A large swath of Denali National Park, one of Alaska’s premier travel destinations, has closed for the summer tourist season weeks early after heightened landslide activity from excessive thawing of a mountain slope made the park’s only access road unsafe. The National Park Service announced the closure late on Tuesday. Gradual but sustained sliding of the hillside has made travel treacherous around the halfway point of the 92-mile (148-km) access road, near a site called Pretty Rocks, the agency said. A shuttle bus passes the Pretty Rocks site in Denali National Park, Alaska, U.S., July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Yereth Rosen The “changing climate is driving frozen ground to thaw,” Denali park superintendent Don Striker said in a statement, which described the pace of land movement at Pr...
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रात भर घने जंगल से आती हुई झिंगुरों की आवाजें और फिर सवेरे की रोशनी निकलते ही उन आवाजों की जगह सैकड़ों तरह की चिड़ियाओं की चहचहाट का ले लेना, दिल को सुकून देने के लिए यह कोई कम तो नहीं पिछले कुछ महीनों की ही तरह वह शनिवार भी कुछ खास तरीके से बीतता प्रतीत नहीं हो रहा था। शुक्रवार की रात सोने जाते वक्त जेहन में एक और बैरंग और एकरस दिन बीतने की तैयारी थी। पिछले कुछ समय से या तो मैं व्यस्त हो जा रहा था या फिर मेरी जीवन संगिनी को कोई न कोई काम आ जाता था। लिहाजा हमें निकलने का मौका ही नहीं मिल पा रहा था। फिर अचानक शनिवार की सुबह यह पता चला कि उस रोज हमारी लाइफ पार्टनर को काम पर नहीं जाना था। मैंने भी अपना बचा-खुचा काम छोड़ा और आधे ही घंटे के भीतर हम हाइवे पर थे। हमारे लिए छोटी ही सही लेकिन यह बहुत जरूरी रोड ट्रिप थी। हम गुवाहाटी से नामेरी नेशनल पार्क के लिए निकल पड़े। मेरे लि...
Read Moreकोरोना के बाद के दौर में घूमने के लिए यदि आप किसी भीड़-भाड़ व कोलाहल से मुक्त अनसुनी लेकिन निहायत खूबसूरत जगह की तलाश में हों तो हिमाचल प्रदेश के मंडी जिले में स्थित देवीदहड़ एक ऐसी ही जगह है दुनिया में ऐसी बहुत सी जगहें हैं जो हमेशा सैलानियों से गुलज़ार रहती हैं। ये वे जगहें हैं जो विश्व पर्यटन मानचित्र पर अपना स्थान बना चुकी हैं। परंतु ऐसे ही सुंदर पर्यटन स्थलों का किस्सा यहीं पर ही नहीं रुक जाता है। इन स्थलों की फेहरिस्त तब और लंबी हो जाती है जब हम उन स्थलों से रुबरु होते हैं जहॉं अभी दुनिया की नजर ढंग से पहुंच ही नहीं पाई है। ऐसे ही स्थानों में से एक है हिमाचल प्रदेश का देवीदहड़, जिसकी अनछुई खूबसूरती को देखकर सैलानियों के मुंह से बस ‘वाह-वाह’ के शब्द ही निकलते हैं। खजियार जैसी खूबसूरती देवीदहड़ का नैसर्गिक सौंदर्य लोगों को इस कदर आकर्षित करता है कि एक बार यहॉं पहुंचने वाल...
Read MoreDangling from umber cliffs that tower over Africa's westernmost shoreline, a crew of Senegalese climbers hunt for footholds that they say are vanishing. Rock climbing falls behind wrestling, football and surfing as well-loved Senegalese pastimes, but it has bound together a small community of locals and expats who say that their sport is under threat. Senegalese rock climber Abasse Wane climbs a rock wall at the Mamelles cliffs in Dakar, Senegal, June 27, 2021. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen The issue: coastal erosion caused by a massive construction boom in the capital Dakar where luxury hotels and condominiums are being built close to a once-untouched shoreline, eating away at the land and eroding the well worn climbing routes. Bits of hard cliff are quickly turning into slopes of sc...
