June 2008 Archives

The roof of Africa

Aukje

Aukje, Netherlands
Trip in Tanzania ~ Moderate difficulty

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I just viewed the top of Kilimanjaro from the streets of Moshi, Tanzania and it is hard to believe that just three days ago, I was on the very top of that mountain. It is HUGE, i kid you not! Trekking the area was beautiful. Kilimanjaro has many small micro climats and to trek from luscious green fairlylike forests to alpine moorland with ghostlike trees, to skree desert
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Harz, teil 2

Everett

Everett, Canada
Trip in Germany ~ Beginner difficulty

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I slung my pack over one shoulder, zipped up my jacket, laced up my gaiters and pushed open the door. Up here on the Borken, the weather was… bad. A cold and icy wind howled, and the fog was so thick you couldn’t even make out the ground at your feet. Luckily the cake and coffee I’d eaten in the café helped ward off the
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Sometimes it snows in...June

Irena

Irena, Slovenia

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The weather is crazy lately and temperatures are way below the average ones in June. Still I need to focus on my training for the expedition and so the weather should not matterI try to spend all my free time in the mountains and the photos I want to share with you are from the last weekend. It snowed quite a lot there in the
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SNØTIND 1027 M

Marit

Marit, Norway
Trip in Norway ~ Beginner difficulty

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Tourist map: Kristiansund 1: 50 000 (UGLAND IT GROUP) Snøtind in Eide is the highest, and one of the most beautiful mountains in our area. It is high, it is steep and you have to exert yourself to reach the top,- but when you have done it, I’ll assure you that you feel it’s worth it. This is not a trip for wet and foggy days!
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Livng in Paradise

Josh

Josh, United States
Trip in United States ~ Beginner difficulty

Hello my sherpa family. It’s been a while sense my last entry because of the move that me and my wife just made. We just moved to Grand Junction, CO. and it is awesome. Also the jobs that I got when we got here are fun too. The main job that I do is a Park Ranger for the state of Colorado. I drive in
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Freikollen 629m

Marit

Marit, Norway
Trip in Norway ~ Beginner difficulty

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Freikollen, the way we see it from Ristuva, Averøy. Touristmap: Kristiansund 1 : 50 000 ( UGLAND IT-GROUP ) As you can se on the map, there are several routes leading to Freikollen. A lot of people in Frei and Kristiansund visit the top really often for exercise, they use the short and steep ones. If you are a "tourist" like me, visiting this top once or
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