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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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Mount Kosciuszko
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Thredbo / New South Wales / Australia
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Mount Kosciuszko is considered as the highest mountain in Australia. specifically, it is located at the Snowy Mountains in Kosciuszko National Park. It is 2228 meters above sea level. ...
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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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Mount Elbert
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Leadville / Colorado / United States
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At 4399 meters, Mount Elbert is the highest peak in Colorado and in the Rocky Mountains. It is the second highest peak in the Continental United States after Mount Whitney. ...
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Matterhorn
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Zermatt / Valais / Switzerland
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With a height of 4478 meters and set of routes of varying difficulties, Matterhorn poses a significant challenge to experienced climbers. ...
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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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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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Tsitsikamma Mountain Trail
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Storms River / Eastern Cape / South Africa
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The Tsitsikamma Trail is one of South Africa's most popluar and spectacular hiking adventures. Journeying through indigenous forests, mountain fynbos and river gorge scenery, this trail takes ventures...
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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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Mount Shasta
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Mount Shasta City / California / United States
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At a height of 4317 meters, Mount Shasta is the second highest mountain in the Cascade Range. ...
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Tavan Bogd - Outer Mongolia's Western...
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Ulgy / Bayan-Olgiy / Mongolia
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In the far western corner of Mongolia dramatic glaciated peaks rise out of the steppe and form natural borders with neighbouring China and Russia. The highest peaks of the Mongolian Altai range are h...
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Pissis
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Fiambala / Catamarca / Argentina
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Pissis is considered as the second highest volcano in the world, and the third highest peak in South America. ...
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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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