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La Rochelle old harbor. Rear view of a bicycle looking at city view while standing on observation point.
Tourism

Take a bike trip along France’s west coast to discover its beauty and history

Enjoy great views and explore Nazi remnants from World War II on a ride along La Vélodyssée, the French section of the Atlantic Coast Road.

Indonesia

Mount Rinjani tragedy puts spotlight on Indonesia’s adventure tourism safety

UK man is first triple amputee to sail solo, non-stop, unsupported across Pacific

Asia travel

These extreme adventures in Asia are not for the faint-hearted

From cave diving in Palawan to volcano hikes up Mount Bromo, Asia delivers some of the most thrilling experiences on the planet.

A wingsuiter from the United States taking part in the 10th World Wingsuit League annual championship at Tianmen Mountain in 2024. Photo: Getty Images
Nepal

Nepal to demand experience for Everest climbers in new safety push

Aspiring to conquer the world’s highest peak? Nepal says not so fast – you’ll need a 7,000-metre climb in the country under your belt first.

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Nepal

Record-breaking sherpa Kami Rita to climb Everest for 31st time

Kami Rita holds the record for the most successful ascents of Mount Everest at 30 times – in May last year he climbed the peak twice.

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Space

Spacewalks? Summiting Mount Everest? Scott Parazynski’s done both

From Nasa missions to scaling Everest, Scott Parazynski shares his inspiring journey – and his advice for adventurers on how to succeed.

Ex-Nasa astronaut Scott Parazynski in Hong Kong. Parazynski is the first person to have both flown in space and summited Mount Everest. He shares his journey, and advice for would-be adventurers. Photo: Nora Tam
Mount Everest

Who first reached Everest’s summit? This boot may help rewrite history

Did Andrew ‘Sandy’ Irvine reach the world’s highest peak before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay? This discovery could be a vital clue.

Asia travel

The couple who waved goodbye to Hong Kong to sail the high seas

Embarking on a new life afloat, a couple formerly based in Hong Kong find their sea legs on their voyage to Taiwan, then on to Japan

Trending in China

Resilient woman from China battles race bias at sea to make fishing history

A woman has made history by becoming China’s first female to brave the inhospitable waters of the Arctic as a crab fisher.

A woman from the mainland has defied prejudice and extreme conditions to become China’s first female Arctic crab fisher. Photo: SCMP composite/Xiaohongshu
Hong Kong society

‘I hope to inspire others’: trailblazing Hongkonger set for 34km channel swim

Ryan Leung aims to be first from city to swim strait between Northern Ireland and Scotland, considered most difficult leg in renowned series.

Swimmer Ryan Leung heads off to Northern Ireland on Sunday. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Asia travel

Yacht trip goes very wrong for Taiwanese retiree who can’t swim

Andy Kuo Lee’s boat was punctured amid rough seas as he sailed across the Luzon Strait from the Philippines to Taiwan. He and his crewmate could only keep up efforts to bail the water out for so long.

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Nepal

Indian climber dies after Everest bid, eighth death this season

Banshi Lal, 46, was plucked from the mountain last week and taken to a hospital in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu.

Climbing and mountaineering

Nepal’s ‘Everest man’ reaches peak for record 30th time

Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, first scaled Everest in 1994 when working for a commercial expedition. He has since climbed the mountain almost every year.

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Nepali guide Kami Rita Sherpa gestures to the crowd upon arriving at the Tribhuvan airport in Kathmandu on May 25 last year. Photo: AFP
Nepal

Everest is a dirty, trash-strewn mess. Is it too late for Nepal to fix it?

Thousands of tonnes of waste have been left on the world’s highest mountain over the years. Some working on the clean-up say the only way to stop more piling up is putting curbs on expeditions.

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Team members of the Clean Mountain Campaign sort through trash at Everest Base Camp. Photo: Clean Mountain Campaign/Handout
Trail running and hiking

One man’s voyage of discovery along the Ganges was 20 years in the making

Rency Thomas tackles mountainous waves, money troubles and long days during 2,750km journey.

