Pictured By – Gunther Hagleitner Everest Base Camp is either one of two base camps on opposite sides of Mount Everest. The Southern Base Camp in Nepal tends to be the most popular for the majority of Base Camp trips and is used by climbers choosing to summit Everest via the North East ridge. This…
Pictured By – Danie van der Merwe Table Mountain is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa. It is a significant tourist attraction, with many visitors using the cableway or hiking to the top. Often photographed covered in a blanket of clouds which contrast against a…
Pictured By – Diliff Half Dome is a remarkable shaped granite dome topped mountain at the eastern end of the Yosemite Valley in the Yosemite National Park, California , United States. On one side there is a sheer rock face which is flanked on either side by three smooth sided round faces which give it…
Pictured By – Todor Bozhinov Mount Fitzroy is situated in Patagonia on the border between Argentina and Chile. It is considered a difficult mountain to ascend and was first climbed in 1952. Towering above a cluster of granite mountains at 3359 meters, it’s protruding spire like summit remains the preserve of seasoned technical mountaineers. However…
Pictured By – Kpravin2 Mount Fuji is an active volcano about 100 kilometers southwest of Tokyo. Commonly called “Fuji-san,” it’s Japans tallest peak at 3,776 meters. It is one of Japans 3 sacred mountains, and summit hikes amongst the Japanese are very popular. Owing to its unique shaped summit often depicted in many of Japans…
Pictured By – Kobersky Mount Toubkai is a prominent mountain peak located in the Toubkai National Park, Morocco. It is the highest peak in the Atlas Mountain range and in North Africa. Standing at 4167m above sea level it offers the trekker some breathtaking views over the neighboring Atlas Mountains. The usual rendezvous start form…
Pictured By – Zacharie Grossen The Matterhorn also known as ‘Cervino’ to the Italians and ‘Mont Cervin’ to the French straddles the borders of Switzerland and Italy and due to its almost symmetrical pyramidal peak is one of the world’s most recognized mountains. Sometimes referred to as ‘The Mountain of Mountains’ it attracts many thousands…
Pictured By – Muhammad Mahdi Karim Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and has three dormant volcanic cones known as Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira and forms part of the Kilimanjaro National Park. Each year thousands of walkers and climbers flock to Kilimanjaro with the sole aspiration to summit and stand on what has become…
Pictured By – Bachelot Pierre J-P Licancabur is actually located on the Bolivia/Chile border, the crater lake on the summit of Licancabur is said to be the world’s highest lake. Considered a Holy Mountain to the Atacameno people the mountains incredible volcanic summit combined with its location in one of the most magnificent parts of…