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Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu: The Complete Hiking Guide
Planning the Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu? This complete guide covers the classic five-day itinerary, the climb over 15,190-foot Salkantay Pass, the…
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Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu: My First Real Taste of the High Andes
At nineteen, I spent three months exploring Bolivia and Peru, getting my first real introduction to the Andes. After a difficult trekking…
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Everest Base Camp via Shivalaya: The Long Way to Everest
Most people fly into Lukla to begin their Everest Base Camp trek. I took the long way, spending 22 days walking from…
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Training for Denali: Going Nowhere to Get Somewhere
Before Denali, there were months of weighted stairs, incline treadmill sessions, and sled work. This is the preparation behind my 17-day expedition,…
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17 Days on Denali
Dropped on a glacier with everything we needed, we spent 17 days hauling, climbing, and waiting. I summited Denali on day 15,…
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Three Days to Ala-Köl
Espoir and I spent three self-guided days crossing Kyrgyzstan’s Ala-Köl Trek. The pass delivered the largest view, but camping beside the lake…
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Why I Chose Himlung Himal
On October 15, 2026, I put down a deposit on a mountain I am not ready to climb. Himlung Himal will be…
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The Long Way Around Everest: My Three Passes Trek in Nepal
The first test of my Three Passes trek happened before I took a step. We spent a day waiting for a flight…
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I Took the Wrong Trail Above Kotor
A friend at my hostel told me about a way up to the fortress above Kotor. There was a main route and…
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Stavanger Before the Cliff
Preikestolen gets the photograph. Stavanger makes the trip around it worth taking. The city sits on Norway’s southwest coast, close enough to…