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Everest Environmentalists
It was almost inevitable that a high mountain like Mount Everest (8,848m) would become a high profile platform for environmental issues...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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Mount Everest: A Base For Green Issues
The world’s highest mountain has found itself at the centre of the global debate on the environment In recent years, mountaineers at Everest Base Camp have attracted criticism because of the accumulated high-altitude litter left by summit expeditions...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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Space Trek & Everest Trek: Astronaut Mountaineer
Most people can only dream of seeing the earth from space; and reaching the summit of Mount Everest (8,848 metres) is a formidable challenge that fewer than 3,000 people have ever achieved...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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Mythical Bhutan
Bhutan tours immerse you in a kingdom of fables, flying tigers and evil spirits – a Himalayan landscape where the power of deities, reincarnation, meditation and prayer are intrinsic to the national culture...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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Women on Top – Everest Summiteers
For a long time Everest Trekking was seen as a male-dominated pursuit, with the majority of climbers to have made the peak being men...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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The Everest Marathon
The Everest Base Camp Trek is quite an undertaking, so can you imagine how athletes do it at running pace...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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Tailor Made Trekking
There are many existing itineraries out there for trekking holidays and it can be difficult to choose between them...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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Kilimanjaro and Meru - An Introduction
Kilimanjaro trekking in Tanzania is one of the most popular adventures for visitors to Africa Read about some of the sights you will see leading up to a Kilimanjaro climb and what you can expect from a Kilimanjaro trekking holiday...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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Kilimanjaro – Choose Your Route
Climbing Kilimanjaro is a physically challenging endeavour, which is why reaching the summit is so satisfying...
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Joanna Lumley & The Gurkhas Of Nepal
Following the success of her high profile Gurkha Justice Campaign, Joanna Lumley went to Nepal in August for the first time...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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What You’ll See on the Annapurna Trek
The Annapurna Circuit is a longstanding trekking route in the beautiful mountain landscape of western Nepal...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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Kathmandu: The Gateway to the Annapurna Circuit.
The bustling capital of Kathmandu, which lies at the heart of the Himalaya, is both the start and the finish point for many visitors trekking the Annapurna circuit...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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Share a Holiday Adventure With Your Family
Family treks are a great option for a family holiday with a difference, where the old and young can enjoy trekking and hill walking together...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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Machu Picchu: How Was the Inca Civilisation Destroyed?
Mythic Machu Picchu continues to enthrall and fascinate people from all over the world, but despite numerous studies knowledge of this incredible site and its ancient resident remains sketchy...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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Trekking With Children, The Top Three Holidays
The Annapurnas
A family holiday in the Annapurna mountains of Nepal provide the perfect destination for both little and long legs...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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The Lost City of the Incas
Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian Inca site in Peru, situated in a mountain ridge above Urumba Known as “The Lost City of the Incas,” this site has incredible spiritual and mythological symbolism, dating back to ancient Inca civilization...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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Introducing the Animals of the Annapurna Circuit
Pika
Most people haven’t heard of pikas, but these small critters are commonly spotted on the Annapurna Circuit...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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Leo Dickinson: Extreme Cameraman on Everest
Leo Dickinson is an action sports filmmaker who gets a thrill from working at extreme heights As a parachutist and mountaineer, he has used is expertise in the Himalaya to organise sky-diving holidays over the range that can include an Everest Base Camp Trek...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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Everest Base Camp: Brian Blessed’s Home From Home
The actor Brian Blessed, with his bulky beard and booming voice, is probably the most recognisable person to have attempted to climb Mount Everest’s massive 8,848 metres...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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The Myth of Shangri-La
Nepal and Tibet are now hugely popular destinations for trekking holidays (with the Annapurna Circuit and the Everest Base Camp trek reckoned as two of the best treks in the world) but it wasn’t always so...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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Five Gadgets You Probably Don’t Need on an Everest Base Camp Trek
It’s your first Everest Base Camp Trek and you’ve packed your clothing, bedding, food, emergency supplies and sundries...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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Celebrating Inti Raymi at Machu Picchu
If you’re thinking of attempting the Inca trail to Machu Picchu, but can’t decide on the time of year to attend, then why not team it up with the ancient Incan festival of Inti Raymi...
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“Measuring Everest”: Q&A
Anyone who has visited Everest base camp or who has an interest in the mountain will know that it stands at 8,848m...
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Three Sherpas of the Himalaya
The Sherpa people of Nepal bear a name indelibly linked to the legacy of their mountain homeland For the 400 or so years that the Sherpa have lived amidst the Himalaya they have explored this fierce environment and taken part in the greatest feats achieved on the highest peaks on earth...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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The Annapurna Circuit – The Best Trek in the World?
When the finest trekking holidays in the world are discussed, there are plenty of strong contenders The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, the legendary Tour du Mont Blanc, and the trek to Everest Base Camp are amongst the most famous walks in the world, but veteran walkers often point to another, perhaps lesser known trek as their personal highlight – the Annapurna Circuit...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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Five Heroes of Mountaineering
Adventure holidays have become increasingly popular in recent years, especially where mountain trekking is concerned – routes such as the Inca Trail, Annapurna Circuit and Everest Base Camp have become some of the “do before you die” holiday experiences for the more adventurous traveller...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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The Five Must See Sights of Bhutan
‘The Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon’ is a destination for those who truly want to travel off the beaten track...
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Conquering the Eight-thousanders – Everest, K2, And Beyond…
There are fourteen mountains that present the ultimate challenge to the world’s most experienced climbers...
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Why Take a Tailor Made Holiday in Bhutan?
Bhutan, a country around the size of Switzerland that only opened its borders to tourism in the 70s, is a wonderful destination for a trekking holiday or cultural tour...
Author: Jude Limburn Turner - Category: Travel
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Top Five Family Experiences on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
South America The Amazon River...
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