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Marco

The Pacific Crest Trail from North to South

The Pacific Crest Trail is one of the three great long-distance hiking routes in the United States, covering a distance of 4,265 kilometres. In 2024, a total of 4,467 hikers applied for a permit to walk the entire trail. Of those, 3,935 chose to hike from south to north, while only 532 opted to hike […]

Nature & History

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Lisa

Chamois – true climbing artists of the mountains

Click, clack, click, clack – a high-speed chase across the rubble, then two or three easy skips through rocky terrain. Enough to make you jealous. No question, chamois are built for off-roading, even the youngest of them. They seem to master technical terrain and rocks without effort. And: I could easily imagine that chamois goats […]

Tours & Travel Tips

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Stephan

Hiking in Scotland for everyone

On its northern edges, Europe is wild, rough and dramatically beautiful. This applies not only to Scandinavia but also to Scotland. When it comes to character, flair and history, this ancient kingdom probably ranks very high on a global list. There’s a reason why Scotland is the backdrop of numerous novels and screen adaptation – […]

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Stephan

Durmitor: summits, ridges, deep gorges

“Among the gigantic mountains of the Southern Slavic countries, the Durmitor is the most mighty and magical.” Kurt Hassert, German geographer and explorer (1868 – 1947) Profile of the mountains and landscape The small high mountain region of Durmitor rises like an island from the surrounding Alpine plateau of north-western Montenegro. The plateau located at […]

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Jemima

Climb in Leonidio (Greece)

With the goal to climb in Leonidio – a resounding name – we set off on our 7-week trip to Greece. Among climbers, this tranquil town in the south east of Greece hasn’t been a secret for a long time. The enormous rock face, combined with Greek hospitality and beautiful beaches, has raised Leonidio’s fame […]

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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 […]

Gear & Maintenance

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Sabrina

How to wash a baseball cap properly

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 Pyrenees: beauty with character

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 […]

Packing Lists

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Tom

Mountaineering gear list

If you enjoy mountaineering, you will often find yourself in quite inhospitable environments. You should be prepared for this. However, you also need to bear in mind that all the luggage you pack will have to be carried to and from this difficult terrain. So only take what you really need. Clothing Equipment You should […]

How-Tos

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Stephan

Making fire – a detailed step-by-step guide

When we talk about “building a fire”, we generally refer to an “open fire” – not a fire in a stove, fireplace, or oven. To put it more simply: a fire is “open” when it is not lit in a closed combustion chamber. A campfire is therefore an open fire. However, fire pits, hobo stoves, […]

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