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Hellismannaleið
In July, 2022, I trekked across two Icelandic trails – Hellismannaleið and Laugavegur. Each of them is 55k, long, totaling a 110km. This is the story of the first trail, Hellismannaleið.
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How to deal with wet feet on the trail or the secret of “The Scottish break”
There’s an age-old discussion about which kind of shoes one should bring on to a trail. Especially when it is certain that the terrain will be muddy or wet. Here’s something I’ve learned trekking in Scotland. Some geographers insist on calling the huge sponge that lays between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea –…
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A (shortened) guide to food management on long treks
If you’re planning on doing a relatively long trek in Europe, and you don’t feel like carrying all of your food and consumables from the trailhead to the end of the trek (and then, of course discover that you’ve been carrying tons of food for nothing) – read this short guide and discover how you…
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Ten things pro hikers do (and you probably don’t…)
You’ve probably seen those pro hikers passing by on the trail, moving nearly as swiftly and as fast as trail runners but they obviously are not. They have (rather small) backpacks and they might have even camped next to you with their semi-transparent dyneema tents. Here are seven things they do (very) differently from the…
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7 reasons why Tour du Beaufortain is close to a perfect hike
(and a thorough guide to doing it!)A few years back, I’ve done this nearly perfect trek in the French Alps called “Tour du Beaufortain”. I’ve done it in 6 days (5 nights) but this hike has so many accessible entry points and variants that you could easily make it into anything from a short weekend outing (1 or 2 nights) to…