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- How many years has Mountain Travel Sobek been in business?
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- Aaron Lawton
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- Alberto De Giuli
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- Dave Sas
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- Keith Albritton
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- Laura Steinbach
- Laurent Langoisseur
- Lhakpa Norbu Sherpa
- Lorenc Konaj
- Luca Gasparini
- Luis Die
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- Manolo Lazo
- Manuel Luna
- Marica Fave
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- Matt Jost
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- Men Wieland
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- Mike Speaks
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MTS in the News
- New York Times - January 11, 2009 - Our 5 new adventures to the Galápagos Islands (including shorter cruises, combination itineraries, and a new luxury option) were highlighted in the NY Times article "Where the Pros Are Heading."
- SmarterTraveler.com - December, 2008 - Our new 40th Anniversary exploratory adventure in Albania, Hiking in Albania, is featured as one of the Best New Adventure Trips of 2009 by SmarterTravel.com.
- Men's Journal - July, 2008 - Our exciting new hiking adventure in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hiking in the Heart of the Balkans, is noted by Men's Journal as one of this summer's great fixed-price European adventures that won't break the bank even as the value of the U.S. dollar continues to drop.
- Travel & Leisure, January, 2008 - The 54 MTS Private Adventures itineraries we now offer in 33 countries around the world are given special note in Travel & Leisure magazine's Guide to Going Off the Grid. Pick up the January issue today!
- LA Times, October, 2007 - Our Nicaragua: Volcanoes, Lakes, & Rainforest adventure is highlighted in the November 30, 2007 edition of the LA Times as one of the most interesting countries where the US dollar can still "go the distance." Check it out!
- - Esquire, October, 2007 - Our Mountain Gorilla Expedition received high praise in this month's special edition of Esquire, "The Big Black Book". Check it out!
- - USA Today, September 20, 2007 - Our new Follow-the-Leader Adventure to Gabon with Allen Bechky was featured as one of "6 global adventures [that] span the extraordinary" in the USA Today!
- - AARP Magazine, September/October 2007 - Learn more about why group travel can be the best way to experience some of the most remote destiations in the world in the September & October issue of AARP Magazine. Highlighted trips include our Trobriand Island & Papua New Guinea!
- - The New York Times, August 12, 2007 - Mountain Travel Sobek's Machu Picchu Inn to Inn trek was featured in the Sunday Travel section!
- - USA Today, August 11, 2007 - Our Galapagos Adventure and other MTS family-friendly adventures are noted in today's issue of the USA Today!
- Pink Magazine, Jun/July 2007 - Mountain Travel Sobek is recommended as a world class adventure tour operator in regions around the world. Check out this month's issue!
- Outside Magazine, April 2007 - Learn more about our exciting rafting adventure The Great Bend of the Yangtze and the many conservation efforts tied to this exciting program in this month's Outside Magazine!
- Alaska Magazine, April 2007 - Our world class Glacier Bay Escape kayaking adventure is highlighted in this month's this month. Alaska Magazine. Check it out!
- Concierge.com, March 2007 - Our Kuna Yala Explorer is featured as one of the world's best "Totally Active Beaches" by Concierge.com this month. Read all about it!
- Vogue Magazine, March 2007 - Two of our exceptional adventures in Patagonia and Antarctica are featured in this month's Vogue (along with many other exciting destinations we currently travel to). Check it out!
- The New York Times, March 4, 2007 - The increase in travel to Nepal as a result easing tensions and political unrest in that country are highlighted in The New York Times today (along with the many adventures we currently offer in Nepal). Read more about it!
- National Geographic Adventure Magazine, March 2007 - Our unique Swedish Dogsledding to the Ice Hotel, is featured in this month's issue of National Geographic Adventure Magazine (in newsstands February 13th)!
- Men's Journal, January 2007 - Our exciting new European adventure Montenegro: Jewel of the Adriatic has once again received top honors, this time by Men's Journal who has rated it one of the "World's 50 Greatest Adventures This Year." Read all about it in the January issue!
- New York Times, December 17, 2006 - Our work to combat dams and deforestation by developing river-based ecotourism in China's Yunnan River Province (in conjunction with the Nature Conservancy) was highlighted in today's New York Times. Read the entire article "Ecotourism: Traveling the World to Help Save It" and learn more about the excitig river adventures we currently offer on the Mekong and the Yangtze.
- USA Today, December 8, 2006 - Check out this edition of USA Today where our exceptional new trip Montenegro: Jewel of the Adriatic has been noted as one of "Five Adventures to Get Your Blood Rushing" in 2007.
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Men's Journal, November 2006 - Our Mountain Gorilla Expedition! with Allen Bechky has been featured as one of the World's Greatest Safaris! by Men's Journal this November. Read all about it!
NBC on Kilimanjaro with MTS!
In November 2008, NBC chose Mountain Travel Sobek to take the TODAY show's Ann Curry up Mount Kilimanjaro! Ann and her team broadcast several reports from their climb to the mountain's glaciers as a part of the series "TODAY Goes to the Ends of the Earth!"
Learn more about Ann's climb and both of the exciting adventures MTS offers on Mount Kilimanjaro.

