How to Reach Everest Base Camp: Routes, Permits, Cost & Best Time
Quick Facts Max altitude 5,364 m (Everest Base Camp); 5,545 m (Kala Patthar viewpoint) Total distance ~130 km round trip…
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Khinalug to Laza Trek, Azerbaijan: Complete Trekking Guide
A guided, village-to-village high-mountain trek across the Greater Caucasus: from the ancient mountaintop village of Khinalug (Xınalıq) [RS:naming] over the…
Read moreTranscaucasian Trail, Armenia: Complete Trekking Guide
819 km [RS:distance-primary] of volcanoes, monasteries and borderland backcountry — the Armenia stage of the Transcaucasian Trail. Last updated: 29…
Read morePanjshir Valley, Afghanistan: Complete Day-Trip Guide (Not a Trek)
Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan — Complete Day-Trip Guide (Not a Trek) Tagline: The “Valley of Five Lions” — orchards, a riverside…
Read moreMt Noshaq (7,492 m), Afghanistan: Complete Climbing Guide
Hero Mt Noshaq (7,492 m), Afghanistan — Complete Climbing Guide Tagline: Afghanistan’s highest peak, on the Pakistan border — a…
Read moreBand-e-Amir Trekking Guide: Afghanistan’s Sapphire Lakes Circuit
Six sapphire-blue travertine lakes chained through a Hindu Kush canyon at ~3,000 m — Afghanistan’s first national park, best explored…
Read moreWakhan Corridor Trek (Afghanistan): Complete Trekking Guide
One of the world’s last great adventures — a journey through Afghanistan’s remote Wakhan Corridor to the Kyrgyz nomad camps…
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