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Kiss of God 5.416 meters

They say those who know the mountain, to cross the passage of Thorung The, must arrive before nine o'clock. Then he unleashed a wild wind so there is no way through it without putting human lives at risk. That's why the latest escalation, the final, starts at three o'clock.
byContributors
14 April, 2013

Amundsen-Scott: duel in Antarctica

Two groups of men from different countries, cultures and preparation, led by two leaders with very different conceptions of leadership and exploration, took part in an epic duel that developed in the coldest region, desolate and barren of the known world: Antarctica
byContributors
23 March, 2012

Malicious: the cursed de Guadarrama

Some mountains appear to carry on his name a curse, as if dragged a relentless conviction or weighed on the same biblical anathema, but just hearing his name to be hopelessly attracted to them. It happened at the time with the Hells and Maladeta, in the Aragonese Pyrenees, and, more recently, the Malicious, Guadarrama.
byRicardo Coarasa
5 November, 2011

Deep in the Red Sea

Warm waters teeming with life and color. An ideal destination for underwater photography lovers. A good friend of VAP and a great amateur photographer, Luis Berges, send us these snapshots of an unforgettable day's diving in the Red Sea.
byContributors
16 June, 2011

Lucien Briet and "God gun" Ordesa

And these words were not uttered by an Aragonese, although it could have been,, even for a Spanish. Out of the mouth of a Frenchman, coming from the neighboring valley and nothing Gavarnie setting foot for the first time in the valley (1881) pleaded deep love Ordesa Valley. From that moment, Lucien Briet Parisian became a frequent visitor to the valley, you wrote about different works.
byContributors
2 June, 2011

17 Mile Drive: the most photographed tree in the world

Among the California cities of Monterey and Caramel, Pacific shown brave and angry. The 17 Mile Drive (route of 17 miles) circumvents some of the world's most exclusive mansions, bays along misleading lavish wreck, casserole in sight of seals and sea lions. The highlight is the haunting The Lone Cypress, aupado a lone cypress on a cliff over 250 years, who happens to be the most photographed tree in the world.
byRicardo Coarasa
18 May, 2011

Ring 300 miles to go El Bierzo

A nature trail around the whole region. More 300 km, in 15 steps monographic. A kind of Camino de Santiago, the famous route signposted Xacobea, in the midst of steep peaks. Almost abandoned villages, ancient trees, huts, brañas and animals (...), by Javier BRANDOLI.
byJavier Brandoli
16 April, 2011

The reincarnated brown ant

The height reduces the oxygen level and complicated movements. At first it is imperceptible, but then it will increasingly notice. The dawn of our eighth day of the Annapurna circuit is overwhelming.
byContributors
12 February, 2011

Ghyaru, the valley of magical fairies and dragons

One thing I love about the mountain is that every morning you can re-breakfast with a good conscience. One gets up early and in pain, Coffee goes blind, cereal, muesly, porridge, fruit, sweet, Tibetan bread with honey and things like that ... And halfway through the day, to and re-fill to top.
byContributors
28 January, 2011

Ascent to heaven of the Annapurna

One of the most breathtaking of the mountains is his silence. Last night, at daybreak, bladder woke beset by, and ended up sitting, protected by twelve blankets, enjoy nothing and looking at the sky with binoculars little substance that I bought in Pokhara.
byContributors
21 January, 2011

Uganda: the last refuge of gorillas

In a corner of the world, in tropical forests that engulf borders, the last gorillas survive land. Go on your quest is a huge experience, unforgettable. We in Uganda, in Bwindi National Park, tracing the footsteps of these great primates to which, Ranger warns the Nkuringo, it is better not to make eye contact so they do not feel challenged. Here we go.
byRicardo Coarasa
19 January, 2011

Annapurna, the challenge of the mountain

"But where will they go now, if four in the afternoon and at half past six is ​​night? Not create problems and sleep today. Morning walk as they please ". The man's face is tanned by the claws of the mountain, and emphasizes its argument point-blank shooting: “Además, is a blizzard ".
byContributors
14 January, 2011

The Grand Canyon bird's eye view

From the heights, Colorado River seems harmless, unable to cause huge erosion, goldsmith patiently, began to light up the Grand Canyon now makes ten million years. We flew over the Nevada desert toward the neighboring Arizona, in the western United States, enjoying one of the most sensational performances of Nature.
byRicardo Coarasa
18 December, 2010

Trekking in Annapurna: top, where the world ends

Climb the highest levels of the planet and walk around the slopes of the mountains of Nepal is the story of a serial nature reports that give in VOD. A trek made by ordinary people, they barely knew the high mountain, and approached the limit of his strength and dreams.
byContributors
17 December, 2010
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