Trails Worth Hiking
On Trails Worth Hiking, we bring you the most interesting backpacking and trekking routes in the world. Every trail has a story. In the first part of each episode, we tell you the stories behind the trail. In the second part, we tell you how to hike the trail. In each episode, guests who have hiked the trail join Jeremy, our host, to talk about the experience of hiking it. Join us on each episode as we hear the story, then hike the trail.
Trails Worth Hiking
Ep. 31: Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain Trek
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Jeremy Pendrey
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Episode 31
Listener Gary Black joins Jeremy to talk about Gary's hike in the Ausangate Nevado high in the Andes of Peru. Gary tells us how he was able to successfully acclimatize to hike this high elevation circuit of one of the most beautiful ranges of the Andes. Gary also gives good advice on how to have popular Rainbow Mountain to yourself, even if just for a while. Jeremy starts the show by telling us about the pastoralists who live in this region. And we even learn about the minerals that make Rainbow Mountain so beautiful and otherworldly.
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