Category: Country High Point
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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