Night climb of 5,500 steps to a sacred footprint shared by four religions, timed for sunrise and the peak’s shadow.
Oman's highest peak and grand canyon.
Panama’s highest point — on a clear dawn you can see both oceans.
Granite peaks that "sweep down to the sea" — and inspired Narnia.
Forested highlands rising green out of the Djiboutian desert.
Green highlands of terraced villages and baboons around Abha.
Classic Himalayan trekking circuit.
Famous hairpin mountain road plunging off the Huila plateau.
Glacial lake staircase high in the Rila mountains.
Jagged peaks and gelada baboons.
Trails and tunnels along a marble canyon so narrow the cliffs nearly touch, with the Eternal Spring Shrine over a waterfall.
A switchback road to the UAE’s highest point, home to the world’s longest zipline at 160 km/h.
Apricot orchards and forts beneath 7,000-metre Karakoram peaks.
One of the world's highest active volcanoes.
Two-week trek up the Baltoro Glacier to the foot of the world’s second-highest peak.
The world’s highest and longest cable car, up to 4,765 m in the Andes.
Climb the vast flat-topped tepui.
Gorge trails on ladders, chains and walkways over waterfalls.
The world’s most perfectly symmetrical volcanic cone, still active, rising 2,463 metres above Legazpi.
High Hindu Kush pass and Soviet-era tunnel linking Kabul to the north.
Twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, with condors riding the thermals past the Cruz del Condor viewpoint each morning.
Emerald river valley walled by the Hindu Kush north of Kabul.
The highest mountain in the British Isles, 1,345 m above Fort William.
Patagonia’s granite towers, glacier lakes and the classic W trek.
NZ's finest day hike, past volcanoes.
Berber villages below snowy peaks.
The "troll’s tongue" rock ledge jutting 700 m above lake Ringedalsvatnet.
Flat-topped cliff hanging 604 m over the Lysefjord.
Rhyolite mountains streaked orange, green and pink, with a natural hot river to soak in after the walk — the start of the Laugavegur trail.
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