Action Asia - February-March 2018

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COVER & GATEFOLD: THE NORTH FACE SPONSORED PHOTOGRAPHER FOTO MO PHOTOS: MARCUS ROTH (TOP); THIAGO DIZ (LEFT)

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38 PACIFIC BY NATURE

Fiji is a global dive hotspot thanks to its wonderfully healthy reefs

and current-swept channels, with the abundant life matched by the

exuberant warmth of its gentle people.

48 NOWHERE TO HIDE

Desert ultramarathons seem a dauntingly long and lonely challenge,

but each year many hundreds of people take them on and discover

beauty and camaraderie amid the endless rocks and dunes.

58 TAKING A BROADER VIEW

Everest Base Camp is high on the agenda for most visitors to the

Khumbu region of Nepal but getting there as part of the High Passes

trek adds context as well as challenge.