Realworld Adventures

Category: Trekking

  • Trek Volcano Pico Viejo Caldera (and Pico del Teide)

    Trek Volcano Pico Viejo Caldera (and Pico del Teide)

    Trek Volcano Pico Viejo Caldera is a long and exhausting 7.30 hour, 13km loop hike with a gain of 1,117m to the second Caldera from the western side of the volcano. A volcano caldera is a massive, cauldron-like depression that forms when a volcano’s magma chamber empties during a catastrophic eruption, causing the ground above…

  • Trekking Tenerife; The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

    Trekking Tenerife; The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

    This blog is about our impulse trip to the Canary Islands (specifically Tenerife Island) in May for a week of outdoor activities (trekking or hiking primarily). In summary trekking Tenerife involved 6 days (outside of the arrival and departure days). Obviously my first objective was to summit the volcano Teide (at 3715m, the highest point…

  • Hiking Koruldi Lakes, Georgia

    Hiking Koruldi Lakes, Georgia

    This is a hard 7-8 hour loop hike from the village of Mestia, to/from Koruldi lakes, in the Republic of Georgia. The lakes are also an ideal place to camp to make it a 2-day more leisurely trek (bring your own gear) . The hike (or 2-day trek) requires fitness and perseverance since it is…

  • Everest BC Trek In 8 Days, Nepal 2023

    Everest BC Trek In 8 Days, Nepal 2023

    This blog is about how I did the Everest BC Trek in 8 days. Actually 7 and a flight back to Kathmandu on the 8th. This was NOT a race or intentionally fast trek. I simply didn’t take any ‘Rest Days’ or waste 2 hours a day with lunch stops. Also, rather than stopping early…

  • Travel Escapes from Kampala, Uganda

    Travel Escapes from Kampala, Uganda

    This is a collection of travel and adventure activities I performed (or almost performed) while living in Kampala, Uganda in 2022-2023. They are generally weekend escapes but some are a bit longer. Many involve a bicycle, some a car (private and hired) and ultimately just about anything else I could get my posterior into. Visit…

  • Annapurna Base Camp Trek, Nepal

    Annapurna Base Camp Trek, Nepal

    On short notice I decided to visit Nepal to promote my new Trekking Nepal app and while in-country I figured a short trek was called for. So, for this adventure I decided to do the 7 day Annapurna Base Camp Trek (also called the Sanctuary Trek). Why 7 days you ask? So many new roads…

  • Highlander Slovenia Trek

    Highlander Slovenia Trek

    The 101 km Highlander Slovenia Trek Adventure trek took place over 5 days in the Julian Alps of Slovenia. The Highlander Adventure format remained the same while the characters and varied landscape made it one more notch on my list of great fun adventures. The adventure starting point was the climbing wall on the outskirts…

  • Highlander Montenegro Trek

    Highlander Montenegro Trek

    This is an outline of my 5-day, 92km Highlander Montenegro trek in the Durmitor Mountains.

  • Highlander Velebit Mountains Trek, Croatia

    Highlander Velebit Mountains Trek, Croatia

    Regal mountains, an organization well tuned to adventure and participant camaraderie made the Highlander Velebit Mountains trek a 5-star experience. The Croatian Highlander Adventure organization put this package together in two forms. The long consisted of a 5-day 104 km route and the short a 3-day 55 km version. Due to time constraints I opted…

  • How to Summit Mt Binga (in the wet), Mozambique

    How to Summit Mt Binga (in the wet), Mozambique

    How to summit Mt Binga from the Mozambique side (in the wet season). I provide details that include maps, costs, logistical requirements and facts as well as links to additional details, photos and videos. This is a self-guided adventure on a shoestring. Follow the links to dig deeper into the adventure. Note that this, like…