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Mount Whitney Hike California

Hiking Mount Whitney: California’s Highest Peak (Winter Climb)

Updated:October 20, 2020

The elevation is starting to take its toll. Carefully planting one foot in front of the other, climbing through snow with my ice axe, I push on to summit California’s highest mountain.

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Hiking Tre Cime in Italy

Hiking The Tre Cime Di Lavaredo Loop (Italian Dolomites)

Updated:October 20, 2020

Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Three Peaks) is a famously beautiful and pretty easy alpine day hiking loop in the Italian Dolomites that winds through jagged limestone mountains.

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Best Kauai Helicopter Tour

Our Kauai Helicopter Tour Over The Na Pali Coast (Doors Off!)

Updated:January 25, 2021

One of the best ways to see Hawaiian islands is by air, and my doors-off Kauai helicopter tour of the Na Pali coast was an epic experience!

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Hiking Carrauntoohil in Ireland

Hiking Carrauntoohil: Ireland’s Highest Mountain

Updated:October 20, 2020

While traveling through County Kerry I decided to climb 4 of Ireland’s biggest mountains in a single day, including Carrauntoohil, the highest one in the country. Here’s how!

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Mexican Cartel Members

My Run-In With A Notorious Mexican Drug Cartel

Updated:February 27, 2021

This is the story of how I accidentally wandered into an extremely remote Mexican village that was openly controlled by a ruthless drug cartel — and what happened next.

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Hiking Kerlingarfoll Iceland

Hiking Kerlingarfjöll Geothermal Area (Icelandic Highlands)

Updated:May 20, 2020

Deep within Iceland’s central highlands, Kerlingarfjöll is a group of small geothermically active and rust-colored mountains capped with snow. Here’s how to organize your own self-drive adventure.

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Kamchatka Reindeer Herding

Wild Kamchatka: Visiting Russia’s Nomadic Reindeer Herders

Updated:August 14, 2019

On the remote Russian peninsula of Kamchatka, the indigenous Even people watch over large herds of reindeer like their ancestors have for hundreds of years.

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Afghanistan Photos

30 Photos From Afghanistan That You Won’t See In The News

Updated:January 16, 2020

Last summer I traveled into the mountains of Afghanistan for a two week backpacking adventure. Not your typical summer vacation destination. Here’s what I witnessed on my journey.

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Rio Secreto Cavern

Rio Secreto: Exploring Mexico’s Underground Rivers & Caves

Updated:February 21, 2021

Hiking in waist-deep water through dark caves at Rio Secreto, we turned a corner to discover a massive cavern decorated with incredible stalactites all over the ceiling.

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