Ivana
100 000 steps challenge
The accidental attempt While hiking in Mongolia, in the Sukhbaatar region, I reached an (unplanned) total of 80 000 steps in one day. I just kept walking during the day...
Walk from Walvis bay to Swakopmund
Last but far from the least – the sweet treat The walk between two cities on the Atlantic coast – Walvis bay and Swakopmund – was the last proper strenuous...
The Dune 7 hike & climb
Walking challenges are something I do organically and I do not even perceive them as challenges anymore – I am so comfortable doing them that I just need to arrange...
Blue trail / the Dream trail / the “I need to come back and walk there again ASAP” trail
It is very difficult to single out the one obvious highlight of my Greenland visit because everything is impossibly gorgeous and comfortable to be at, but the Blue trail would...
Sermermiut
I am a very selfish person when it comes to the mountains and certain special places in nature – I would give you my last meal anytime, but I love...
Mikladalur
After visiting the Kallur lighthouse the next station was a village from a fairytale, Mikladalur. A fairytale which is pretty seriously dark and grim, but a fairytale nevertheless. According to...
Kallur lighthouse
Waking up on Saturday morning in Klaksvik felt so good. Everything I saw before during the previous days was so beautiful and fulfilling and I had a feeling that on...
Slættaratindur
Svalbard hikes and other activities require that you either carry a high caliber rifle when you venture into the wilderness, or to have an armed guide with you, because of...
Forkastningsfjellet
The hike to Forkastningsfjellet mountain, which included a boat trip over the fjord from Longyearbyen to Revneset, was the main planned daily activity. It started with packing myself in a...
How to behave in nature / fjellvettreglene
Deciding to go on various solo hikes was one of the best decisions I could make. Being a thorough person with obsessive tendencies when it comes to planning my trips...
Hiking to the top of Sarkofagen mountain
I love it when a day starts with going outside on a hike; you can only assume that it will be a good one when the fresh arctic air starts...
From a plane straight to a mountain peak
I came to Longyearbyen, the world’s northernmost permanently inhabited town located on the main island called Spitsbergen, in the late afternoon. My plane landed at 18.00 h; as soon as...