TREK REPORT 14 to 16 May 2015, I went solo hiking and wild camping in The Lake District, England’s largest national park. Total hiking distance 25 km, including the mountains Bow Fell, Esk Pike and Scafell Pike. Route I walked on Google Maps (including campsites) Other treks in the Lake District Warning Trek Reports … Continue Reading
6 – 8 February 2015, I did the Pooltocht orienteering race with Leon Reteig in the woods near Lauenau, about 40 km west of Hanover, in Germany. (This was the 3rd Pooltocht I participated in and my 5th orienteering race). The event is organized every year by scouts from Enschede (the Netherlands), and the races … Continue Reading
TREK REPORT 24-25 January 2015 I went hiking and camping in National Park the Veluwezoom (The Netherlands) with Leon Reteig. We had much snow, low temperatures and beautiful landscapes. We hiked about 35 km in two days. Our route (including campsite) on Google Maps Other weekend treks in the Veluwe Warning Trek Reports … Continue Reading
TREK REPORT 18 Aug. 2014 I went on a 5-day hiking and wilderness camping trip with my friends Leon Reteig and Paul de Moel in the Northwest Highlands in Scotland. All the rain made us change our planned route but it was still good fun. We hiked about 50 km, climbed one Munro (937 m) and … Continue Reading
Next week I’m going on a 1-week backpacking trek in the Scottish Highlands with my friends Leon Reteig and Paul de Moel. Ever wondered what kind of stuff I bring on these hiking & wilderness camping trips (and keeping it as light as possible)? Here it is: Clothing & backpack Isolation jacket (MMB Sleeka Jacket) … Continue Reading
TREK REPORT 14-16 March 2014, I had a weekend of hiking and bushcraft in the French Ardennes near Hargnies with my bearded buddies Fred Spanjaard and Tom Waijers. Total distance: 18 km. Our route (incl. campsites) on Google Maps. Other weekend treks in the French Ardennes Warning Trek Reports … Continue Reading
TREK REPORT 3 – 8 June 2013 I hiked with Leon Reteig in the northwest Scottish Highlands (about 50 km). We had reasonably good weather, good fun and, besides a little accident with our camp stove, a great time. Our route on Google Maps (including campsites) Other treks in the Scottish Highlands Warning Trek Reports … Continue Reading
Originally posted (in Dutch) on the Dutch Bushcraft Forum on October 13, 2012. Today I gave three woodcutting workshops to about 40 scouts from Scouting Petrus Donders in Sint-Michielsgestel, the Netherlands. The scouts were between 11 and 15 years old, and each workshops lasted about 90 minutes. I thought it would be fun to make a … Continue Reading
TREK REPORT 12-17 Aug. 2012, I did a hut-to-hut via ferrata trip (German: Klettersteig) with Catherine Benoit in the Brenta Dolomites in the Italian Alps. A via ferrata (Italian for “iron way”) is a hiking/climbing route in the mountains with steel cables and ladders to which you can secure yourself with a climbing harness and … Continue Reading
TREK REPORT 12-20 July 2012, I went on a canoeing trip with Vince Linssen, 30 km North-East of Gothenburg in Sweden. We paddled in my folding canoe about seven local lakes (total: 60 km paddling and 10 km portage), camped on islands, did some fishing, baked bannock and did some hiking. Good times despite the … Continue Reading
