Category Archives: Mountains

New Zealand’s 7 Most Scenic Mountains

Posted on July 27, 2010 by admin

The scenery on offer in New Zealand is truly unsurpassed. In fact it is unlike anywhere else in this world. The mountains of New Zealand are no exception, with many of them among the most scenic one would experience in … Continue reading →

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Get an Everest Base Camp Trek in before the Mountain Melts

Posted on July 25, 2010 by admin

An Everest Base Camp trek is, for many, the challenge of a lifetime and the culmination of much time spent in training and preparation. Scientists maintain however, that Everest is changing – better get that climb in quick before the … Continue reading →

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Guadalupe Mountains – Western Texas

Posted on January 3, 2010 by admin

[/caption] Like the prow of a gallant ship, El Capitan, southern bluff of the Guadalupe Mountains, seems to cut through waves of gleaming gypsum sands. It is a moment to remember, that first glimpse of the massive escarpment rising 5,000 … Continue reading →

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The Smoky Mountains – Tennessee

Posted on December 25, 2009 by admin

The Great Smoky Mountains are a well-known mountain range that is between North Carolina and Tennessee within the Appalachian Mountains. They are home to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the national park with the most patrons in the United … Continue reading →

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Fly over the Himalayas

Posted on December 13, 2009 by admin

[/caption] The Himalayan Mountains are the highest in the world. Of the thirty one summits over 7,600 m (25,000 ft), 22 rise in Nepal, including Everest and seven other great giants that are over 8,000 m (26,000 ft). If you … Continue reading →

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