How to Drink Snake Blood in Vietnam by Gareth May

Author:Gareth May [May, Gareth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ulysses Press

Pourcailhade

Trie-sur-Baïse, France

August 15

Piglets are raced, and there’s a lookalike pig impersonation competition and more sausages than a thousand farmer’s markets—all for the love of the pig.

5 FACTS YOUR DAD WOULD KNOW: MOUNTAINS OF THE “SEVEN SUMMIT” CHALLENGE

Asia, Nepal

Mount Everest

29,029ft/8,848m

The inactive volcano Mauna Kea, on the island of Hawaii, is actually higher than Everest but just 13,796 of its 33,465 feet rest above sea level.

South America, Argentina

Aconcagua

22,834ft/6,959m

One of the world’s most dangerous mountains, relatively simple climbing runs lull climbers into a false sense of security as the unpredictable weather wreaks havoc.

North America, United States

Mount McKinley

20,320ft/ 6,194m

With five giant glaciers, numerous icefalls and five major ridges at the summit, McKinley lives up to its native Athabaskan name Denali, “The Great One.”

Africa, Tanzania

Kilimanjaro

19,341ft/5,895m

A visitors’ book 20,000 feet up a damn mountain? Yup. Don’t forget to sign your name and note your experience. God knows who gets the job of changing the pen when the ink runs out.

Europe, Russia

Mount Elbrus

18,510ft/5,642m

An annual death toll of fifteen to thirty should be enough to put you off weekending here—a shame they got rid of the cable car, which reached as high as 12,000 feet between 1959 and 1976.

Antarctica

Vinson Massif

16,066ft/4,897m

Vinson Massif is named after Carl G. Vinson, the congressman who persuaded the U.S. Government to explore Antarctica, leading to the first ascent in 1966.

Oceania/Australasia, Indonesia (controversially, this mountain is technically in Asia)

Carstensz Pyramid

16,023ft/4,884m

Sharp rocks, unpredictable showers, guerrilla fighters in the surrounding dense jungle—climbers come here at their own risk.

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