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Mountain Sports

The Ultimate Natural High

Conquer the peaks and uncover the thrill of mountain sports, including via ferrata, rock climbing, canyoning, and caving adventures. From the rugged Alps to the majestic Andes, join us as we venture into the world’s most iconic mountain ranges, canyons and caves, and experience the rush of adrenaline, breathtaking scenery, and depths and altitudes.

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Lágrimas por Granada

Tears for Granada

In the Footsteps of Al-Andalus

From cave hotels and Geopark badlands to olive mills, starlit observatories and the Alhambra itself, Tears for Granada follows Boabdil’s old kingdom across the Sierra Nevada, ending with flamenco in..
A hiker stands silhouetted against a solar eclipse near the summit of Rastkogel, high above the Zillertal, with sweeping views across the Alpine peaks.

Hiking and Caving in the Zillertal

Under a Crescent Sun

Three days in the Zillertal in Tyrol: We hike a smugglers’ pass, taste bergkäse straight from the copper kettle, descend into a marble cave shaped by colliding continents, and wittness..
A hiker stands on bare rock before a sea of clouds from which the snow-covered peaks of the Cariboo Mountains rise

Up and down in Canada’s west

By helicopter onto the ridge, by rope down into the mountain

Alberta is famous for its vastness and hides the best just below the surface: white buffalo at Métis Crossing, a forest starting over after the fire, a mountain that has..
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Where Snow, Soil and Family Meet

SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser

When I check into The Social Hub’s Lavagnini in Florence, I don’t just drop my bag in a room; I drop myself into a living organism. It’s a community in..
A hiker stands on a rocky outcrop overlooking a rugged mountain landscape with small lakes, part of the La Porta del Cel trek in Alt Pirineu Natural Park, Catalonia, Spain, October 2025.

Hiking the Porta del Cel, Catalonia

Wild Beauty of 'The Gateway to Heaven'

Hiking the Porta del Cel - the ‘Gateway to Heaven’ - is one of the Pyrenees’ most demanding and rewarding mountain experiences. The trail runs across wild cirques, glacial lakes..
Canyoning the desert wadis of Jordan to the Dead Sea

Wadi Wonderland

Exploring Jordan's desert canyons

Jordan is the Promised Land of Canyoning. So much so that it seems unforgivable to us to travel to Jordan and not live the experience of going through at least..
Ice cold adventures in Wallis, Switzerland

Pearls of Valais

Canyoning, Hiking & Glacier Trekking Switzerland

In Saas-Fee and the Aletsch, Malte Clavin explored a via ferrata, suspension bridges, nature hikes, monster scooters, delicious local hut cuisine and the adventurous highlight of a glacier hike –..
Exploring nomadic culture in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

The silence and storm of the Tien Shan

Hidden deep in the Tian Shian mountains, on one of the most secluded locations on earth, nomad families have been living more or less the same way for thousands of..
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Son Doong, Vietnam

Expedition to the largest cave in the world

The Son Doong Cave in Vietnam was only discovered in 2009 and is considered one of the most spectacular caves in the world - including the largest cave tunnel. Very..
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The Accursed Mountains

Albanian Alps

Hans Avontuur travels to Albania in search of a fierce, rugged mountain range. He finds exactly what he is looking for. Blood feuds, loneliness, legendary hospitality, an illegal border crossing..
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