The first eight-thousander ever climbed, in 1950 โ and still the deadliest of the fourteen.
The Nordwand: 1,800 metres of limestone and ice that made alpinism famous and killed dozens proving it.
Historic jungle trail across the ranges.
Dive the sunken nuclear-test fleet.
The point where the Nile leaves Lake Victoria on its 6,650-km journey, plus grade-five white-water rafting.
River cave of Maya skeletons and artefacts.
Four-day jungle trek to terraced ruins older than Machu Picchu.
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