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Getting The Right Mountain Travel Insurance

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Dolomites, Trentino is a stunning mountain destination in Italy.

When buying mountain travel insurance, it’s important to get the right travel insurance for your mountain holiday.

Having specialist cover is essential if you’re thinking of going caving, kayaking, mountain biking, mountaineering, rock climbing, white-water rafting or other mountain pursuits.

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Discover Spanish Mountains

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Want to trek the Pyrenees? Pyrenean Odysseys has launched two new traverses of the Pyrenees.

Spain is a mountainous country where some of the most famous and inspiring mountain ranges can be found, from the Balearic mountains to the Catalan range to the Toledo Hills.

It’s not just mainland Spain and the Balearics that are home to these mountains.

The Canary Islands are known for their mountains – the highest mountain in Spain is Teide in Tenerife (3,718 metres).

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Trekking The Pyrenees

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Gavarnie Cirque Hiking Trail.

Fancy trekking the Pyrenees?  In 2011, the Year of the Pyrenees, Pyrenean Odysseys will launch two traverses of the mountain range.

The trips will be west to east along the Pyrenean High Route and from south to north on a high return path from Santiago de Compostella.

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How To Mountaineer In China

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Fancy learning mountaineering in China?  Then take a look at the new Adventure Awaits experience at Fairmont Yangcheng Lake in Kunshan, China.

The program is part of the new Apprentice-Trips by Fairmont program offered by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts worldwide.

Situated in Yangcheng Lake Park, this waterfront hotel will provide an experienced mountain guide to teach the ins and outs of mountaineering.  The package will be available April 1 – October 31, 2010 and include rock climbing activities, accommodation and buffet breakfast for two.

For more info, check out Fairmont.com.

Image courtesy of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts.