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Here you are reading Epic Hikes of the World, so I’m prepared to make two

guesses: one, you like hiking.

OK, that was easy.

Two: at some point, probably on a Monday afternoon at work after too much

lunch, you’ve allowed yourself a little daydream. You’ve dreamed of doing

something more, somewhere far away. You’ve dreamed of open space, cold air

and freedom. You’ve had – maybe just for the briefest of moments – that dream of

struggling to the top of the world, looking down on humanity, and knowing that…

Sorry, I’m going to interrupt your daydream there.

You don’t have the two years to train ceaselessly, the three months off work, and

the spare US$35,000 needed to climb Everest. Even if you do, it’s really cold,

painful and very dangerous.

However, what if you could have just a little taste of what it means to take your

love of hiking to the next level, to get a quick blast of real Himalayan

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