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There are three routes leading to Huashan's North Peak (1,614 m [5,295 ft]), the lowest of the mountain's five major peaks. The most popular is the traditional route in Hua Shan Yu (Hua Shan Gorge), first developed in the 3rd to 4th centuries AD and with successive expansion, mostly during the Tang dynasty. It winds for 6 km from Huashan ...
Chang Kong Cliff Road is a cliff hiking road in China. The cliff walkway is reached by climbing steep stairs. [ 1 ] It is located in Shaanxi Province, China , at the edge of Mount Hua .
The Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic (sometimes called the Alaska Wilderness Classic) is an adventure challenge that espouses purity of style and zero impact. Started in 1982 as a 150-mile (240 km) wilderness traverse, the Classic has crossed various mountain ranges throughout Alaska with some routes covering nearly 250 miles (400 km).
In its 44th year, the race commemorates a 1925 rescue mission that delivered diphtheria serum by sled-dog relay to the western coastal community of Nome. Dog-sled teams set off on Alaska's 1,000 ...
Avid hiker Michael Glidden was exploring ice caves 60 miles south of Anchorage, Alaska, when a storm kicked in. The temperatures dropped down to 25 degrees and it started to rain. Seeking shelter ...
George Meegan (2 December 1952 – 10 January 2024) was a British adventurer and alternative educator best known for his unbroken walk of the Western Hemisphere from the southern tip of South America to the northernmost part of Alaska at Prudhoe Bay.
The 100 highest summits of Alaska with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence; Rank Mountain peak Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Denali [1] [2] [e] Alaska Range: 20,310 ft 6190.5 m: 20,146 ft 6141 m: 4,630 mi 7,451 km 2
These state resource properties contain more than 42,000 acres of rugged, forested land in Clark, Scott and Washington counties in southern Indiana. The trail extends from Deam Lake, just north of State Road 60 in Clark County, to Delaney Park, just east of S.R. 135 in Washington County. The initial 32-mile segment of the trail was opened in 1980.