From our archives

Longest junk trip ever? When Spaniards made 8-month voyage from Hong Kong

In 1959, a Spanish crew imitating mariners during the days of ancient China sailed a junk boat from Hong Kong to Barcelona, becoming the first people to sail a Chinese junk into the Mediterranean.

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Asia travel

Penang’s Airbnb ban, 7 wonders in 7 days: 2023’s most read travel stories

From Penang’s Airbnb ban to two Swiss towns with macabre art by Alien movie designer H R Giger to a dash to see seven wonders of the world in a week, the travel stories most read by Post readers in 2023.

Jamie McDonald’s world-record-breaking journey to all Seven “New Wonders of the World” in seven days piqued Post readers’ interest in 2023. See what other travel stories were among our most read this year. Photo: Travelport
Profile

‘I had to eat the dog’: explorer Benedict Allen recalls his wild adventures

The explorer, writer and broadcaster tells Ed Peters about meeting his intrepid heroes, having to eat his canine companion on his very first expedition and why he has ritual scars on his torso.

Tourism

Is this Australia’s best off-road adventure? Wild times in the Kimberley

A family’s 4x4 camping trip along the Gibb River Road through Australia’s northwest offers pristine wilderness, unique animals, wild swimming, and a chance to connect with Aboriginal art and culture.

Water sports

‘So beautiful’: a coast tour of Lantau, Hong Kong’s ‘jewel’ of biodiversity

When two explorers went coasteering – climbing and swimming – around the coast of Hong Kong’s Lantau Island, they were stunned by its beauty and variety of marine and plant life.

Woodhouse amidst volcanic tuff near Tai Long Wan in Lantau Island. Lantau was the site of volcanic activity 146-148 million years ago. Photo: Charmian Woodhouse
Wellness

‘Face my fear’: why sensation seekers always look for the next thrill

Adrenaline junkies and sensation seekers are always seeking the next thrill. They share similar brain chemistry and, like the founder of adventure community HKOutsider, love confronting their fears.

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British-born, Hong Kong-based adventure lover Roland Sharman, seen coasteering in Sai Kung, has a fear of heights. “That fear is what introduced me to vertical adventure because I realised that, to find a forward path of empowerment, I would have to face my fear head on,” says Sharman. Photo: Iurgi/HK Outdoor Adventures
Pakistan

They went to scale a never-climbed peak in Pakistan. Only 1 returned to Japan

Shinji Tamura slipped and fell from 5,380 metres up a mountain in Pakistan’s far northeast. Rescuers found some of his belongings, but ‘no trace’ of a body.

Trending in China

Chinese woman refuses to pay US$10,000 fee after Everest rescue, angering public

A woman found unconscious on Mount Everest is under fire for refusing to pay a rescue fee or thank the two climbers who gave up their summit dream to risk their lives saving her.

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Malaysia

Malaysian climber slammed for not thanking Sherpa who rescued him from Everest

In an Instagram post, Ravichandran Tharumalingam thanked his rescue insurance and partner organisations, but omitted Gelje Sherpa’s name, who found him stuck in Everest’s infamous ‘death zone’.

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Roped team ascending Everest. Photo: Getty Images
Japan

As hikers flock to Japan’s Mount Fuji, fears of climbing accidents grow

Local authorities are considering plans to limit the number of hikers for the coming climbing season.

An aerial view of Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain at 3,776 metres, from the window of a passenger jet on April 13, 2023. Photo: AFP
Singapore

‘Despite best efforts’ crews can’t find missing Singapore man on Everest: wife

In an Instagram post, the wife of Shrinivas Sainis Dattatraya wrote a tribute to the 39-year-old climber who went missing after reaching the summit on May 19.

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Mount Everest

Video | Gurkha veteran is first double amputee to climb Mount Everest

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