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Bighorn Country, Rocky Mountain Front...
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Nordegg / Alberta / Canada
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Nestled between Banff and Jasper National Parks on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies, Bighorn Country ranges from the immense boreal forests of the Foothills to the limestone peaks and valley...
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Mount Apo
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Kidapawan / Davao del Sur / Philippines
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At 2954 meters, Mount Apo is the highest mountain in the Philippines. This majestic peak is one of the country's most popular climbing destinations. ...
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Eiger
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Grindelwald / Bern / Switzerland
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One of the most famous mountains in the world, Eiger has a height of 3970 meters and it is situated at the Jungfrau Region in Berner Oberland. It has several routes in varying levels of difficulty. ...
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Mont Blanc
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Chamonix / Rhone-Alpes / France
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The Mont-Blanc range is unique in the world as it offers a tremendous range of climbs which are very accessible and at the same time very challenging....
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The Santa Cruz Mountains
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Santa Cruz / California / United States
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This mountain range between San Francisco and Monterey offers day-hikers and back-packers excursions of varying lengths and difficulties to view the rugged beauty and immense proportions of the Califo...
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Mount McKinley
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Talkeetna / Alaska / United States
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Mount McKinley, the highest mountain in North America, is the second hardest climb of the Seven Summits, only surpassed by the Everest. It is one of the coldest mountains in the world and the elevatio...
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Gran Paradiso
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Alpi Graie / Valle d'Aosta / Italy
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The Gran Paradiso is the highest peak in the Graian Alps and also the highest mountain that is entirely within Italy. ...
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Mont Albert
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Sainte-Anne-des-Monts / Quebec / Canada
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With a height of 1154 meters, Mont Albert is considered one of the highest mountains in Quebec's Chic Choc Mountains. ...
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Mont Jacques-Cartier
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Sainte-Anne-des-Monts / Quebec / Canada
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Also called Tabletop because of its flat summit, is a preserved area as Parc de la Gaspésie in central Gaspé Peninsula. At 1268 meters, Mont Jacques-Cartier is the highest point in the Chic-Choc Moun...
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The Romanian Carpathians
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Piatra-Neamt / Neamt / Romania
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The Romanian Carpathians include: The Eastern Carpathians, The Middle Carpathiand and the Western Carpathians. ...
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Elk Valley
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Fernie / British Columbia / Canada
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The Elk Valley is a wonderful playground for all the family, with typical Rockies activities such as Mountaineering and Hiking through to outstanding Fly-Fishing on the Elk River....
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Mount Everest
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Himalaya / Sagarmatha / Nepal
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The world's highest summit is the Mount Everest - named after the British Surveyor General. Nepalese Sherpas to the south of the Everest have always called it "Sagamartha" and the Tibetans on the nor...
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Nanga Parbat
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Himalaya / Balochistan / Pakistan
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Nanga Parbat, which means "naked mountain", is the world's ninth highest mountain, situated in the westernmost part of Himalaya. ...
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Aconcagua
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Puente del Inca / Mendoza / Argentina
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Aconcagua is one of the Seven Summits. Aside from being considered as the highest mountain in the Southern Hemisphere, it is also the highest outside the realms of Asia. ...
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Picos de Europa
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Potes / Cantabria / Spain
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The Picos de Europa are a compact, limestone mountain range located between the Cordillera Cantabrica and the coast of Northern Spain....
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Mount Hood
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Portland / Oregon / United States
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Mount Hood is the tallest mountain in Oregon (3,426 m) and popular with skiers, hikers, and climbers. It is 45 miles (75 km) east-southeast of Portland, Oregon. ...
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Elbrus
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Caucasus / Stavropol'skiy / Russian Federation
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With Elbrus' altitude (5642 meters), it is about 1200 meters higher than Mont Blanc. Geographically, the Caucasus marks the delineation between Europe to the North and Asia, in the form of Turkey and ...
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Carstensz Pyramid
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Sudirman Range / Papua / Indonesia
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The Carstensz Pyramid is a long, rocky find and unlike most other summits, it is a remote peak with difficult access both physically and politically. Although the Carstensz Pyramid is not as demanding...
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Rogers Pass, Selkirk Mountains
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Revelstoke / British Columbia / Canada
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Rogers Pass at the height of the Selkirk Mountains offers some of the best backcountry ski touring in Canada. For guided ski tours, telemarking or avalanche courses, the combination of deep powder an...
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Broad Peak
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Karakoram Baltoro / Islamabad Capital Territory / Pakistan
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With a height of 8,047 meters, Broad Peak is the world's 12th highest mountain. It is situated at the Karakorum Range in Pakistan....
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