EVEREST. KILIMANJARO. FUJI. Famous the world over, these are just some of the peaks that have inspired adventurers for centuries. Not all the famous mountains make for good hiking, and, fortunately, not all the good hikes are famous. Or difficult.
Kinabalu (Malaysia), Victoria (Burma), Inthanon (Thailand), Sinai (Egypt), Usambara (Tanzania). There are thousands of other less imposing massifs can be rewarding adventures as well.

70kms of walking tracks. 1600 plant species. 360 bird species. 1metre wide mushrooms. And a very freindly dog. Mutinondo Wilderness, Zambia.

In Ethiopia's mountains, landslides are common. This road north to Axum is often named as the world's most dangerous.

From the Kalambo Falls above, water flows down (to?) the Zambezi, where it eventually forms Victoria Falls.

Mountain huts line the paths in the hills north of Tehran. Unfortunately, the food is typically ordinary!

The sun burns the sky on our final night hiking in the Usambara mountains, the most relaxing place we found in Tanzania.

The "strongest of all places in the region" was how Greek historian Polybius described Gadara in 218 BC. Located in northern Jordan, it looks out on the Golan Heights and Lake Tiberias.

Short hikes around the monuments of Petra, Jordan, allow beautiful views of the surronding valley and hills.

Capadocia, in central Turkey is famed for its "fairy chimney" rock formations. Many of them have been turned into homes.

My overnight bus from Mongolia to Bejing passed the Great Wall before dawn, so I got off and walked the 2-3km to the entrance. I enjoyed a couple of undisturbed hours alone, while the tour groups in Beijing were finishing their breakfast.

Keli Mutu has three craters, all with different colours. In the 1990s, before budget airlines, getting here involved many days of boats and buses across Indonesia, from either Bali or West Timor.

Erta ale, an active volcano in Ethiopia's Danakil Depression, the hottest place on planet earth. Afar tribesmanhave been known to kill tourists who visit this spectacular moonscape envirornment.

Passengers waiting for a truck to ferry them to town, in Ethiopia's beautiful Simien Mountains National Park.

The Simien Mountains is Ethiopia's premier hiking destination, with a new breathtaking view coming every hour or so.