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08-Dec-2009 23:14
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08-Dec-2009 23:14
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Hi all...
Anyone around Nepal at the moment who fancies doing the Annapurna Circuit, starting sometime this week??? It's getting nippy in the mountains, but soooo beautiful.....
Safe travels,
Mel.
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07-Dec-2009 11:53
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09-Dec-2009 08:37
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Or when traveling for a long period of time? Do you go WA zoom, Medium Zoom, Tele Zoom, one prime? More, much less? Just a superzoom? Just curious to hear, I feel like I am constantly struggling to juggle options and image quality in some of the most amazing places on earth with the fact that it is more comfortable to not be worried about changing lenses all the time... love to hear your thoughts and practices...
Thanks!
-TBri
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05-Dec-2009 15:33
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05-Dec-2009 15:33
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Hi,
Looking for trekking companions to do the Lukla - EBC perhaps with the Cho La pass to Gokyo and then back to Lukla starting early March .This would be an independent trek using lodges for accomodation.
Cheers Pete
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05-Dec-2009 08:34
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07-Dec-2009 16:24
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Hello everyone,
I'm planning to spend April 2010 in Indonesia and am specially keen on doing some multi-day treks. Places I'd like to visit include Sulawesi, Borneo (Kalimantan), Lombok and Flores. But since I just got 30 days I want to narrow that list down to just 1 or 2 areas - and that's what I need your help for.
My budget is quite tight, so I would prefer doing hikes that don't require to hire a guide. Got a tent, sturdy boots, enough warm layers for the higher altitudes, common sense, and I've done a lot of tramping in New Zealand. Then of course Indonesia is not New Zealand and as far I understand the routes are far less developed. Which places can you think of where it is possible to do some longer hikes on my own, without a guide?
For example I found a blog of some guy trekking on Gunung Rinjani on his own, which seems to be tough but doable. Other places which I th...
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04-Dec-2009 09:42
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08-Dec-2009 04:54
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Hi,
I'm a relatively inexperienced aspiring mountaineer and am looking at planning a trip down to South America in July / August. I'm meeting up with a friend who won a travel scholarship to Brazil and the timing works out for me because I'm quitting my job and going back to school in September, so I thought I'd try to take my first longer-than-2-week vacation, having been a poor student/working stiff all my life. I'm hoping to go for 2 or 3 months and really want to do some serious/semi-serious mountaineering while I'm there. Unfortunately, while that time of the year is summer for me, I understand that it will be winter down there.
My questions are:
A) Is Aconcagua even attemptable during August or July?
B) What other mountains in South America would be good to take on during that time?
I am a very experienced hiker having done many 5ish day trips in Canada including th...
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02-Dec-2009 12:54
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05-Dec-2009 00:17
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BACKGROUND
I have been searching for a proshell jacket I can wear on my bike, on the mountain and not look so silly I can't wear it around town.
I have found what looks like an awesome jacket the : Mountain Hardwear Men's Argon Jacket
http://www.blacks.co.uk/clothing/men/jackets-and-outershell/product/042173.html
It ticks the boxes, light weight, has pit zips, pro shell, slim fit. But more than all this, when I actually went to the shop the jacket is soft and supple to the touch. Not like all the other pro shell and event jackets I have seen. Apparently the reason this jacket costs a whopping £350 is because of this amazing face fabric. More breathable, more durable.....
....but. This jacket has no storm flap on the outside. Just a flap behind the zip.
QUESTION
Are all these new jackets without storm flaps over the zips going to let water through?
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01-Dec-2009 15:22
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02-Dec-2009 16:10
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Hi Ppl,
I am planning a trip to Mt Kailash around April - May 2009 via Khailash. Mode of travel from Lhasa - Kailash will be 4 wheel drive which i will be planning to book. We can meet at either Chengdu or Lhasa.
Let me know if you are interested.
Thanks
Regards,
Amaren
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01-Dec-2009 07:28
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04-Dec-2009 22:15
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Hi, does anyone have any advice for getting from Kathmandu airport to Dhunche in January? There are 3 of us and we'd much rather get a 4WD than the local bus. Does anyone know how much this would cost and who/how we could book this beforehand?
Thx
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30-Nov-2009 08:20
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30-Nov-2009 08:20
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After a fair amount of searching I came up with nothing and I was wondering if anyone on here had used Explore-Himalaya which is an outfit based out of Thamel on any of the EBC treks
Regards
Ravi
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29-Nov-2009 11:31
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29-Nov-2009 11:31
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I'm contemplating going trekking for 2 to 3 weeks in Bolivia this July. I also want to attempt Huayana Potosi and maybe Pequena Alpamayo. Does anybody have anything good or bad to say about Bolivian Journeys, Bolivian Mountains, and Alberth Bolivia Tours? I'm going to use one of these guide services for Huayana Potosi. Anybody interested in going? message me
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28-Nov-2009 07:49
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02-Dec-2009 06:59
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Hi all, since there are many experienced trekkers and mountaineers in this forum, can you help please? I am searching for a sturdy digital camera, small/lightweight SLR or compact camera, that also works after some drops of water fell on it, in dusty regions and in cold areas above 6000 mts. I heard of cameras that can be operated with normal mignon batteries. Has anyone experience on that? Which model do you use in high altitudes without problems?
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26-Nov-2009 00:20
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05-Dec-2009 15:27
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peterp67 »
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Hi guys
I can take three weeks off in March (25 days total) or three to five weeks in April for a trip to Nepal. Would it be possible to do the Gokyo trek from Jiri, over to EBC and Kala Pattar (either via Cho La or Phortse) in 25 days? The 25 days would have to include travel - i.e. flying both ways between Australia and Nepal and getting to/from Jiri? I'd say I'm an experienced, very fit trekker (mountaineering experience) - I prefer long walking days.
I'd prefer to go in March and only use three weeks of leave, but I'd go for four weeks in April if I'd definately need close to that much time (31 days). Five weeks seems too long for one trek, but not long enough for two varied treks - unless it'd bepossible and worth doing the Everest route above followed by Langtang or something else?
Cheers
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23-Nov-2009 00:32
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osita »
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24-Nov-2009 14:45
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Holas
Can anyone recommend climbing sites around Lima?
Where can find topos (and climbing partners)?
Looking for (sports)climbing routes up to 6c (5.11a).
Gracias
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19-Nov-2009 13:15
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25-Nov-2009 00:04
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I just wanted to warn all people who are thinking of climbing Mt Kilimanjaro not to book their climb with "Adventures Within Reach" or their local operator "EcoTours". They provided me with an awful unprofessional local guide who tried to rush me up the mountain (any good professional guide does the opposite - its very unsafe to ascend too quickly) until I finally vomited once on the 3rd day (even the guide had a headache due to our rapid ascent). He then forced me to go off the mountain on the 4th day, even though I was fine once we descended a little bit below the point I had vomited, and was in better condition than many other climbers who summited with no problem.
Other guides on the mountain (including a professional European guide) were horrified at the way I was treated, and told me that a number of bad guides act in that way to either get an early holiday, or to take someo...
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18-Nov-2009 02:40
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09-Dec-2009 21:08
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This rather bleak time of year my thoughts turn to planning next year's trekking trip. It now seems that my girlfriend is likely being sent to a conference in Oslo next September, and despite being scarily expensive, Norway sounds like a great place to trek. But my initial search indicates it's a rather huge country with lots of options. So I was just wondering if anybody had experience and could recommend their favourite walk? Also, is September a decent time weather-wise? Thanks.
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