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HIKING in NEW ZEALAND SOME HIKES IN SOUTH AMERICA A 28-Day Trek in Nepal Petra, Jordan MIDDLE EAST LONG DISTANCE HIKING TRAILS SIX DIFFICULT LONG-DISTANCE HIKES IN EUROPE  Jura Mouontain Trek Switzerland

USA – State Capitols, National Parks, National Monuments Hiking Glacier National Park (Montana) DESERT SW USA: Utah – Rock Art and Canyons May 2015, Grand Canyon Hikes From the River, Coyote Buttes, Havasupai,  Hiking Hawaii Ten Hikes with Views & … Continue reading →

CANADA – An Itinerary with an Emphasis on Hiking, Best Things to see in Canada Six Adventurous Road Trips in Canada (I’ve done them all). KOOTENAY MOUNTAINEERING CLUB 35 BEST HIKES IN CANADA 30 BEST BACKPACKING HIKES IN BC  Rockwall … Continue reading →

KOOTENAY MOUNTAINEERING CLUB KARABINER INDEX By subject, Vol 1 to 41 – June 1964 to 2000. Compiled by Ron Perrier Notes concerning this index: Volumes 1 – 9 were published by the Kootenay Section of the ACC Volumes 10 – … Continue reading →

History of the Kootenay Mountaineering Club KMC Hiking Camps KMC Hiking Camps – A History KMC Climbing Camps Mulvey Basin – A History Naming Mountains in the West Kootenay – Norse Mythology and the Devils Range

By Sue Port & Ron Perrier KMC – Kokanee Mountaineering Club In past issues of the KMC Karabiner, older articles from the Nelson Daily News were published, providing fascinating insights into mountaineering in the early 1900s. Nelson, in particular, has … Continue reading →

In the winter of 2011/12, I spent several months traveling in northern South America only going as far south as the Lake District of Chile. I also went to Easter island. In the mid-90s, I went to Patagonia and hiked … Continue reading →

VENEZUELA April 23 – May 7, 2012 Venezuela is about twice the size of California with 27 million people. Columbus was the first European to set foot in Venezuela which means ‘little Venice’ as the indigenous people were living in … Continue reading →

BRAZIL April 4-22, 2012 Brazil is about the size of the continental US (fifth largest country in the world – almost half of the SA continent) with a population of 200 million. 55% is white, 6% black, and 38% mixed … Continue reading →

ARGENTINA, URUGUAY March 24 – April 4, 2012 Argentina is about the size of India (world’s 8th largest country and 3500 km north to south) and has 40 million people with indigenous people making up less than 1%. One third … Continue reading →