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Over 150 Treks - The Best of The World on Foot

Exodus is the UK's leading organiser of worldwide walking and trekking holidays, with the widest choice of destination, style and duration. Whatever your interest and ability, whether you are a hardened mountain enthusiast who wants extended high-altitude trekking, or an occasional walker who prefers alpine footpaths, valleys and villages, we have something for you.

The Inca Trail, a fully supported high altitude trek to Everest Base camp, the summit of Kilimanjaro and the Tour de Mont Blanc are eternally popular, but for those in the know we offer the remote Jebel Sahro range in southern Morocco, the villages of the Gaddi people in the Indian Himalaya and the towering peaks of Patagonia to name but a few.

The great mountain ranges are some of the most beautiful and interesting areas of the world to visit. As they are often not served by roads, they can also be the most remote and difficult places to get to and the only real way to see them is on foot. For some people the trekking may be an end in itself, for others it is a means to enjoy the magnificent panoramas and often the peoples of the mountains with their culture, traditions and religions provide an equal interest to the scenery.

What the experts say

That feeling of release...
Release from work emails, going to the post office and house chores. That blissful clarity of mind that comes from it. I'm sure that you know the feeling - that mental freedom from the mundane that only truly comes after a few days of travelling nature’s way – by one’s own feet. The little things that have been bothering you at home trickle away like water off a gore-tex jacket. I'd never experienced it so profoundly until this year when I spent two months on and around one mountain with a like-minded group focused on the summit. The peak was Everest, but this is incidental. The feeling was familiar, but the escape had never been so complete.

This year I have helped in the creation of 31 fantastic new trips. All of these will help to bring you incredible views, some decent challenges, friendly new faces and of course, that special lucidity that any good trek brings. I'll be leading a few of these myself so please join me as we head off to explore new places and find that release!

VAL PARKINSON,
NEPAL BASE MANAGER
In 2009, Valerie climbed to the South Summit of Everest, 90m below the main summit,  she will be leading some of  our new Himalaya trekking trips in 2010 and a special ‘Expedition Departure’ to Everest Base Camp.

See our News page  and read Valerie's reports of her attempt which were sent from the Everest camps during her climb.

THE BEST DECISION I EVER MADE...
Following a ten year love affair with mountains, Amy recently returned from the summit of Mount Everest, one of a small number of British woman to do so.

'A decade ago, my eleventh hour decision to cancel a beach holiday and head for the mountains with Exodus was the best decision I have ever made. I returned energised, inspired and fitter than when I’d left. Each morning, I’d awoken to a different view of crisp beauty, comforted by the smell of wood smoke and inspired by the prospect of another day of rich walking.

My trekking evolved to climbing and has taken me to some high, cold and extreme places. Yet, however triumphant a summit may feel, the true magic lies in the process of getting there. Summitting Everest would have been a raw experience without the trek through her potent Kingdom, cultures, people, languages and stunning neighbouring mountains.

My climbing will continue for many years - but my walking and trekking through the valleys and mountain ranges of our world will continue for far, far longer.'

Amy Beeton, leading British climber and Exodus client. Amy has travelled on six Exodus Walking & Trekking holidays and describes them as the inspiration behind her passion for the mountains.

Please read Amy's account of her trip on our Newspage