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Mt Elgon: Sipi-Sasa Trail to Mude Camp

March 26, 2023October 8, 2024 / in: Hiking, Uganda

Over the last four years, I’ve climbed every mountain, hill and anthill across Uganda. The conical volcanos of the Virungas, …

Säntis, Switzerland

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 / in: Hiking, Switzerland

Sharp ridges, vertical drops, Alpine ibex, and the stairs of Cirith Ungol. Let me introduce you to one of the …

Romsdalen: Tinder & Trolls

August 3, 2020August 21, 2020 / in: Europe, Hiking, Norway, Travel

“Norge er så sjukt fint.” I slow the car down and lean forward to stare in awe at the massive …

Ibanda, Uganda.

April 7, 2020April 12, 2020 / in: Africa, Travel, Uganda

What a year the past three weeks have been. In mid-March, while the rest of the world was battling COVID-19, …

Road tripping through Rwanda

March 8, 2020August 21, 2020 / in: Africa, Hiking, Rwanda

Up until I got my driver’s license, I hated driving. My parents had to force me to take driver’s ed …

A Burning Ring of Fire: Climbing Mt. Nyiragongo in the Congo

February 24, 2020January 30, 2023 / in: Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Hiking, Travel

We took a trip to Mordor and lived to tell the tale. That was at least what our destination looked, …

A ridge hiker’s paradise – Kea’au Ridge

March 23, 2013February 9, 2014 / in: Hawaii, Hiking

On a sunny Sunday morning, four excited hikers – three Norwegians and one American – parked their car at Kea’au …

Ka’au Crater : Live the search

November 28, 2012October 20, 2013 / in: Hawaii, Hiking

Under semi-bad conditions (cloudy skies, and muddy slopes after a night of heavy rain) we decided to complete the Ka’au …

Olomana: 3 peaks hike

November 21, 2012October 25, 2013 / in: Hiking

Two weeks ago I joined some fellow nature lovers and braved the trail of one of Oahu’s most spectacular hikes: …

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