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Field notes, route guides and hard-won advice — written by people who have actually walked it, edited by our team in the mountains they cover.
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Altitude sickness: what actually works, and what is folklore
Garlic soup, camphor, Diamox and the one rule that matters more than all of them put together.
You are probably wearing the wrong trekking shoe
Ankle support is oversold, waterproofing is situational, and the single biggest fit mistake happens in a shop with your foot at the wrong temperature.
How to tell a good trekking agency from a dangerous one
Eight questions that separate operators who run safe expeditions from the ones selling you a cheap seat and hoping the weather holds.
The ones we keep sending people
Pieces our team links to most often when travellers write in with questions.
01The 9 kg packing list for a six-day Himalayan trek
02The backwaters beyond Alleppey, where the houseboats don't go
03Altitude sickness: what actually works, and what is folklore
04Spiti in winter is a different country
New routes, open seasons and the odd honest warning
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