Jude Limburn Turner

In April 2010, every commuter in London knew the face of Bonita Norris after she made the papers by becoming the youngest woman to summit Mount Manaslu. Later that month, with her sights on the British Everest youth record, she began a series of training climbs from Everest Base Camp....

For the months of high summer, Mongolia trekking offers adventurers and holidaymakers the chance to take in some of the Far Easts most remote and unexplored landscapes. But on Ripley Davenports 2010 Mongolia Trekking Expedition, he aims to cover 1700 unforgiving miles of Mongolia by foot the breadth of the...

People travel to Bhutan for many reasons. For some it is the lure of an ancient culture steeped in spiritual history; for others it is the challenge of entering the interior of a country which is still much of a mystery to the outside world; and for those with adventure...

Travelling by foot, Michael Palins Bhutan tour, part of his BBC Himalaya adventure, took him from woodland to high country with bare mountain faces and isolated, spectacular villages. Having said farewell to the giants of the Himalaya, he then explored the religious centres of the Bhutanese towns and monasteries. Michael began...

Enjoy the Spectacle The great Naadam Festival is included on many Mongolia trekking holidays, as it is a spectacular representation of a traditional and untainted country. When people visit Mongolia, trekking tends to be the order of the day. The history of the domination of Genghis Khan echoes about the land, which...

The world's highest mountain has found itself at the centre of the global debate on the environment. In recent years, mountaineers at Everest Base Camp have attracted criticism because of the accumulated high-altitude litter left by summit expeditions. Environmentalists have also used changes to the environment on Mount Everest (8,848...

For a long time Everest Trekking was seen as a male-dominated pursuit, with the majority of climbers to have made the peak being men. But there are several notable female climbers who have successfully trekked from Everest Base Camp to the summit. The first woman to trek from Everest Base Camp...

Mythic Machu Picchu continues to enthrall and fascinate people from all over the world, but despite numerous studies knowledge of this incredible site and its ancient resident remains sketchy. We don't know for sure the exact reason that the citadel was built and occupied, but a mystery that remains even...

Nepal and Tibet are now hugely popular destinations for trekking holidays (with the Annapurna Circuit and the Everest Base Camp trek reckoned as two of the best treks in the world) but it wasn't always so. The Himalaya, for a long time, remained the last blank on the map, an uncharted...

When the finest trekking holidays in the world are discussed, there are plenty of strong contenders. The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, the legendary Tour du Mont Blanc, and the trek to Everest Base Camp are amongst the most famous walks in the world, but veteran walkers often point to...