Posted in Active Adventures on Mar 2nd, 2010 No Comments »
It was a fact-finding mission of a different sort when Trishna Gurung took to the rugged, swooping trails across the mountains and valleys of the legendary Everest trail in Nepal a few years ago.
Gurung, a WWF communication manager who hails from the small Asian republic sandwiched between India and China, was on a team filming [...]
Posted in Active Adventures on Feb 19th, 2010 1 Comment »
Courtesy Tanzania Tourist Board
Rising majestically above the African plains, the 20,000-foot Mt. Kilimanjaro has beckoned to climbers since the first recorded summit in 1889. Here are 10 interesting facts to help inspire your own future summit:
10. Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain on the African continent and the highest free-standing mountain in the world.
9. Kilimanjaro [...]
Posted in Active Adventures, Photography on Jan 14th, 2010 No Comments »
The WWF /Freund Factory Expedition is an 18-month photojournalistic exploration of the heart of the Coral Triangle, investigating the connectivity between the wildlife and peoples of the region and the threats they face. Photographer Jürgen Freund and book/documentary producer Stella Chiu-Freund are leading the effort.
Our colleagues at WWF-International have posted a gorgeous photo gallery of [...]
Posted in Active Adventures on Dec 11th, 2009 No Comments »
It’s rare that we highlight lodging for a WWF tour, but Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge isn’t your typical accommodation. When was the last time, for example, that you stayed someplace only accessible by boat? The new eco lodge, now approaching its second season, is surrounded by 700,000 acres of pristine wilderness. It’s nestled within a [...]
Posted in Active Adventures, Q-and-A on Dec 1st, 2009 1 Comment »
As an ecotourism planner, American Wendy Lama lived in Nepal for 15 years, helping communities, park staff and trekking agencies manage the impacts of tourism and promote improved local livelihoods and conservation of natural and cultural resources through community-based ecotourism.
Given her expertise on the region, we turned to Lama to help us design an ideal [...]
Posted in Active Adventures, Q-and-A on Nov 10th, 2009 No Comments »
WWF member Bill Hayden recently climbed Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro. We asked him about his experience summiting Africa’s highest peak.
When did you first decide you wanted to climb Mount Kilimanjaro?
I was doing some trekking with friends about a year and a half ago in Nepal and I met some people who had just recently climbed Kilimanjaro. [...]