Buddha is back in Katmandu after trekking up near the Everest base camp. But seriously, and I’m not exaggerating, our hike up to the Kangshung Face of Everest was the most amazing hike I’ve ever been on. We had spectacular…
Hikes of the world
Cyberhobo joins Sahara expedition
by tmangan • September 28, 2006 • 1 Comment
He’s not actually going along (as fas as I know), but he has built a new Web site to help Paula Constant recount her quest to cross the Sahara Desert on foot. Paula had to put her trek on hiatus…
A Kilimanjaro survivor’s tale
by tmangan • August 28, 2006 • 0 Comments
A writer for the Honolulu Advertiser recounts: At 18,000 feet, the altitude ambushed me. I could barely breathe, and my water bottles were frozen solid. My head pulsed, my legs wobbled like a newborn calf’s and I saw things that…
A South African trek
by tmangan • August 11, 2006 • 1 Comment
I stumbled across an adventure called the Addo Corridor Initiative, which aims to establish an ecological corridor across South Africa. The corridor’s advocates are going on a mega-trek starting today. Here’s the rundown: Imagine walking through indigenous forests, over expansive…
Death march survivor’s tale
by tmangan • August 1, 2006 • 0 Comments
Here’s a guy who retraced a real death march, in New Guinea, scene of one of the most terrible hikes in the history of World War II. Campbell recalled hearing about an ill-fated march by a battalion of U.S. infantrymen,…
Made in Japan: Mt. Fuji
by tmangan • June 23, 2006 • 0 Comments
July and August are prime climbing season for hiking to the top of Mt. Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain. From Wikitravel.org: The thing to do on Mt. Fuji is, of course, to climb it, preferably overnight so you can reach the…
What’s a monsoon?
by tmangan • June 1, 2006 • 0 Comments
India Travel Blog has all the details. (Hint: if you’re traveling to India soon, expect rain).
A few days in the wilds of Cameroon
by tmangan • April 26, 2006 • 0 Comments
From an article at allafrica.com: The hiking continued the next day. But instead of finding elephants, the team bumped into five poachers who had killed an elephant and were feasting on its flesh. The poachers, one Bantu and five Bakas,…
At the Pole
by tmangan • March 24, 2006 • 0 Comments
Those two guys who left for the North Pole back in January with nothing but themselves, their skis and sleds carrying two months worth of food got there the other day. These guys are tough guys in every sense of…