China

I was lucky enough to visit Tibet a few weeks ago, as part of a eight month trip around Southeast Asia. Traveling through the Holy Land has always been a long time dream for me, and I still can’t believe I actually got the chance to go there! Looking back, Tibet has been one of the most special a...

I found $500 tickets shortly after hearing I’d be out for most of the year, and the date lined up perfectly with when my surgeon said I could resume normal activity. I’m not sure he meant bikepacking across the Tibetan Plateau, but I made a promise to myself I’d be ready for it. I convinced my be...

As we get well into summer, more and more people start booking tickets east to fulfill that lifelong dream of climbing on the Great Wall. Here's how to do it best.  Photo by Outbound Explorer Kyle Obermann The Classics Beijing's Badaling and Mutianyu Great Wall sections are by far the most famo...

Located high on the edge of the Tibetan plateau, where driving east to west you experience dramatic changes in temperatures, cultures, food, and livestock, a series of mighty mountains greet you. These are called by the local Jyrong Tibetans as the Four Sisters Mountains, known in Chinese as Sig...

Every year, at the end of October and beginning of November, fall hits its peak in the mountains of western China's Sichuan province. From golden larches, snow falling low on the slopes, and the arrival of the dry season bringing stable climbing weather, fall is the time to visit western China. H...

For years, the country of China was completely off my radar. Dense populations, language barriers, and a lack of notable destinations pushed it to the far back page of any adventure list I  put together.  However, two years ago work travel necessitated a bi-annual trip to China. It was at this mo...