TRUCK CAMPING – Your Home in the Great Outdoors 🛻
Created by Harvey Peirson INTRODUCTION Essentially, truck camping allows you to take a mobile home pretty much everywhere with you. It gives you the freedom of seeing the great outdoors and Mother Nature at her prettiest, while also giving you the added freedom of travelling just about anywhere, in added comfort and with added speed that trekking or hiking simply can’t give you. And it’s a massive industry; recreational truck camping pulls in over $20 US dollars every year, and with over 56% of truck campers saying they’d go again sometime
An Essential Guide to The Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian Trail is possibly one of the most famous long-distance hiking trails in the world and spans more than 2100 miles altogether. Nicknamed the A.T, the trail takes place between Georgia’s Springer Mountain and Mount Katahdin in Maine. This long-distance hiking trail passes through 14 states across America’s East, in order, they are Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and finally Maine. Around 3,000 people each year attempt the full thru-hike from Georgia to Maine, and
VASILY LUKIN: Winning the #1 Coldest Siberian Marathon in the World 🇷🇺
Created by Harvey Peirson INTRODUCTION The Siberian Marathon is hard. A standard marathon is of course already a tough grind; it will take months of preparation to get ready to complete those twenty-six long, sweaty and tiring miles of running, all while you are surrounded by hundreds of equally heavily-panting strangers. None of this is exactly everyone’s idea of the average nice day out, that's for sure - it takes determination. The TCS New York City Marathon courses through all five NYC boroughs and draws an estimated 2 million spectators each year.
Climbing MONT BLANC: The Highest of the Alps ⛰️
Created by Harvey Peirson INTRODUCTION Located on the border between France and Italy, Mont Blanc (“White Mountain”) is the tallest mountain in the Alps and the highest mountain in Western Europe, with its peak reaching 4,807 metres (15,773 feet) into the sky. Being such a tall mountain on the border of rich, highly populated nations in an already highly visited mountain range in the world, Mont Blanc is a very popular destination for people seeking to take part in outdoor adventurous activities such as hiking, trail running and climbing, and winter
Scafell Pike – The 1# Highest Mountain in England
The Lake District, Cumbria, is a place well known for its wondrous landscapes and rugged mountain fells so it is no surprise that the highest mountain in England would be located there. Scafell Pike, at a height of 978m (3209ft) is widely considered to be one of the most difficult climbs in all of the Lake District yet despite this reputation remains a very popular mountain for people to visit. More than 250,000 people climb Scafell Pike each year, and as you can imagine, reaching the summit offers a
GREENLAND, East to West – 1 Huge Trek 🇬🇱
Created by Harvey Peirson INTRODUCTION Sitting in the North Atlantic Ocean just south of the North Pole’s ice caps, Greenland is the world’s largest island, covering 836,000 square miles (2,165,230 square kilometres) of land. The majority of this land is covered in ice for most of the year, with the exception of much of the coastline, which blossoms with colourful plant life for a few summer months. 88% of the people who live here are native Innuits, the descendants of North America’s first explorers hundreds of years ago, who mostly
The 10 Best Hiking Trails in Canada
Canada is well known for its beautiful scenes and landscapes, especially with its vast array of forests, mountains and lakes. Its full of perfect places to go hiking, with its many national parks and trails that can take you all across the country. With so much to offer it can be hard to find which hikes best suit you and which will give you the sights you have to see in Canada. That is why we bring you this list of the '10 Best Hiking Trails in Canada', showcasing
The 46 Great Adirondack Mountains, New York ⛰️
Created by Harvey Peirson INTRODUCTION When someone says “New York”, the first image that might typically come to mind would be the highly populated city itself: a bustling concrete jungle home to millions, and a city that never sleeps. However, the state of New York itself is home to much more than large cities; tucked away in the north-east of the state, the Adirondack Mountains are perhaps the best place to hike in New York, and it’s really not too far from the Big Apple itself. Home to beautiful waterfalls,
‘Polar Preet’ Makes History – Preet Chandi Becomes 1st Woman Of Colour To Complete Solo Trek of South Pole
32 year old Captain Harpreet Chandi (aka Polar Preet), an Indian- origin British Sikh Army officer and physiotherapist, created history on January 3 2022 by becoming the first woman of colour to complete a solo expedition across Antarctica. Chandi has now become the first person to reach the South Pole on foot in two years as well as the third fastest woman to trek across the continent. Polar Preet's Trek To The South Pole On November 24 2021 she began her expedition after flying from Chile South America to Antarctica
The Best Winter Adventures Bucket List: Top 5 🏔️
Created by Harvey Peirson INTRODUCTION It’s winter! That either means people are ready to capitalise on the colder season and get even more snow than usual, or get away from it for a little and head to sunnier grounds. With that in mind, I figured I’d compile a winter adventures bucket list of highly attractive destinations across the world - sunny or snowy - that have appealed as hotspot tourist destinations come this time of year. Whether you're looking for relaxing experiences or thrilling adventures, here are some amazing outdoor winter
Mount Olympus 101 – A Basic Guide to Greece’s Tallest Mountain
Mount Olympus, located in northeast Greece between the border of Thessaly and Macedonia, is the tallest mountain in Greece and the 2nd tallest in the Balkans. It has 52 separate peaks spread out across the mountain, which are snow-capped 8 months of the year and are hidden by the clouds the rest of the time. The highest and most difficult of these peaks, Mytikas, rises to 2917m /9570 ft. The mountain is also known to hold strong historical, cultural, and natural significance to Greece Mount Olympus in Ancient Greek