Tag: Mountain
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This remote, fire-resistant Okanagan home was modelled after the mountain beetle
[ad_1] “We didn’t want to wreck the environment with a mansion—we wanted it to remain wild” (Photography by Grant Harder) In the summer of 2003, lightning struck Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park 25 kilometres north of Penticton, B.C. Flames scorched nearly every tree in the park and travelled north and east, devouring 25,000 hectares and displacing…
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Support conservation on your mountain bike
[ad_1] The Bottelary Hills Renosterveld Conservancy (BHRC) is a non-profit organisation in the heart of the Cape Winelands that prides itself on the preservation and expansion of 1500 hectares of critically endangered Renosterveld fynbos of which less than 5% of it remains in the Western Cape. Picture: Supplied Funds for ongoing conservation efforts including alien…
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Sixteen-year-old boy killed at family gathering on Hamilton’s south-east Mountain
[ad_1] Hamilton police have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection to a fatal south-east Mountain stabbing. In a media release Monday morning, police said they were called to a home on Cadham Boulevard, a short residential street between Upper Gage and Broughton avenues, just after 10 p.m. Sunday. Police said family were gathered at the…
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Jamie Aarons: Power naps helped me smash Munro mountain record
[ad_1] A woman who set a new time record for climbing the 282 Munro mountains in Scotland has said she relied on 60-second power naps. Ultra-runner Jamie Aarons finished the challenge in 31 days, 10 hours and 27 minutes, breaking the previous record by more than 12 hours. “My strategy was just to keep going…
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A Piketberg mountain retreat
[ad_1] Piketberg sits brooding on the eastern slopes of Piketberg Mountain, a range that stands alone, an island bordered by the three towns – with Aurora to the west and Redelinghuys to the north. It is intertwined with its mountain, which watches over it, benevolently. The little town is dominated by its huge neo gothic…
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Bali bans all mountain activities because of ‘misbehaving’ tourists
[ad_1] The Bali authorities has introduced a right away ban on all actions on its mountains, together with mountaineering and mountain climbing, for overseas and home vacationers following violations by misbehaving vacationers. ‘These mountains are sacred and revered,’ Bali’s governor, Wayan Koster mentioned at a information convention. ‘If their sanctity is broken, it’s the identical…
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Experience the thrill and scenic splendour of the Old Mutual Go2berg mountain bike race
[ad_1] With six days of driving and 526km of pedalling throughout a few of South Africa’s most scenic landscapes by way of the Free State and into the Drakensberg in KwaZulu-Natal, the Outdated Mutual go2berg race attracts native and worldwide riders who need to expertise the camaraderie of path driving. Kicking off within the Free…
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The ultimate guide to hiking Table Mountain: 22 trails
[ad_1] Climbing desk mountain is extra than simply ascending it through Platteklip Gorge. Actually, there are an array of trials, which you’ll be able to combine collectively to go on an final journey as Getaway did on a multiday hike. Whatever the journey, you may dwell in Cape City your complete life and nonetheless have a plethora…
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Hike the Tunnel Mountain Trail in Banff Town Canada – 2023
[ad_1] The Tunnel Mountain Path is a wonderful hike of straightforward to medium issue that may be hiked from downtown Banff. Ascending all the best way with a mild grade, climbing this path is an ideal exercise for households or newbie hikers. Tunnel Mountain is Banff’s smallest mountain to summit with an elevation achieve of…
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Hike the Sulphur Mountain Trail in Banff Canada
[ad_1] Sulphur Mountain is a mountain in Banff Nationwide Park within the Canadian Rocky Mountains simply outdoors the city of Banff in Alberta, Canada. The mountain will get its identify from the 2 sulfurous sizzling springs discovered on the decrease slopes and provides a pleasant mountain climbing path to the summit at 2,281 meters (7,486…