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Mountain Travel
sightseeing, hiking, trekking, climbing |
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Want to climb a famous mountain? Or just see it or hike
or trek in the area? You do not have to be an experienced
climber to climb every famous mountain but you will need to be in good
physical condition. If you love to see, hike, trek or climb mountains,
our Mountain Travel page will help you achieve that goal.
Live World Mountain
Webcams Live pictures from some of the world's most
well-known mountains.
This page is divided into 3 sections and you an go directly to the section
by clicking on the section title.
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Searching The Web |
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If you are looking for information on climbing a certain mountain, mountain range
or in a specific country and want to try a search engine, here are a few
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Peakbagger.com.
This is an informal online
resource for summit-focused hikers, climbers, and mountain lovers. It
presents information about the mountain peaks and ranges of the world. It
allows simple queries and generates dynamic web pages from a large online
database of peaks, ranges, trip reports, and essays.
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Peakware
World Mountain Encyclopedia. This is the web's premier mountain and mountaineering resource.
Here you can explore the mountain ranges of the world, and network with
other rock climbers, mountaineers, hikers, and backpackers, who share your
love for the mountains.
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DMOZ Open Directory |
Climbing |
Guides
and Schools. |
Guides and Outfitters |
Outdoor Resources.com/Climbing
A good set of categories covering clubs, international climbing, schools,
guides, and gear.
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Yahoo!
List of Climbing Organizations A good list of climbing
resources.
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Other Mountaineering Resources |
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Alpine
Ascents.com A premier mountaineering company that offers treks,
tours, and climbs of the seven highest mountains on each continent.
They also have a mountaineering school. You can almost reach out
and touch the mountains on their beautiful website!
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American Alpine
Institute. This is considered the best climbing school in North America.
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American
Mountain Guides Association. This is the website of the American Mountain Guide
Association with excellent mountain climbing information.
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Bivouac Mountaineering Directory.
They cover climbing and hiking in Canada and Alaska with detailed
information on all the mountains and mountain ranges.
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Climbing and Hiking Clubs and
Organizations. A good worldwide list put together by Bealropes.com.
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Colorado Mountain Club.
The Colorado Mountain Club has comprehensive information on hiking and
mountain climbing in Colorado, USA.
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High Altitude Medicine Guide The High Altitude Medicine Guide provides medical
information on health issues affecting travelers to high mountainous
regions of the world. They have a wealth of information for climbers,
hikers and backpackers. They also list and have links to a lot of
Adventure Travel Companies, including some of larger and more well-known
ones. This is an excellent site.
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Jagged Globe
Expeditions Worldwide mountain climbing expeditions.
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Mountain Guides.
Sunrockice (that's "sun-rock-ice"), a New Zealand company,
has excellent coverage of mountain climbing in New Zealand, Nepal,
Pakistan and Patagonia. It is a beautiful site!
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Summitclimb.com. Excellent
organization offering treks and climbing in Nepal, Tibet and China.
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North America Hiking
and Mountain Climbing Links. A nice list of links for North
America climbing and hiking divided into subject categories (e.g., Teen
Climbing, Kid's Climbing, etc.)
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Highest |
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Highest Mountain on Each Continent
Seven
Summit Climbing websites:
7SummitClub
Alpine
Ascents
Wikipedia-Seven
Summits
Peakware |
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Continent |
Mountain
Click for Wikipedia |
Webcam |
Height
Meters Feet |
Location |
Climbing Information and Tours
Also see Famous Mountains Chart |
| Africa |
Mt Kilimanjaro |
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5895 m |
19,340 ft |
Tanzania |
Difficulty: Hard, but
not technical.
Time required: 7-10 days
World's tallest walkable mountain
Site 1
Site 2
Site 3
Site 4
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| Antarctica |
Vinson Massif |
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4897 m |
16,066 |
Antarctica |
Difficulty: not
technically difficult but weather makes climbing Mt Vinson a serious
undertaking,
Time required: about 2 and a half weeks but plan for another 2 weeks
in case of weather delays.
7summits.com
jpmountainguide
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| Asia |
Mt Everest
Tibetan name Chomolangma (Goddess
Mother of the Snows)
Nepali name Sagarmatha
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8850 m |
29,035 |
Nepal-China |
Difficulty: Extreme. Only for experienced climbers.
Time required: 2 and a half months.
Tallest mountain in the world.
Summitpost.org
Summitclimb.com
Howstuffworks
Wilderness Travel*
*they have the highest treks up to
21,000 feet on the slopes of Mt Everest.
