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12 MONTHS, 12 MOUNTAINS
In celebration of World Mountain Day, we've created a calendar for the year to make it easy for you to plan your next mountain climb in the...
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Mount Aconcagua Trip Review
January 2016 This year we had a team of twelve clients from four different countries – Iran, Ireland, England, South Africa and Argentina –...
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Alcey’s Survival Skills Course at Lupa Masa Jungle Camp
In celebration of International Rural Women’s Day, we’re talking about Alcey Kangit Gordon! Alcey is from Kiulu, a small rural village in...
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Why Kilimanjaro is a Great Mountain for Any Bucket List
Climbing one of the world’s tallest mountains is not a decision to be taken lightly – it will take endurance, a decent amount of fitness...
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Kilimanjaro Compared to the Other Seven Summits
The 'Seven Summits' is a challenge first proposed and then completed by Richard Bass in 1985. The 7 Summits consists of climbing to the highest...
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Walking Holiday in the Sierra Nevada
A new destination to the Sierra Nevada in southern Spain beckons. What a beautiful place and a lovely hotel we found... in a small village...
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What’s The Highest Mountain in Europe?
Its summit is 18,510 feet (5642 meters) above sea level and it is located in Russia. However the mountain itself - including the glaciers...
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Choosing High Altitude Boots
Twenty years ago things seemed a bit simpler, climbers chose from a narrow range of leather trekking boots and generally a pair of 'double mountain'...
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Great Reasons to Visit Bulgaria
With more and more people getting out in the mountains and using holidays to trek and climb it is becoming increasingly difficult to find good...
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Accommodation in Embu Guest House
Anyone visiting Embu on a Medical Elective or to volunteer with the Moving Mountains Trust will spend time in our Adventure Alternative...
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How challenging is a Maliau Basin Trek?
The Maliau Basin has only partially been explored, leaving over 50% of the area completely untouched. It is conservation reserve of dense, untamed...
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Hammock Life – Volunteering in Borneo
Nothing quite beats waking up to the sound of the rainforest while gently swinging in a weightless cocoon; the dappled sunlight...
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Accommodation in Western Kenya
Anyone visiting Western Kenya on a Medical Elective or to volunteer with the Moving Mountains Trust will spend time in our Guest House or...
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How can I Climb Kilimanjaro for Charity?
We often get asked, ‘how do I climb Mount Kilimanjaro for Charity?’ and the answer is easy, call us to have an initial talk about...
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Huts on Mount Elbrus
Years ago when I was guiding clients with my Russian friend Sasha Lebedev to climb Mount Elbrus during the ‘perestroika’ period after...
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Happy New Year Nepal!
Although our calendar, the Gregorian calendar, is recognised in Nepal they also have others which are used so it's also currently the...
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