Jörn, Author at Alpinetrek.co.uk

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So, why not bake yourself some mountain bread?

Germany, March 2020. The Coronavirus is keeping the world in suspense and, like many others, you’ve been spending a lot of time between the four walls of your own home. You’ve already finished all your books, and Netflix now knows what you like better than your own partner does. It’s well and truly time for […]

Gear & Maintenance

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BICYCLE CARE INSTRUCTIONS

Spring is just around the corner and both trails and roads are slowly becoming usable again. So, it’s time to get your bike out of the garage and get fit again. After all, it has been standing around almost all of winter and now needs some maintenance. With a few easy tricks, your bike will […]

Buyer’s Guide

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Buyer’s guide to climbing holds

Anyone who has ever been in a climbing or bouldering hall can confirm it: as soon as you enter the hall, your gaze is drawn to the colourful variety of holds. Climbing holds in all imaginable colours and shapes are an essential part of training on artificial climbing walls. But what distinguishes a blue sloper […]

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Care instructions for trail running shoes

There are lots of trail runners who love muddy trails. Who doesn’t? After all, you get to bring out your inner child! You know, the one who loved running through puddles and playing in the mud? But now as adults, after running on muddy trails for hours on end, we’re repeatedly faced with the problem […]

Buyer’s Guide

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Lightweight Outdoor Shoes – A Buying Guide

Last Sunday I went to the forest to look for mushrooms. Unfortunately, it had rained the night before, so I was expecting it to be pretty muddy. Normally I wear worn out running shoes or my approach shoes when I’m heading into the forest, but because it was looking muddy, I decided to wear my […]

Know-How

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Bannock bread – the classic of the outdoor kitchen

Since the Middle Ages in Europe, bread has been the quintessential food. It’s not only at the bakery that the options are endless – there are also undreamt of possibilities for making it yourself, both in terms of the style and the preparation. A real classic of the camp fire and the gas stove is […]

Buyer’s Guide

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A buyer’s guide to trekking poles

Not only do they make the ascent easier, but they will also help you on the descent. Let’s face it: they’re our absolute best friends on long treks – Yes, I’m talking about trekking poles. What else? I mean, they’re an absolute must for long-distance walking in particular. Finding the right poles, however, is a […]

Training & Health

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Hand and skin care for climbers

They’re the most important tools we have for climbing: our hands. And because they’re so important, it’s crucial that we take good care of them. There are basically no calluses, scrapes, gashes, cracks or blisters a climber isn’t familiar with, and every single one of them is usually quite painful. What can you do to […]

How-Tos

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On the proper use of walking poles

Go up to the mountains, they said. It’s nice there, they said. But no one mentioned that it can also be quite exhausting. And certainly no one mentioned that it could have been significantly more pleasant with poles. It is one of those “aha” moments that you experience every now and then when climbing mountains. […]

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Care Instructions for walking boots

There they are, those unbelievably expensive walking boots. That’s right, the ones that had looked so nice and clean in the shop not so long ago are now covered in mud and grime. Admittedly, it was a smashing time splashing around in all of those puddles of mud like a child, but in the long […]

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