TREK REPORT 8-13 August 2021, I did a 6-day 76 km trek with Leon Reteig and Vince Linssen in Femundsmarka National Park in Norway. Together with eight connected nature areas (some in Sweden), Femundsmarka is part of Gränslandet (‘Border Land’) which is one of the largest continuous areas of wilderness in southern Scandinavia (2.100 km2). … Continue Reading
Here are some of the fish I caught over the years: … Continue Reading
TREK REPORT 19-26 September 2020 I did a C1 mountaineering course with the Dutch Alpine club NKBV in the Ötztaler Alps in Austria. Our base was the Ötztaler Naturcamping in Huben and from there we made six day-trips in the Sölden area with our experienced guide, Bergführer Alexander Giacomelli from Alpinesport-Center. We practiced rope techniques, … Continue Reading
Last month I made some blowguns and paper darts with my nephews Luca and Renzo (8 and 7 years old) in Hoofddorp. We had good fun and I decided to make a little how-to video on how to make these things. (The video is in Dutch but has English subtitles). Materials About 1 m PVC … Continue Reading
When I write this, half the world is in lockdown because of the corona virus and I decided to use this time of social distancing for a little food-experiment: a 7-day water fast. This means, last week, I didn’t eat anything for a week and only drank water (and some tea without sugar). I have been … Continue Reading
TREK REPORT 6-8 Sep. 2019 I did some hiking, wild camping and bushcraft with Leon Reteig in the French Ardennes near Fumay. Total distance: 21 km. Our route (including campsites) on Google Maps Other weekend treks in the French Ardennes Weekend trek in the French Ardennes (2014) Navigating the French Ardennes (2011) Warning Trek Reports … Continue Reading
TREK REPORT I did some ski touring 2-8 March 2019 in the French Alps with my friend Jasper de Vries, local mountain guide Murray Hamilton and four Dutchies from toerskien.org. After a day of off-piste skiing in Puy Saint Vincent and a practice tour in Crévoux, we did a 4 day hut-to-hut tour in Vallée … Continue Reading
TREK REPORT 26 July – 1 Aug. 2018, I went canoeing in south Sweden with Leon Reteig, Lynn Sörensen and Alessio Sclocco. We started and finished at Tyngsjö Vildmark, a campsite and canoe rental place run by a friendly Dutch couple, about 300 km northwest of Stockholm. In 6 days we did a 71 km trek (43 … Continue Reading
Only a 20-minute drive South of Amsterdam is the popular nature and watersports area the Vinkeveense Plassen. I went kayaking there a few times over the years with friends. We rented kayaks at Vinkeveen Haven (about €20 for 4 hours per kayak). They also have the convenient free map “Vinkeveense Plassen Recreatie- en Plassenkaart”. Here … Continue Reading
TREK REPORT 7-17 Feb. 2018, I went skiing with Ottoline in Queyras, in the French Alps. We started with two days of warm-up skiing in Abriès and Molines-en-Queyras. Then we had two days of off-piste training with a Dutch group from toerskien.org and the local mountain guide Murray Hamilton. We finished with four days of … Continue Reading