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| Australia |
Kosciuszko |
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2228 m |
7,310 |
Australia |
Difficulty: Easy
Time required: about 2 hours hiking in from the trailhead for 5
miles. You drive to the trail head.
Site 1
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| Europe |
Elbrus |
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5642 m |
18,510 |
Russia |
Difficulty: Strenuous, must be experienced mountain climber
Time required: allow 2 weeks
Alpine Ascents
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| North
America |
Mt
McKinley (Denali) |
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6194 m |
20,320 |
Alaska,
USA |
Difficulty: Very difficult
Time required: 2 and a half weeks.
Summitpost.org
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| Oceania |
Carstensz Pyramid
Local name-Puncak Jaya |
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5040 m |
16,535 |
New Guinea |
Difficulty: good
climbing ability
Time required: plan on 2 weeks.
Site 1
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| South America |
Aconcagua |
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6960 m |
22,834 |
Argentina |
Difficulty: Normal
route - non-technical.
Time required: 20 days.
Tallest mountain in Western hemisphere
Summitpost.org
Summitclimb.com
Andes.org
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Famous |
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Guide to Famous Mountains |
Mountain Name
Click name for Wikipedia article |
Height
m = meters
ft =
feet |
Webcam |
Country |
View,
Hike*,
Climb
*includes
trekking |
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Aconcagua |
6,962 m
22,841 ft |
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Argentina |
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Annapurna |
8,091 m
26,545 ft |
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Nepal |
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Ararat (Agri) |
5,165 m
16,945 ft |
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Turkey |
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Carstensz Pyramid
(Puncak Jaya) highest in Oceania |
5040 m
16,535 ft |
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New Guinea |
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Chimborazo |
6,267 m
20,561 ft |
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Ecuador |
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Cotopaxi |
5,897m
19,347 ft |
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Ecuador |
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Elbrus
highest in Europe |
5,642 m
18,510 ft |
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Russia |
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Mt Everest
highest in Asia and the world |
8,850 m
29,035 ft |
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Nepal/China (Tibet) |
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Cerro Fitzroy |
3,375 m
11,073 ft |
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Argentina |
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Glittertind
2nd highest in Norway |
2,464 m
8,084 ft |
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Norway |
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K2
2nd highest in the world |
8,611 m
28,250 ft |
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Pakistan/China |
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Kebnekaise
highest in Sweden |
2,111m
6,926 ft |
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Sweden |
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Kilimanjaro
highest in
Africa |
5,895 m
19,340 ft |
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Tanzania |
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Kinabalu |
4,102 m
13,455 ft |
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Sabah, Borneo
(Malaysia) |
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Kosciuszko
(Kosciuszko)
highest mountain in Australia |
2228 m
7.310 ft |
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Australia |
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Matterhorn
famous
Swiss mountain |
4,478 m
14,691 ft |
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Switzerland |
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Mauna Loa |
4,169 m
13,681 ft |
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Hawaii (USA) |
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Mt
McKinley (Denali) |
6,194 m
20,320 ft |
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Alaska (USA) |
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Mont Blanc
highest in
Western Europe |
4,807m
15,771 ft |
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France |
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Mount Fuji (Fuji-san)
climbing
Story |
3,776 m 12,389 ft |
more... |
Japan |
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Mount Vinson (See Vincent Massif below) |
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Mt. Cook |
3,754 m
12,316 ft |
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New Zealand |
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Mt. Etna |
3,323 m
10,902 ft |
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Italy |
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Mt. Whitney
highest in
contiguous 48-U.S.
states |
4418 m
14,494 ft |
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California (USA) |
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Puncak Jaya (See Carstenz Pyramid) |
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Mount.
St. Helens
famous volcanic eruption |
2,549 m
8,364 ft |
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Washington
(USA) |
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Mount
Vesuvius
famous volcanic eruption |
1,281 m
4,203 ft |
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Pompeii (Italy) |
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Vinson Massif
highest mountain
in Antarctica |
4897 m
16,066 ft |
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Antarctica |
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| Notes: View
means seeing a mountain but not hiking or climbing it. You are just
sightseeing. Hike general means hiking around the base or lower
parts of a mountain although some resources include hiking to the summit
when you do not have to be a mountain climber. (Trek and Trekking are other
terms that mean the same as hike and hiking in this chart.) Climb means
climbing to the summit when you must normally be an experienced mountain
climber. For easy mountains requiring only good physical condition to
reach the summit, adventure companies refer to the trip as either hiking
or climbing. |
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