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Mountain conquered by teenager
Calum Macintyre is the youngest person to have climbed Ama Dablam, which at 22,525ft (6812m) is five times the height…
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The mother of all climbs
Every time I stepped outside my hotel in Zermatt there would be a gaggle of tourists holding up their phones…
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The Faces of Fishtail
I think I was already in love with Machapuchare before I ever visited Nepal. My parents went to Pokhara in…
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A Guide to Trekking Mount Fitz Roy
With glaciers wrapped around tall dark mountain peaks, and continual wind blowing through fields and forests, Patagonia’s wild landscape may…
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Central Andes Alpine Climbs
One of our favorite trips is our Central Andes Alpine Climbs, a fun, shorter duration 10-day trip on which we…
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Exploring the Cadini di Misurina
After such an epic, wildly-successful first day, we were a little adrift as to what to do for a follow-up.…
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Trekking in the Himalayas: how to do it
Since Nepal’s civil war ended in 2006, the number of trekkers visiting the Everest region has more than doubled to…
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Snow Climbing Mount Fuji
Climbing Mount Fuji (3776 meters), Japan’s highest and most prominent mountain, can make for lifelong memories. The mountain itself may…
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The Dolomites – Via Ferrata
Located in northern Italy and with a unique mix of Italian and Austrian culture the Dolomites has the highest concentration…
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Climbing in Greece
Once the island of Kalymnos in Greece’s Dodecanese cursed the hand nature had dealt it. Huge rock escarpments line its…
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Mount Everest: the view from the top
It feels like the apex of an immense white roof – the point at which three ridges to the top…
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The Kronplatz – plan de corones holiday region in winter
On arrival, every guest will receive a travel ticket from their host (where the host is a member of the…
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Best slopes are above 2,000m in Méribel
There has been a lack of significant new snow in the Alps but existing snow has held well in the…
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Skiing in Obergurgl, including the best runs, hotels, restaurants and bars
Obergurgl, one of the highest ski villages in Europe, set at 1,930m at the end of the Ötztal valley near…
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Val Thorens – the highest resort in Europe
Purpose-built Val Thorens is not only the highest resort in the giant Trois Vallées ski area that includes Courchevel and…
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Whistler: too much snow to ski? No such thing
‘It’s puking snow up here again today,” said Anton Horvath, Whistler’s avalanche forecaster, peering out of his office window on…
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Val d’Isère – skiing in best freestyle ski areas
Joe Harkess, freestyle coach, All Mountain Academy Tricksters inspired by Jenny Jones’s Olympic bronze medal should ride the snowpark at…
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Snow wonder
While your friends head to Spanish beaches and Italian hills, Chile – with its numerous ski resorts – is an…
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Skiing in the French Pyrenees: who needs the Alps?
It wasn’t the usual airport transfer. We bumped along in the back of a friendly stranger’s battered old jeep, the…
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Puy-Saint-Vincent, great little ski resorts
Pretty Puy-Saint-Vincent sits on the edge of the Ecrins national park in the southern French Alps, not far from the…
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Oz-en-Oisans – a family-friendly ski resort with amazing slopes
Before I had kids, my dream winter break was all about mixing great snowboarding with a good après scene involving…
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Head for the hills, the snow’s finally here
This season, Europe’s slopes have been so barren there were practically tumbleweeds blowing across them, until thankfully a deep covering…
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Beautiful pictures as thousands of Thai monks put on incredible visual display for sacred full moon festival
These beautiful images show thousands of Thai Buddhist monks gathering to carry lanterns and venerate a statue of Buddha to…
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Athens holidays
If the thought of exploring Greece’s ancient world makes your skin tingle with anticipation, you’ll struggle to contain your excitement…
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Insider secrets of Rome
Heaping plates of light-as-air pasta. Art by Michelangelo, Raphael, and Bernini. Some of the most entertaining people-watching on the planet.…
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Autumn in Venice
Although there are days when tourists outnumber locals by two to one, Venice never loses its capacity to enchant. Summer…
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Walking in Moscow’s winter wonderland
The best way to discover Moscow is on foot. It may seem unrelentingly urban, dominated by cars and towering skyscrapers,…
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Singapore finds its cultural feet with culinary renaissance
It is often derided as a cultural desert, but a younger generation of Singapore’s residents and expats is determined to…
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London travel tips
The English writer Samuel Johnson famously said, “You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London.…
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Romantic Paris: fashion and lights
The City of Light draws millions of visitors every year with its unforgettable ambiance. Of course, the divine cuisine and…
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Discover Rio’s arty side
It’s a balmy Saturday morning in Rio de Janeiro and, unlike everyone else in town, I’m heading away from the…
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Abu Dhabi – Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Constructed between 1996 and 2007 at the request of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and first president…
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Valencia and beyond
Eating out The most exciting new restaurant in Valencia is the Arrop Ricard Camarena, set in the spectacularHotel Palacio Marqués…
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The best of Thailand
Every tourist board loves a major motion picture. Think Braveheart, think Scotland. Think Jean de Florette, think Provence. Similarly, if…
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The Maldives baring your sole
They’ve stolen my shoes. After 13 hours on a plane, a smiling man has placed them firmly into a bag…
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