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Two: South America 114 FITZ ROY GRAND TOUR Argentine Patagonia 116 TORRES DEL PAINE CIRCUIT Chilean Patagonia 124 Three: Europe 132 KUNGSLEDEN Lapland, Arctic Sweden 134 TOUR DE LA VANOISE GLACIERS French Alps, France 142 WEST HIGHLAND WAY Scotland, United Kingdom 150 Four: Africa 158 MOUNT KILIMANJARO Tanzania, East Africa 160 Five: Asia 168 BALTORO GLACIER TO K2 BASE CAMP Baltistan, Pakistan 170 EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK Nepal Himalaya 178 ROYAL TREK Annapurna Region, Nepal 188 Six: Pacific 196 KALALAU TRAIL Kauai, Hawaii, United States 198 ROUTEBURN TRACK South Island, New Zealand 204 Seven: Antarctic Region 212 SHACKLETON CROSSING South Georgia Island, South Atlantic Ocean 214 INDEX 222 One: North America 12 JOHN MUIR TRAIL Southern California, United States 14 GRAND CANYON Northern Arizona, United States 26 CHESLER PARK Southern Utah, United States 38 MAROON BELLS CIRCUIT South-central Colorado, United States 46 BUCKSKIN GULCH Southern Utah, United States 54 THE WONDERLAND TRAIL Washington, United States 62 DIABLO LAKE TO LAKE CHELAN Washington, United States 74 WHITE MOUNTAIN TRAVERSE New Hampshire, United States 82 M C GONAGALL PASS Alaska, United States 90 WEST COAST TRAIL British Columbia, Canada 100 THE ROCKWALL TRAIL Yoho and Kootenay National Parks Alberta and British Columbia, Canada 108 CONTENTS Acknowledgments 8 Introduction 9
