Episode 228: Rachel Boim: Learning about FKTs around the World!

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What route has tea houses, prayer flags, yak jams and is all above 3000 meters?
Join host Heather Anderson on today's episode to travel Nepal's Namche Bazaar to Everest Basecamp route with Rachel Boim. This direct route is well-traveled and only has a few technical sections, but plenty of other obstacles...including the four-legged kind. 

Rwetyepme (Mt. Sonder)

Submitted by piotrbabis on Thu, 06/06/2024 - 06:51am
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Mount Sonder, or Rwetyepme, its Aboriginal name,  is  the fourth highest mountain in Northern Territory at 1,380 metres

It marks the western end of the Larapinta Trail, a 231 kilometres walking trail that extends from Alice Springs.

The trail can be accessed from the Redbank Gorge car park and the FKT is an up & down route.

Atalaya Mountain

Submitted by charlieleonard on Wed, 06/05/2024 - 01:20pm
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Probably the most popular trail-running hill climb within the city limits of Santa Fe. Extremely popular for hikers/dog-walkers, too.