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I climbed the world’s highest trekking peak – it was beautiful, but don’t underestimate it

Nepal’s Mera Peak is widely known as the highest trekking peak on the planet – 6,476m of snow, ice and rock located right in the mountainous heart of the Himalayas. But exactly how hard is that ‘trek’ ...
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Is the W Trek the World’s Best Beginner Backpacking Trail?

My experience hiking the W Trek in Torres Del Paine National Park in 4 days was an adventure from beginning to end. I’m ...
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Skip Everest Base Camp for These 9 Epic (and Less-Crowded) Treks in Nepal

Bradley Mayhew is a travel writer specializing in the mountains of Asia, and is the author of Lonely Planet guides to Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, Central Asia and others. If ...