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Big Mountain Clean

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Nevis Range Big Spring Clean.

Planning a big mountain cleanup in your community?  No doubt you’ll be inspired by the Ski Club Of Great Britain and its Big Spring Clean.

This year, some 80 volunteer skiers, walkers and environmentalists picked up 44 bags of rubbish at the Scottish resorts of CairnGorm Mountain, Nevis Range and Glenshee.

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Trekking Corsica

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Thinking about trekking the mountains of Corsica?  Walks Worldwide calls the GR20 walking route through the mountains of Corsica “the toughest trek to be found this side of the Himalaya.”

The company’s 15-day Corsica trips depart in June, August and September and include flights, all transportation, 14 nights’ accommodation, most meals, baggage transfers and guide.

Says Mike Wynne, managing director, Walks Worldwide:

“We are very careful who we take on our GR20 trips because if you do not have a very high level of fitness, and have tough-trek experience, quite simply, you won’t make it. The trail traverses the island diagonally following the high granite barrier of mountains that form the natural boundary across the country.”

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