Gallery of some of our previous hikes around the world

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January 5th 2008

Published: January 5th 2008

Here is a gallery of some of our previous hiking adventures around the world. Sadly we cannot include all of our hikes, but we have added some of our favourites here, just to give a flavour of how much beauty we have had the pleasure of encountering on our previous hikes. These photos bring back some very happy and special memories we have shared together. Despite the recent sadness we have experi... Read Full Entry

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Lavinia and Steve Burch

Lav and Steve

We are Lavinia and Steve Burch. In May of 2008, we set out on a highly daunting 429km (268 miles) hike along the Pennine Way, the oldest and second longest national trail in Great Britain, to raise money for the charity - The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust (www.ectopic.org.uk/fundraising/?p=46), starting on Sunday 27 April 2008, after Lavinia very sadly nearly lost her life to an ectopic pregnancy in July 2007. The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust was established in 1998, in memory of Sophie Winter, who sadly lost her life due to a misdiagnosis of her ectopic pregnancy. The charity seeks to raise awareness of... full info

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Taking a well deserved rest, Milford Track, New Zealand

Lavinia and Steve taking time to soak in the amazing views of the snowy mountains.

King of the Castle!

Steve feels on top of the world as we reach the summit of Mackinnon Pass on the Milford Track, New Zealand.

Lav enjoying views over the Milford Track, New Zealand

Hiking along the Milford Track was pure bliss - even with a heavy backpack in tow.

Mountains in cloud, Milford Track, New Zealand

We were very lucky with the weather, but on day 3 the clouds came rolling in.

Hooray! Finishing point on the Milford Track, New Zealand

After four exhilarating days hiking along the Milford Track, we had a brilliant time, but were looking forward to going back to civilisation - hot showers seemed like such a luxury when we got back to our hotel.

Volcanic mountains, Tongariro Crossing, New Zealand

There was amazing scenery in this volcanic area in the Tongariro National Park. It was fascinating to see volcanic craters and brilliantly colourful volcanic lakes.

Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand

We hiked around Mount Ruapehu (2797m). It is the highest and most active volcano in the Tongariro National Park. For any Lord of the Rings fans, this was one of the mountains used in the film for the scenes of 'Mordor'.

Views from the Inca Trail, Peru

The mountains were a hiker's dream.

Porters, Inca Trail, Peru

The porters on the Inca Trail are absolutely amazing - they carry all of the heavy duty equipment for the four days of hiking along the trail.

Hiking the wonderful Inca Trail, Peru

Lav and Steve at the highest point on the Inca Trail - Warmiwanuska (Dead Woman's Pass) is an incredible 4215m (13,800 feet) above sea level. We certainly felt the altitude up here!

Amazing Flora, Inca Trail, Peru

Some of the flowers along the trail were so colourful and pretty.

Exotic Orchid, Inca Trail, Peru

The orchids along the Inca Trail were so beautiful. Apparently, there are around 300 different species of orchids hidden up in the trees of the cloud forest.

Picturesque Campsite. Inca Trail, Peru

The highest campsite we have ever stayed in, at nearly 14,000 feet - the views out the mountains were fantastic. It was very cold at night though!

Amazing Terraces, Inca Trail, Peru

Steve takes a rest - sitting amongst the wonderfully constructed terraces.

Machu Picchu in cloud, Peru

We reached Machu Picchu at about 6.30am to make it there for sunrise, after setting off at 5am. At 5am it was still dark, so we had to wear headtorches to find our way along the cobbled paths (it was very exciting!). When we finally reached Machu Picchu it was still surrounded in cloud and looked very mysterious. So no romantic sunrise as we had expected, but we were still in awe at the enchanting Inca citadels high up in the mountains.

Hooray! End of Inca Trail - Machu Picchu, Peru

Lav and Steve feeling delighted (if a little tired) after four long days of hiking along the Inca Trail, to be at famous Machu Picchu. After all of the long steep mountains climbs, the rain and the cold - it was definitely worth it!!

Machu Picchu, Peru

Views over Machu Picchu - it is full of mysterious temples and palaces nestling amongst hundreds of terraces, with a luscious mountain backdrop.

Floppy hat, Machu Picchu, Peru

Lavinia making her way up Waynapicchu mountain. It was a very strenuous hike to the top, with vertical drops. Steve kept a close hold on Lavinia when passing the vertigious mountain drops.

Waynapicchu, Peru

Waynapicchu is the mountain that is always famously photographed behind Machu Picchu. Steve sits here and takes in the views from the top of the mountain.

Machu Picchu, Peru

Looking across to Machu Picchu.

Cute Baby Koala taking a nap..., (Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo)

...this will probably be us too after we finish hiking the Pennine Way!

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