Category: Country High Point
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Climbing to Volcan Tajumulco’s Summit (4,203m) – Sunrise on Central America’s Rooftop
Summit – 4,203m.a.s.l. (13,789ft) Climbing Season – November – April Time of year climbed – November Duration – 2 Days Difficulty – Tajumulco Volcano, standing at 4,203 meters, is the highest peak in Central America. Located in the western highlands of Guatemala, near the city of Quetzaltenango (Xela), it offers breathtaking views and is just… Read more
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Climbing to Jebel Umm ad Dami’s Summit (1,854m) – Jacket Potato in a Microwave
Summit – 1,854m.a.s.l. (6,083ft) Climbing Season – All year Time of year climbed – September Duration – 2 Hours Difficulty – Jebel Umm ad Dami, Jordan’s highest peak, might not be the first thing that springs to people’s mind when planning a trip to the country of Petra, Wadi Rum, the Dead Sea, the Red… Read more
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Climbing to Mount Teide’s Summit (3,715m) – Down Jacket? For Tenerife?
Summit – 3,715m.a.s.l. (12,188ft) Climbing Season – March-September Time of year climbed – May Duration – 6-7 hours Difficulty – When it came to packing for the trip to Tenerife, taking hiking boots and a down jacket just didn’t quite feel right, espicially when packing them came at the cost of taking my sliders, due… Read more
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Climbing to Mount Kilimanjaro’s Summit (5,895m) via the Machame Route – Jambo Bwana
Summit – 5,895m.a.s.l. (19,340ft) Climbing Season – December-March and June-October Time of year climbed – October Duration – 7 Days Difficulty – Mount Kilimanjaro. The iconic “Roof of Africa”. It’s a mountain so well-known and popular that it’s an item on most people’s bucket lists, seemingly whether they’re into hiking and going up mountains or… Read more
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Climbing to Hvannadalshnúkur’s Summit (2,110m) – A Viking Test, Kind Of
Summit – 2,110m.a.s.l. (6,921ft) Climbing Season – May-September Time of year climbed – June Duration – 1 Day Difficulty – Hvannadalshnúkur. The highest peak in Iceland. Sitting on the crater rim of the volcano Oræfajökull in the country’s South East, at 2,110m, it’s a beauty. Climbing it is physically and mentally demanding, but so rewarding… Read more
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Climbing to Pico de Orizaba’s Summit (5,636m) – Absolutely Relentless
Summit – 5,636m.a.s.l. (18,620ft) Climbing Season – October-March Time of year climbed – March Duration – 2 Days Difficulty – Pico de Orizaba, Mexico’s highest summit, is an imposing figure, standing tall in the Trans-Mexican Volcano belt and visible from both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea on a clear day. As the sunrises… Read more
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Climbing to Mount Fuji’s Summit (3,776m) – Through Wind and Rain
Cimbing to the top of Mount Fuji, Japan’s iconic mountain, with 8 top tips and a gear list Read more