Jan, Author at Alpinetrek.co.uk

Alpinetrek-Expert

Jan

Freeride skiing for beginners: tips & tricks

Imagine you’re a freeride ski beginner standing on top of a snow-covered mountain peak, far away from busy slopes. All you see ahead of you is untouched powdery snow, ready to be explored. Freeriding means pure freedom and adventure away from prepared slopes. In this blog, you’ll find useful expert tips to help you get […]

How-Tos

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Jan

Coasteering for beginners – an active adventure along the coast

Coast…what? – Coasteering! The combination of coast and mountaineering may not be a familiar term to you – but this shouldn’t stop you from trying this physical mixture of water sports and climbing at some point. It’s primarily about fun, dexterity and thrill rather than trying to be a new discipline for the next Summer […]

Tours & Travel Tips

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Jan

Nu kör vi! – Long-distance hikes in Sweden

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 […]

Product Reviews

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Jan

Testing to find the best hiking poles – 8 walking poles in the Alpinetrek comparison

There is an incredible number of walking poles out there. At first glance, they may all look the same, yet there are minor and major differences. To help you choose the best hiking poles, we tested eight popular models provided by three well-known companies (Leki, C.A.M.P., Black Diamond). But first, here’s some basic information that […]

Training & Health

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Jan

Bruised toenails – painful for hikers and trail runners

This problem usually occurs during long walks in walking shoes, mountaineering boots, trekking boots or after long runs in running and trail running shoes. It often affects one of the big toes or sometimes even both at the same time. We’re talking here about bruised toenails – a nail that looks like a bruise – […]

Nature & History

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Jan

Bushcraft essentials: what you should definitely bring on your adventure in the forest!

There are only 26 million people living in Australia on an area of over 7.5 million km². Ingenuity and survival skills are therefore part of the daily lives of Aussies who are living far away from the big metropolises. Here in Germany, on the other hand, things look quite different: there are three times as […]

Gear & Maintenance

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Jan

Pilling – what to do when your outdoor clothing starts to lint?

It is not just hikers, climbers and cyclists who are regularly annoyed by these little balls that form on their favourite clothes. This “little fluff”, or pilling, does not stop at jackets and trousers – it even creeps into our T-shirts, socks and underwear. For most people, pilling is a sign that textiles have grown […]

Buyer’s Guide

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Jan

The perfect kids’ backpack for every age

Not all kids’ backpacks are the same. By the time they reach nursery age, at the latest, they should be ready for their first rucksack. Most children grow quite a bit taller in the 15 years that follow. As a result, their backpacks also have to be changed and adapted repeatedly during this time. The range […]

How-Tos

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Jan

Buyer’s guide to bike brakes: disc or rim brakes?

Disc brakes or rim brakes? This is the question that every cyclist encounters at least once in their life. To answer this question, we will take a closer look at and compare both brakes today. Which system is best for mountain bikers and road cyclists? While the question of disc brakes or rim brakes is […]

Fabrics & Technologies

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Jan

DWR coatings – Blessing or a curse?

DWR stands for “Durable Water Repellent” and refers to a coating that is added to fabrics used for functional clothing and footwear. Thus, DWR is not a name for a specific material or system, but merely a description of a certain property. However, there are chemical and technological differences between the various treatments that manufacturers […]

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