Nature & History

Have you always been interested in the history of hill walking? Or are you fascinated by natural phenomena? Then you’ve come to the right place! Let the Alpine Trekkers guide you through the (outdoor) world.

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Nature & History

by Alpinetrek-Expert

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 […]

Nature & History

by Alpinetrek-Expert

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Earth Day 2022

Earth Day is a global day of action that takes place annually on 22 April. It provides a guiding theme for a wide range of activities related to environmental and climate protection. It aims to serve as inspiration for individual people to initiate and permanently implement a personal environmental agenda. by doing things such as […]

Nature & History

by Alpinetrek-Expert

Guest author

Beeswax – A natural miracle worker

Have you ever heard of Maya the Bee? That cute little bee that first appeared in a book by the German writer Waldemar Bonsels? In the book, she spends her days going on thrilling adventures with her goofy pal Willy, which makes for a great story but isn’t really true to life. In fact, her […]

Nature & History

by Alpinetrek-Expert

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Camping in thunderstorms

As we all know, the summer is our main thunderstorm season, so there’s always a risk of a storm when camping in the summertime. Near the end of a hot and humid summer day, you’ll often run into extremely violent thunderstorms, complete with strong rains, winds and hail. Thus, it’s incredibly important to find a […]

Nature & History

by Alpinetrek-Expert

Wiebke

Sustainability and the outdoor industry

As unfortunate as it is and ironic as it may seem to lovers of the great outdoors, outdoor products are not very environmentally friendly. In fact, many of them have been proofed with waterproofing agents containing chemicals, whilst others contain down feathers plucked from live birds or merino wool acquired from farmers who practice mulesing. […]