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Hiking group in the Allgäu Alps near Oberstdorf, Bavaria, Germany Are you a summiteer? Here we have something for you! Winter sports fans will be shining with the name Oberstdorf.  Traditionally, the four hills tour starts in the Allgäu.  The 68th Four Hills Tournament was the first highlight of the 2019/2020 World Cup season and came to a sensational conclusion in third place with German ski jumper Karl Geiger.  The fact that Karl Geiger was born in Oberstdorf and starts as a ski jumper for SC Oberstdorf does not only make the eyes shine, but the whole face of the residents of the municipality of Oberstdorf. Oberstdorf is a market in the Bavarian district of Oberallgäu, which not only impresses with its alpine ski areas, but is also a popular destination for mountaineers.  The southernmost municipality in Germany - Oberstdorf - is located in the Oberstdorf basin in the Illertal, in the Allgäu Alps.  After the state capital Munich and Lenggries, O...

The glaciers and mountains of Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon, Canada

Backcountry adventurer Alex Peterson speed riding on the south side of Mount Hood, Oregon.

Sunset in Val Gardena in the Dolomite of South Tyrol, Italy.

Mount Diablo State Park, California.

Heavens Gate Mountain Near Zhangjiajie (Mountain Tyanmen/Tianmen).

Ice skaters on Hintersee, a lake in Ramsau, Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria, Germany.

The Church of St. Thomas above the village of Praprotno, Slovenia.

Dongzhi 2019: Chinese Winter Solstice The winter solstice festival was originated from the Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) and thrived in the Tang and Song dynasties (618 - 1279). People in the old times attached great importance to the festival. In Han Dynasty, the festival is regarded as the Winter Festival and people had one day off for the holiday. The winter festival, Dongzhi also known as Chinese Winter Solstice, starts from December 21st and ends at 23rd of the same month. This festival is celebrated in China, Korea, Vietnam and Japan.  The reason why the Chinese people celebrate the Winter solstice is related to the theory of Yin and Yang. According to the Chinese astrology, Yang symbolizes masculine and positive, Yin has the opposite meanings. The ancient people think from the winter solstice, the Yin is at its peak and will disappear gradually. While the Yang or positive things will become stronger and stronger from the day. So winter solstice is regarded as an a...

Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa.

Bernina Express on the Landwasser Viaduct, Graubünden, Switzerland. 

Tengboche Monastery in the Himalayan Mountains, Nepal  (© Kyle Hammons/Tandem Stills + Motion)

Sunset at Shirakawa valley, Japan (© Agustin Rafael C. Reyes/GettyImages)

Exit Glacier at Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska.