Hiking matters #393: Snowshoe hiking up Mont Noble (2673m) in the Swiss Alps
MARTIGNY, SWITZERLAND – After the nice loop hike yesterday from Gueroz to Charavex (see Hiking matters #392), today Filipino Everest
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International climbs
Hiking matters #392: Loop hike from Gueroz to Charavex in Martigny, Switzerland
MARTIGNY, SWITZERLAND – After a short visit last November that saw me doing three hikes with Everest climber Leo Oracion
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Hiking matters #377: Hiking up Mont Salève, the “balcony of Geneva” in Rhône-Alpes, France
By the cliffs of Grand-Gorges in Mont Saleve CHICAGO, IL – From Leo Oracion’s house in Valais, Iron Lady Jo
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Hiking maters #381: Delphi, Greece – the site of ancient Oracle on the slopes of Mt. Parnassos
AMSTERDAM – A day after the relaxing walk in Cape Sounion (see Hiking matters #380), Mai and I went to
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Hiking matters #380: Cape Sounion in Greece – Mythology, beauty, and the Aegean Sea
Cape Sounion at the tip of Attica, Greece, with the Temple of Poseidonat the background Last weekend, I went to
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Hiking matters #376: A loop hike up La Dôle (1677m) in the Jura Mountains, Switzerland
NEW YORK CITY – Last weekend, I went to Switzerland to meet with Iron Lady Jo Steven and Everest climber
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Hiking matters #375: The hike up Mt. Vesuvius and a visit to Pompeii, Italy
AMSTERDAM – On the last day of my short trip to Rome and Naples, after two memorable days in the
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Hiking matters #374: Hiking in Capri Day 2 – Via Krupp to Marina Piccola
On the morning after my island walk that took me to Monte Solaro (see Hiking matters #373), I woke up
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Hiking matters #373: Hiking in Capri Day 1 – Monte Solaro
AMSTERDAM – The nice thing about Europe is that the countries are just close to each other and with the
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Hiking matters #360: Successful and dramatic ascent of Mt. Elbrus
It almost never happened, and when it did, we were filled with such delight that even our stiff, reserved Russian
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