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bay round, Cala Luna. As I reach the Arco Lupiru, a monumental sea arch highabove the coast, I stop for a while as the soft and luminous light of late afternoonsoftens the contours of the Golfo di Orosei. The bay is like an enormousamphitheatre, where the show is always the sea. KC
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CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONAFRICACape Town
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INTRODUCTIONWhy do we hike? To exer
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- E P I C H I K E S O F T H E W O R
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but for mere mortals, the hikes are
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the city it resides in, is notoriou
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Ian Lenehan | 500pxelephants on the
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and enormous from the Tanzanian pla
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packing and repacking, a big breakf
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the mountain, falling into a steady
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What does hyena smell like?My Zambi
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control officer in Northern Rhodesi
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For geologists, there’s no place
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where the intricacies of Kaibab lim
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standing on the edge of one of Amer
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steps of the mules that were employ
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Distance // 10 miles (16km)More inf
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winter snow settles on the spectacu
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If there’s one thing you learn hi
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Lago Scottsberg, over the wild cree
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areas of the Patagonian Andes where
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At first glance, Boston Common does
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in the Boston Tea Party of 1773 in
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BLACK HERITAGE TRAILAnother fascina
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More info // visitsanantonio.comBAR
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and a chill descends over the valle
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It is dawn, and I’m nervous. ‘J
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ORIENTATIONStart/End // Concepción
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MT WASHBURN AND SEVENMILE HOLE, YEL
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ORIENTATIONStart // Southern Termin
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© Roy LANGSTAFF | Alamythe helicop
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scaling sheer rock wallsThe helicop
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a group sets off to explore the icy
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Rambling along the bumpy road from
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© Alex Robinson | Gettyon the trai
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sister, Machu Picchu, with a temple
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path is clearly marked and there ar
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Distance // 5 miles (8km)EL MIRADOR
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Before the Appalachian Trail, the P
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boulders to reach the summit near d
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When to go // June to October.Where
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JOHN MUIR TRAILJohn Muir is somethi
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In a state that is famous for the b
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alder leaves.Inland, a side trip le
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© Aurora Photos | Alamybackpackers
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Everything I needed was at Temple 1
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The ‘place of completion’ hosts
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who plan to go beyond the homely co
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avoid altitude sickness, you’ll n
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Whenever we reached a habitation, a
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18,470ft (5630m) pass battered by h
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the land is marked with holy motifs
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Tours // Tibet Highland Tours (http
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My uncle and I step gingerly out of
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like an old man in a cloak, raising
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mythical Yellow Emperor, Huángshā
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love of hiking to the next level, t
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‘Sherpa’ is the name of the eth
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ANNAPURNA CIRCUIT, NEPALFor scenery
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Despite being a thousand years youn
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Start // GŭběikōuEnd // Jīnshā
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individually, today we’re hoping
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Start/End // Timpohon GateDistance
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Sunset. First it is a fading yellow
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THE VALLUMAlong several portions of
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scenery. Good examples include Feth
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ORIENTATIONStart // Ovacık (betwee
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The limestone crags of the Monti La
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the scallop shell is the symbol of
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Start // The full Camino Francés r
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greeted by an Iberian goatCALDERA D
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frosted glass. The only sounds are
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I pass a couple of wild campers, an
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ORIENTATIONStart/End // SkjeggedalD
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never been locked.“The A-listers
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essential kitAnd beside it is a vas
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Start/End // Gran Paradiso National
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summits dotted around the country a
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‘Hold on, let’s take a bearing
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Tand four-slide mega-swimming pool,
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A mix of the tall Catalan and round
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solid weeks of moderately challengi
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Start // PforzheimEnd // BaselDista
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thick stands of beech trees swathed
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I’ve been a bit of a bridge geek
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Sydney Harbour is part of a larger
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Where to stay // If you plan on sta
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Distance // 12.4 miles (20km) or mo
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AAt first all I hear is the leafy s
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Holland honeyeaters feasting on the
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Track is an accessible introduction
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Through scrub and forest scented wi
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the rickety bridge to Eora Creek“
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and our real lives. RSFLY-BYS ON PA
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If the huge piece of driftwood hadn
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walking the beaches of Abel TasmanT
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CAUSEWAY COAST WAY, NORTHERN IRELAN
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In the crisp, still dawn, golden su
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peaks in a leisurely five-day high-
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late-afternoon sun, all is still, e
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heralds the Kosciuszko Main Range,
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brush-turkeys. But unless you have
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influence on the landscapes of the
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cliff edges. A couple of exciting h
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