Region Guide
Melanesia – Region Guide
Melanesia — encompassing Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia —…
Tasmania – Region Guide
Tasmania is Australia’s greatest wilderness island — a World Heritage Area covering 20% of its…
Australia – Region Guide
Australia is one of the world’s great hiking continents — a vast landmass of extraordinary…
New Zealand’s North – Region Guide
New Zealand’s North Island offers a hiking landscape defined by fire and water — active…
Southern Alps of New Zealand’s – Region Guide
The Southern Alps of New Zealand’s South Island form one of the world’s great mountain…
African Islands – Region Guide
Africa’s islands offer some of the world’s most distinctive and varied hiking — from the…
Southern Africa – Region Guide
Southern Africa — encompassing South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Botswana and Lesotho — offers…
Ethiopia Highlands – Region Guide
The Ethiopian Highlands — the Roof of Africa — form one of the continent’s most…
Great Rift Valley – Region Guide
The Great Rift Valley is one of the world’s most dramatic geological features — a…
Maghreb – Region Guide
The Maghreb — Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya — offers Africa’s most diverse mountain and…
Southeast Asia – Region Guide
Southeast Asia offers a completely different hiking experience from any other region in the world…
East Asia – Region Guide
East Asia encompasses one of the world’s most diverse hiking landscapes — from Japan’s volcanic…
Central Asia – Region Guide
Central Asia — encompassing Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan — is one of the…
Caucasus – Region Guide
The Caucasus Mountains form one of the world’s great but underappreciated hiking regions — a…
Indian Himalayas – Region Guide
The Indian Himalayas stretch from the Kashmir Valley in the northwest to the Sikkim border…
Karakoram – Region Guide
The Karakoram is the greatest concentration of high mountains on Earth — a compact range…
Central Himalayas – Region Guide
The Central Himalayas — encompassing Nepal and the Tibetan approaches in southern China — contain…
Central America – Region Guide
Central America — the narrow isthmus connecting North and South America through Guatemala, Belize, Honduras,…
Patagonia – Region Guide
Patagonia — the shared southern cone of Argentina and Chile — is the world’s most…
Central Andes – Region Guide
The Central Andes — encompassing Peru, Bolivia and the Altiplano — is the heartland of…
Northern Andes – Region Guide
The Northern Andes — encompassing Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador — contain some of the most…
Alaska – Region Guide
Alaska is the last great wilderness in North America — a state larger than Texas,…
Appalachians – Region Guide
The Appalachian Mountains are one of the world’s oldest mountain systems and the birthplace of…
Pacific Northwest – Region Guide
The Pacific Northwest is one of the world’s great hiking regions — a landscape where…