Classic Hikes of the World: 23 Breathtaking TreksInspiration and information to help you plan (and dream about) your next big trek. This book will help you realize your dreams of hiking among the world's highest peaks and most scenic canyons, discovering wilderness far from the clamor of civilization, encountering rare birds and animals, glorying in sunsets over glacier-clad ranges, and feeling the joy and achievement of hiking some of the world's most spectacular trails. Peter Potterfield has selected the great hikes of the world from personal experience, having hiked and photographed hundreds of trails to arrive at this selection. The adventures described range from weekend overnights to four-day hut trips to epic journeys that take a few weeks out and back. None requires technical mountaineering skill. Features include details on trail conditions, levels of difficulty, best seasons, approach strategies, hazards, and maps. Hikes include: John Muir Trail, California; Wonder Lake to McGonagall Pass, Alaska; Tour de la Vanoise, French Alps; Kungsleden, Swedish Lapland; K2 Base Camp; Grand Canyon rim to rim; Mount Kilimanjaro; Cerro Fitz Roy, Argentina; and Shackleton's Crossing, South Georgia. |
Contents
CONTENTS | 8 |
Northern Arizona United States | 26 |
MAROON BELLS CIRCUIT | 46 |
THE WONDERLAND TRAIL | 62 |
WHITE MOUNTAIN TRAVERSE | 82 |
WEST COAST TRAIL | 100 |
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12345 PSYCHOLOGICAL CHALLENGE alpine altitude ascends Askole backcountry Baltoro Baltoro Glacier base camp Basin beach bridge Bright Angel Buckskin Gulch Campamento campground campsites Chalten Chesler Chesler Park CLASSIC HIKES climb crossing dangerous days PHYSICAL CHALLENGE Denali descends Everest feet Fitz Roy forest Glacier Guide Services Highway hikers Kalalau Kalalau Beach Kalalau Trail Khumbu Kungsleden Lago Laguna Lake O'Hara LOGISTICS & STRATEGY Maroon Bells meadows miles 11 km miles 3 km Mount mountain National Park North Cascades Paria Park Creek Pass peaks permit PETER POTTERFIELD PHOTO BY PETER Poincenot Port Renfrew Rainier ranger station ridge Río River road rocky route Routeburn Routeburn Track scenic season Shackleton shuttle side South Kaibab Trail South Rim steep summit switchbacks Torres del Paine trailhead traverses trekkers trekking trip valley Vanoise views village walk weather West Coast Trail wild wilderness Wonder Lake Wonderland Trail WORLD NORTH AMERICA