Terskey Alatau & Ala-Köl Lake

Ala-Köl is a world-renowned glacial lake set within the Terskey Alatau range of the Tien Shan, near Karakol. This 3-4 day traverse through the Karakol Valley is widely considered the quintessential Kyrgyzstan trekking experience. The route typically involves ascending the steep 3,860m Ala-Köl Pass, where hikers are met with some of the most dramatic high-alpine vistas in Central Asia. The lake's depth and mineral content produce an ever-shifting spectrum of opaque turquoise and deep blues. The trek concludes in the Altyn-Arashan valley, a lush high-altitude pasture famous for its natural geothermal hot springs set beneath the massive ice-wall of the 5,012m Pik Palatka.

The Thorsborne Trail is a 32km point-to-point trekking route along the eastern coastline of Hinchinbrook Island, within Girringun National Park, Queensland. Running between Ramsay Bay in the north and George Point in the south, the trail traverses a diverse tropical landscape of mangrove systems, granite headlands, and rainforest. Hinchinbrook is an uninhabited wilderness island, accessible only by organized boat transfers from the mainland hubs of Cardwell or Lucinda. The route follows the Hinchinbrook Channel side and the open Coral Sea, passing significant features like Zoe Falls and the granite peaks of Mount Bowen.