• Pete Athans' Khumbu Trek
  The final dispatch is in from the Khumbu trek, which took hikers from Kathmandu to Everest Base Camp. Trekker/Teacher Barbara Wentworth gives a personal thanks to all who believed.
  
• Everest Marathon
  Runners from 10 countries descended from Gorak Shep to Namche Bazaar. Starting at 17,000 feet, you get that runner's high just crawling out of your tent in the morning.
  
• Everest '99
  The extraordinary trip to Mount Everest and the stunning discovery of George Mallory's body.
  

    Others

• Mother/Daughter on Mera
  Everyone always asks me, "How did you convince your mother to go climb Mera Peak in Nepal?" I respond that it was my mother's idea... Mom had traveled with my grandmother to the Annapurna region 12 years ago...
  
• Trip to Shangri-La
  A stunning journey through Bhutan, from the precariously perched monasteries to the valleys 1000 feet below.
  
• Scenic Sikkim
  A journey into this mysterious Indian state, where the landscape is breathtaking and a monk can predict your future.
  

    NORTH AMERICA
    National Parks

• Yosemite
  Despite devastating floods in 1996, America's favorite national park is up and running. Find out which trails are open and get contact information right here.
  
• Backcountry Footsteps
  Expert adventurers Jim O'Connell and Scott Codespoti stomped the Glacier National Park backcountry.
  
• 101 Days and Nights
  On Tuesday, June 20, day 101, we hiked seven miles down Courthouse Wash, to the conclusion of our journey. After many adventures, a couple of scars, and many, many memories, we were done. Our bodies withstood the rigors of the trek, so did our minds.
  
• Hiking Arches
  Though the word "arches" may invoke visions of greasy fast food, it should instead conjure the image of one of the most beautiful and unique places in the world.
  
• Mauna Loa
  "Mauna Loa was a much more than any of us could have imagined."
  

    Multi-day Treks

• Georgia to Maine
  The Appalachian Trail is a 2,000 mile cult favorite that pushes human psychological limits, never mind hygiene.
  
• Don't Feed The Tourists
  Take a journey to Banff & Jasper Provincial Parks in The Canadian Rockies. Find the good trails, avoid the tourists and bears, and find a "zone of your own."
  
• Presidential Reverse
  A hike on Mount Washington's Presidential Traverse is forced into a retreat by the famed nasty weather of the east's biggest peak.
  
• Chilkoot Trail
  Alaska's most famous trail is also its most historic. Spanning just 33 miles, it offers a century of lessons along its craggy way.
  

    WORLD

• Ordesa Valley Spain
  The important thing about exploring the Pirineo mountain range is to bring plenty of spaghetti and not use crampons — on principle. Spanish text available..
  
• Patagonia
  Northwest hikers push through South American winds to explore the endless ice-fields, steep mud, and epic views of Patagonia..
  
• Scotch and Scotland
  The rugged peaks of gabbro rock in the Cuillin Mountains loom high above the Sea of the Hebrides islands. We hiked them, drinking from the streams (and the stills).
  
• Eco-Morocco
  Check out 1998's Eco-Challenge in North Africa.
  

    MISCELLANEOUS

• The Hiking Pub
  Check out the stories Zoners lived to tell and submit one of your own!
  
• Through Hiking at 60
  A late bloomer, Sandra Johnson took up power hiking a decade ago, at age 56. She's been kicking serious butt ever since.
  
• Snow Leopard
  The International Snow Leopard Trust celebrates its 15th Anniversary with renown author, naturalist and explorer Peter Mathiessen as a guest speaker.
  
• Safe Hiking
  Even a small medical emergency in the mountains can ruin an entire trip... unless you are prepared.