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Should you spend the night in a tent? Go off the beaten track? What should you cook today? Whether you prefer going on a 1-day hike or a multi-day trek, we always have the best tips for you.

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Stephan

The phrase “Peaks of the Balkans” is the “brand name” of a long-distance hiking trail developed from 2006 onwards. Extending for 192 kilometres, this Peaks of the Balkans trail connects Kosovo, Albania and Montenegro. It crosses the highest and wildest mountain ranges at the southern end of the Dinaric Alps. The local descriptions for this […]

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Jan

Only just over 10 million people live in Sweden in an area of around 450,000 km². (Compare this with Germany where it’s almost 84 million inhabitants in an area of merely 360,000 km²). Of these 10 million people, more than half live in the two metropolitan areas of Stockholm and Gothenburg as well as in […]

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If your water bottle isn’t cleaned after every trip, moisture, spittle and other organic residue can create a real paradise for bacteria. But don’t worry, the right way to clean a water bottle is neither sorcery nor does it take very long. So read on for some quick tips and tricks to keep a clean […]

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Stephan

the most important things What was the first “proper” high mountain region you saw? The Alps? For me, it was the Tatra mountains at the early age of six. That may be decades ago now but the effects have stayed with me. What I experienced then really sowed the seed in me for this undying […]

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Sabrina

Is your cap an indispensable part of your outfit? Do you really enjoy being out and about with your stylish accessory? Then you may have frequently asked yourself how you can get rid off unpleasant stains and sweat marks from your favourite cap. When you wear it a lot, it’s hard to prevent your cap […]

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Stephan

the most important things Are the Pyrenees merely a smaller version of the Alps? This may be the case theoretically because both of them are fold mountains that developed about 50 to 100 million years ago during the Tertiary period. Both of them were also covered by glaciers during Ice Ages and have therefore been […]

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Lisa

Dear outdoor enthusiasts, today we will take a look at the subject of loden. Okay, okay, I can already feel the questioning eyes. So let’s start by saying this: loden is neither an archipelago in the North Atlantic nor an infectious childhood disease. In fact, it is a traditional material that has been used in […]

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Florian

“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants”. This quote from the American food guru Michael Pollan immediately comes to mind when I ask myself what the optimal diet for hiking should be. A “good” diet when mountaineering is often defined in terms of quantity rather than the quality. You need to take in a lot […]