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Explore! releases their list of the 35 best hikes in the world that almost anyone can do

2023.05.12 / Robert

Explore Worldwide, an “adventure travel” agency, has put together a list of 35 of the best hikes in the world that almost anyone can do, from short jaunts you can do in less than an hour to longer, multi-day itineraries »

Perito Moreno Glacier Trail, El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina
Aoraki/Mount Cook Loop, Canterbury, New Zealand
Scenic Drive, Zion National Park, Springdale, Utah, USA
Continental Divide Trail From NM 547, Grants, New Mexico, USA
Lower Yosemite Falls Trail, Yosemite Valley, California, USA

The most populated countries in the world

2023.04.19 / Robert

On 15 November 2022, the world’s population surpassed 8 billion people.

Earth’s population continues to explode » from 1 billion in 1820 to 2 billion in 1930, to 3 billion in 1960, to 4 billion in 1974, to 5 billion in 1987, to 6 billion in 1999, to 7 billion in 2012, and 8 billion in 2022.

Following are the 50 most populated countries using the latest figures available »

India » 1,425,000,000 (April 2023)
China » 1,413,143,000
United States » 339,665,000
Indonesia » 279,476,000
Pakistan » 247,654,000
Nigeria » 230,843,000
Brazil » 218,690,000
Bangladesh » 167,184,000
Russia » 141,699,000
Mexico » 129,876,000
Japan » 123,719,000
Ethiopia » 116,463,000
Philippines » 116,434,000
Democratic Republic of the Congo » 111,860,000
Egypt » 109,547,000
Vietnam » 104,799,000
Iran » 87,591,000
Germany » 84,220,000
Turkiye » 83,594,000
Thailand » 69,795,000
France » 68,522,000
United Kingdom » 68,139,000
Tanzania » 65,643,000
Italy » 61,022,000
South Africa » 58,048,000
Myanmar » 57,970,000
Kenya » 57,052,000
South Korea » 51,967,000
Colombia » 49,337,000
Sudan » 49,18,000
Uganda » 47,730,000
Spain » 47,223,000
Argentina » 46,622,000
Algeria » 44,758,000
Ukraine » 43,306,000
Iraq » 41,266,000
Afghanistan » 39,232,000
Canada » 38,517,000
Poland » 37,992,000
Morocco » 37,067,000
Angola » 35,981,000
Saudi Arabia » 35,940,000
Malaysia » 34,220,000
Ghana » 33,846,000
Mozambique » 32,514,000
Peru » 32,440,000
Yemen » 31,566,000
Uzbekistan » 31,361,000
Nepal » 30,899,000
Venezuela » 30,518,000

52 year-old Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time, breaking his own world record — again

2022.05.09 / Robert

On Saturday, 52-year-old Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa summited Mount Everest for the 26th time, breaking his own world record of 25 ascents of the world’s tallest mountain, which he set in May of last year.

He has now broken the record for summiting Everest five times in four years.

NPR »

With more than 35 years of mountaineering experience, Kami Rita is a world-renowned climber. He first set the record for Everest summits at 22 in May 2018, after having shared the 21-summit record with two other climbers.

He broke that the following year when he conquered Everest a 23rd time on May 15, 2019, according to Guinness World Records. Kami Rita broke his own record six days later with his 24th summit.

The most expensive mountains to climb in the world

2021.07.30 / Robert

Mount Everest

To compile the list of the most expensive mountains to climb, Outforia looked at everything from the cost of joining a guided climbing group, acquiring the necessary permits, the required equipment, to guides and sherpas to hire.

Carl Borg, Outforia »

Scaling the highest peaks in the world requires a combination of hiking, rock climbing, ice climbing, and cold endurance, which naturally makes it quite a niche activity. You need to be mentally and physically ready, have expert skills and equipment, be experienced and aware of the dangers, as well as being able to fund your trip.

As there is so much preparation and equipment involved in tackling these daunting climbs, they can cost eye-watering sums in total. You’ll likely be going as part of a guided group, led by someone who is familiar with the mountain and has completed the climb multiple times before.

The top 10 most expensive climbs in the world (US$)

Mount Everest, Nepal » 29,032 ft » : $84,123
Mount Vinson, Antarctica » 16,067 ft » $46,618
Cho Oyu, Tibet » 29,906 » $33,703
Puncak Jaya, Indonesia » 16,023 » $27,449
Denali, United States » 20,310 » $12,086
Monte San Lorenzo, Argentina » 12,159 » $9,095
Mera Peak, Nepal » 21,247 » $9,000
The Eiger, Switzerland » 13,025 » $8,462
Aconcagua, Argentina »22,841 » $8,395
The Matterhorn, Switzerland » 14,692 » $8,212

74-year old Rosie Swale Pope restarts her 8,500km run from England to Kathmandu

2021.07.02 / Robert

On June 25th, 2021, at 12 noon, the exuberant 74-year old Rosie Swale Pope restarted her 8,500km run from Brighton, England to Kathmandu, Nepal.

In July 2018, Rosie started her 8,500km run that would have taken her through 18 countries. But for pandemic, she was ordered to stop her run in Turkey.

