The “new” Machu Picchu is steadily getting developed. This “lost city” fascinated 19th century explorers, and Hiram Bingham visited it two years before he discovered Machu Picchu. Difficul… more →
besthike.com blogrickmc wrote 4 days ago: The “new” Machu Picchu is steadily getting developed. This “lost city” fascinated 19th c … more →
rickmc wrote 1 week ago: When flying over the country recently I studied for almost an hour the impressive mountains of Iran. … more →
rickmc wrote 1 month ago: Carol gives a shout out for Alpine Exploratory, a company specializing in walking and trekking holid … more →
rickmc wrote 2 months ago: Laura Jones, a reporter from the U.K., hiked a 10 day tour: … the lovely thing about the TMB i … more →
mygrandmasue wrote 6 months ago: The Long Beach Press Telegram carried an Associated Press article by Catherine Teal about the great … more →
rickmc wrote 7 months ago: The Kokoda Track is one of the best, and toughest, hikes in the world. … a single-file foot th … more →
rickmc wrote 8 months ago: Entertaining! Its day three of Trail Magazine’s attempt on Mt Kilimanjaro via the Machame rout … more →
rickmc wrote 8 months ago: Book fast if you want one of the 30 spots. Late July 2009. It’s a fund-raiser for the trail as … more →
rickmc wrote 9 months ago: Outside reports: In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Mountain Travel Sobek is doling out 40 free … more →
rickmc wrote 9 months ago: It’s the world’s highest free-standing mountain, one of the seven summits and the highes … more →
rickmc wrote 9 months ago: intights from March 2008. Some nice trekking footage. Great music. Compilation of short video clips … more →
rickmc wrote 10 months ago: I just got a recommendation from Andreas for a German / Venezuelan trekking guide company Kamadac ba … more →
rickmc wrote 10 months ago: Anouk Zijlma on About.com posted a terrific list of the Best Hikes and Treks in Africa. … Afri … more →
rickmc wrote 11 months ago: Bluepeak was the first blog to announce the opening of the Monkman Pass Memorial Trail in Northern B … more →
rickmc wrote 1 year ago: China Volkssport Associon (that’s the correct spelling) contacted us regarding their guided wa … more →
rickmc wrote 1 year ago: First off, this adventure does not have you hiking into Machu Picchu. It finishes 7mi away in (amazi … more →
rickmc wrote 1 year ago: My old hiking buddy from South America 2004, Canadian Grant Assenheimer, just climbed down from the … more →
rickmc wrote 1 year ago: Not once have I heard of any hiking in Lebanon. Yet before the Lebanese Civil War started in 1975 it … more →
rickmc wrote 1 year ago: A few years ago, my Canadian hiking buddy Grant Assenheimer and I did an 11-day trek on the infamous … more →