Read MoreRed Bull Cliff Diving World Series athletes embarked on another stunning adventure as they dived into one of the most secret and hard-to-get places on Ibiza's wild west coast. Cap D’Albarca is a small area of coast line between San Antonio and Port De San Miguel that has a large entrance to a bay. Surrounded by cliff tops there are two dives here that meet each other, these are the Pillars of Hercules and the Caves of Light. Na Coloms, popularly known as “La Cueva de la Luz”, is one of the most secret and hard-to-get places on the Ibiza island. David Colturi of the USA dives from 25.5 metres into the Cave of Light (S'Ullal de na Coloms) during a Red Bull Cliff Diving project in Ibiza, Spain on July 5, 2021. For those who haven’t heard about it yet, it is a cave located in the ...
Read MoreWhile we wait patiently for travel to resume around the world, one can’t help to ponder the need to get out and get fresh air, whether you prefer a walk in the park or meandering across the deserts. Here are five must-do hiking routes from Busan to Dubai that should reignite your bucket list and dust off those boots and hit a trail wherever you are in the world. When you can roam the world freely again, where will you go? Beautiful far-flung beaches, medieval towns with storybook castles or your own backyard that is just waiting to be rediscovered? If you are craving exercise and fresh air with a side serving of the best views on the planet after months cooped up indoors, consider striking out into the wilderness and going on a hike. Suitable for both experienced outdoor enthusiasts...
Read MoreDouble Guinness World Record holder Tom Oehler discovers challenging trails Double Guinness World Record holder Tom Oehler has taken trial mountain biking to new heights again in his brand new video as the 37-year-old Austrian headed to the Italian mountain range of the Dolomites to discover challenging Italian trails. Oehler, who holds the world records in bike high jump and 400m hurdles on a bike, rode around the decadent, historic Grand Hotel de l'Europe in the Austrian resort of Bad Gastein last year and has followed up with another visually pleasing project. Tom Oehler performs in Canazei, Italy. Photo: Lukas Pilz/Red Bull Content Pool Here is what Oehler had to say about how the film came together, the challenges and the tricks you didn't see: The Dolomites form a stu...
Read MoreA Nepali government official said on Monday that many foreign climbers were continuing their attempts to summit Mount Everest despite reports of a COVID-19 outbreak at the base camp of the world's tallest peak. In April, a Norwegian climber was evacuated from the base camp of the 8,848.86 metres (29,031.69 feet) mountain and flown to Kathmandu where he tested positive for COVID-19. He has since returned home. Lukas Furtenbach of the Austrian Furtenbach Adventures company, evacuated his team from the mountain this month saying there was a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases at the base camp. A group of climbers just before the Everest summit May 23, 2021. Photo: @danielmazur/Twitter "So far we have about one hundred confirmed cases in Everest base camp, confirmed by doctors, by hospit...
Read MoreIn a small fishing town in Morocco’s south, wedged between the Atlantic Ocean and the Sahara, a group of idealistic young surfers are teaching local children to brave the crashing waves. A day’s drive from the cities of northern Morocco, and on the fringe of the world’s greatest desert, the group has set up a beachfront cafe where young people can gather, learn and have fun in the sleepy port of Tarfaya. “We have a deal here. Everyone who leaves Tarfaya has to come back and do something for the town,” said Salim Maatoug, a wiry 26-year-old who worked as a tour guide in Marrakesh. Students surf during a free surfing lesson in front of La Casa del Mar, in Tarfaya, Morocco, April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Imane Djamil More than a hundred local children - boys and girls - have attended th...
Read More38 climbers reach summit on Tuesday as Nepal battles second COVID-19 wave Foreigners climbed Mount Everest for the first time since Nepal’s government reopened the mountain after it was shut last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, despite recent coronavirus cases at its base camp. Thirty-eight climbers including ten Bahraini and two British mountaineers climbed the world's highest mountain on Tuesday, according to hiking companies. FILE PHOTO: Light illuminates Mount Everest, during sunset in Solukhumbu District also known as the Everest region. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar It comes as a few climbers were evacuated from the Everest base camp in April after they fell sick with COVID-19 symptoms as Nepal battles a devastating second wave of coronaviurs infections. "Twelve foreign...
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