Trips and tips

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Freezing in the name of beauty

Mat Smith dons breathing mask, mittens, shorts and clogs to brave freezing his body in temperatures of -120°C. Slovakia's extreme cryotherapy craze proves men and spas can mix.

Rock chicks

It sounds like something out of a James Bond movie, but shimmying up a frozen waterfall is just one of many adventure activities offered by new women-only climbing company Mountaingirl.

Should Everest be closed?

Tourism is turning the world's highest peak into its biggest rubbish dump, claim conservationists, who are pressing for controls on climbing. But will this cost sherpas their livelihood? Dan McDougall in Kathmandu reports on the campaign.

Destination: danger zone

How many of us think of the health risks when booking holidays in far-off places? Olivia Gordon offers a guide to what to avoid where.

Magic cycle

It took millions of years for Nature to design the perfect adventure playground in Utah.

Into the valley

Instead of necking ice-creams on a beach this summer, you could burn off 400 calories an hour Nordic walking in the Swiss resort of Arosa.