molten lava that is running 5 miles under this area and the forest ranger there told us some of the water is so acidic it is like stomach acid. Read on for photos and a recap on the hike."

"We awoke on Day 5 on a local farmer's property on the edge of the town of Cuper Alto, the sheep in the pasture next to us we still sleeping..."

"During our Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu we encountered some of the most beautiful flora we have seen during all our travels in South America. Many of the flowers are orchids, since Peru has thousands of species of them."