Rosie has remained determined to reach Nepal, but instead of continuing on from Turkey, she has restarted from the UK and is taking a different route in an effort to reach Katmandu and raising funds for the “charity PHASE Worldwide who work with remote Nepalese communities.”

Rosie previously ran around the world from 2003 to 2008.

Sir Edmund Hillary’s son is challenging Everest climbers to assist the Nepalese people during the Covid pandemic

2021.06.13 / Robert

As Everest climbers return home from Nepal, Sir Edmund Hillary’s son, Peter Hillary, is inviting them to both celebrate their ascent, while also challenging them to give back to the Nepalese people, to assist during the Covid pandemic.

Explore 7 Summits »

Now, in these phenomenally challenging times in Nepal, with Covid numbers rising dramatically, with oxygen shortages and hospitals forced to turn people away to die, this is an immediate way climbers can truly give back to the country and the people they have climbed and shared their adventure with.

The Himalayan Trust, launched by Sir Edmund Hillary in 1960, is right now providing direct assistance with medical supplies to the Nepali people and the Sherpas in the Khumbu, through their long established hospitals and medical care facilities. But the challenges they are facing are immense and additional resources are needed.

The Newcomers’ Guide to The Seven Summits and the continental conundrum

2021.06.03 / Robert

Seven Summits (Source » Wikipedia)

Martin Walsh, Explorersweb »

The Seven Summits has become part of the adventure lexicon, shorthand for the highest mountain on each continent.

The most commonly accepted list is:

Mount Everest, Asia, 8,849m

Aconcagua, South America, 6,961m

Denali, North America, 6,194m

Kilimanjaro, Africa, 5,895m

Mount Elbrus, Europe, 5,642m

Mount Vinson, Antarctica, 4,892m

Puncak Jaya/Carstensz Pyramid, Oceania, 4,884m

Mountaineers have sought to climb the highest peak on each continent since at least 1956 when American William Hackett completed five of the seven. However, he climbed Mont Blanc rather than Mount Elbrus and Mount Kosciuszko rather than Puncak Jaya, as these were considered the highest peaks in Europe and Oceania respectively at the time.

Video » Everest

2021.05.12 / Robert

Everest is a documentary film about the struggles involved in climbing Mount Everest, It was released to IMAX theatres in March 1998.

Via Wikipedia »

The 45-minute documentary is narrated by Irish actor Liam Neeson and was filmed entirely in IMAX. It includes a description of the training required in order to climb the 29,029 feet to the summit of Mount Everest and the challenges faced during the ascent, such as avalanches, blizzards, and oxygen deprivation. The film centers on a team led by Ed Viesturs and Everest director David Breashears; among their number are Spanish climber Araceli Segarra, and Jamling Tenzing Norgay, son of the pioneering Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay.

Everest was in production at the mountain during the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, in which another group of climbers became trapped by a blizzard near the summit. The film includes footage of these events, as the IMAX team assist Beck Weathers and other survivors.

First released in 1998, Everest became the highest grossing giant screen documentary of all time. It is being re-released in IMAX theatres in 2021. If you have the opportunity, go see it on the big screen. In the meantime, you can view it below »

Video » Why Mount Everest’s height keeps changing

2021.03.18 / Robert

VOX via YouTube »

In December of 2020, China and Nepal made a joint announcement about a new measurement for Mount Everest: 8,849 meters. This is just the latest of several different surveys of Everest since the first measurement was taken in 1855. The reasons why the height has fluctuated have to do with surveying methodology, challenges in determining sea level, and the people who have historically been able to measure Everest.

While Everest is the peak’s English name, the Nepalese have long called it Sagarmatha, and Tibetans call it Chomolungma – “Mother Goddess of the World.”

More » The Story of the First Sherpa to Climb to the Top of Mt. Everest – by Christopher Rand, The New Yorker, May 28, 1954

More » Indian mathematician Radhanath Sikdar first to identify Everest as highest mountain peak – The Economic Times, Jun 01, 2015

Mark Horrell has 10 facts about Everest summits and death rates

2020.10.11 / Robert

The excellent Mark Horrell looks at recent scientific research on success and death rates on the world’s highest mountain »

Once a year (except this year, obviously), there is an Everest feeding frenzy as traditional and social media sink their teeth into the latest Everest season, producing an avalanche of opinion about how overcrowded and easy Everest is to climb these days.

Barring a few lone voices, such as the excellent Alan Arnette whose annual Everest coverage has become the unrivalled source of contemporary Everest history and commentary, rarely does anyone delve into the data to try to connect opinion with reality.

Which is why I was very excited to see a paper entitled Mountaineers on Mount Everest: Effects of age, sex, experience, and crowding on rates of success and death published on the open-access scientific journal PLOS ONE last week. …

Here are some of the things we now understand better »

Summit success is becoming more likely
Women are more likely to summit and less likely to die
Success rates plummet after age 40
Previous experience at high altitude counts
Experience matters less now than it used to
Everest is becoming safer
…

Climb higher into the Mark Horrel’s post.