Our TGO Challenge 2022 starting in Dornie on the west coast and hiking across Scotland and finishing at Dunnottar Castle.
We had to split up after Braemar because Jon had sprained both his ankles so he took an “easier” route. Still over 100 kilometers… What a machine!
I hope you enjoy!
This was my TGO Challenge (The Great Outdoor) starting on the 11th of May in Shiel Bridge and finishing at Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, on the 21st of May.
Special thanks to Stefan, Rory, Paul and Scott that help me film and pushed me to do things I otherwise wouldn’t have done.
This video will be followed up by a trip report and more video from a day-to-day basis.
The last episode of my trip report of my solo hike in the remote area of Hornstrandir, north western most part of Iceland in August 2017.
This video shows day six to eight of eight days total.
Spot Gen 3 tracking and check-ins
Trip report of my solo hike in the remote area of Hornstrandir, north western most part of Iceland in August 2017.
This video shows the first three of eight days.
Episode One is out!
I hope you enjoy it.
Coming full circle on this trail or rather where we ended a trip 4 years ago down from Omberg to Gränna. Click this for the old reports, check the ones posted 2013. Them backpacks back then, pew, 25-ish kilos! I could wear about three backpacks now to get to that weight 🙂
It was a good trip with superb weather, 26-28 degrees Celsius and a light breeze. But from a scenic point of view only the first 5-8km from the start (south section) is worth while and the last section (north section) is good for the most part, especially the last bit when you get the view of lake Vättern.
Ticks loves this trail, or me, I had 19 of them but only two attached. Jon got away with two… Lucky.
When a longer backpacking trip is not possible the need for fresh air and “freedom” still exists. Why not just go out and have a nice cup of coffee boiled over an open fire.
This is my and Jons trip to Iceland, the movie. We were there from the 17th of July to the 24th and hiking for five of those days.
We’ll do a written trip report here in the near future once everything has set. We’ll probably also do a short gear review of the things we used.
Please watch in 1080p for the ultimate experience 😉
Enjoy!
Sometimes it’s not important to go on long pre-planned trips but to get out at all. Mini adventures can change your everyday life in to something exiting and give you an energy boost to survive the next week.
This weekend we had one of these mini adventures. By my house I have a lake and it’s connected with two smaller lakes, great for canoeing. We left around midday and quite soon after we reched the middle of “Sörsjön” the sky darkened far away and big lightening struck the sky. But as it was north of us and not that close we paddled on.
After we reached or final destination where our plan was to stop and have a cup of coffee the bad weather had moved closer to us and the rumbling was telling us it was time to head back. With the wind at our backs we paddled on with ease and we were soon back on Sörsjön. But this time we kept close to the shore, you don’t want to be out on the middle of the lake when a thunder storm passes by…
We jumped a shore and the weather started to act up with high winds but no rain. Fortunately it all passed by to the west of us. We pulled out or backpacks from the canoe and started to boil some water and unpacked some Swedish “fika”.
After our break it was time to have some fun and pitch Jons one man shelter, Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape with their Serenity NetTent.
Here’s a short video of Jon pitching the tent.
After all this it was time to head back to home base, filled with energy. Now everything was calm after the storm and the water was almost like a mirror.
Lighter Packs 