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Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: India
One Man’s Epic Rail Journey to the Darjeeling Himalaya
A grandson retraces adventurer Francis K.I. Baird’s mysterious trek to a remote village near the India-Tibet border
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Here’s Why Nobody Made It Up Mount Everest Last Year
For the first time in over four decades, red tape and poor conditions prevented any climbers from conquering the mountain
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Behold the Beauty of Disappearing Glacier Ice Caves on Mt. Hood
Catch them before they’re gone — these tunnels and caverns may soon melt away
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Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Inca Road
Visit Machu Picchu With Google Street View
Armed with a backpack and 15 high-res cameras, Google just tackled one of the world’s wonders
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Mount Everest’s Glaciers are Turning Into Lakes
Thousands of Himalayan glaciers could melt by the end of the century
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Explore Austria’s Underwater Hiking Trails
Catch it if you can—scuba season is short in this crystal-clear, temporary lake
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Experience Alpine Enchantment at These Eight Austrian Huts
Grander than their name might imply, these hütten are the perfect perch for weary travelers
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Snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Just Hit a 500-Year Low
The last time California was this dry, European explorers hadn’t yet reached San Diego
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Colorado Once Lost Pikes Peak to Texas in a Bet
A friendly wager raised the stakes to a whole new elevation.
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Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Inca Road
In Bolivia’s High-Altitude Capital, Indigenous Traditions Thrive Once Again
Among sacred mountains, in a city where spells are cast and potions brewed, the otherworldly is everyday
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Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Inca Road
Visit These Floating Peruvian Islands Constructed From Plants
The Uro people who live on Lake Titicaca have been building their own villages by hand for centuries
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Scale El Capitan From Your Couch Using Google Street View
The latest expansion of the Maps project takes users up Yosemite’s iconic climb
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Most Mountains Don’t Come With Pointy Peaks
Some mountains actually get wider as you go up
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When Colorado Was (And in Many Ways Still Is) the Switzerland of America
A hundred years ago, city slickers looking for wild times in Rocky Mountain National Park invented a new kind of American vacation
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Why the Best Way to See Iceland Is by Horse
The country’s landscape is surreal and one-of-a-kind—so is a ride on the Icelandic equine
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The Nepal Earthquake Made Mt. Everest an Inch Shorter
Satellite data gives the first results for the way the land moved during the quake
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“Look Ma, No Hands!” A Rock Climber Scales Cliffs Without Using His Hands
Famous British rock climber Johnny Dawes puts a twist on his sport
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Mountaineers Are Taking a New Route Up Everest
They’ll forge their path sans sherpas or oxygen tanks
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Why the World Needs to Go to Great Heights to Save Mountain Habitats
After 30 years working in mountain regions, Jack Ives argues that the world’s elevated habitats are essential
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