Stein A. Rypdal

Te Araroa Trail, New Zealand – 2015/16

After I thru-hiked the Continental Divide Trail in the summer of 2015 the 3000 km Te Araroa Trail in New Zealand was next on my bucket list. I flew in to Auckland in mid October of 2015 and had set aside… Read more

Continental Divide Trail – 2015

In the summer of 2015 I thru-hiked the 5 000 km long Continental Divide Trail. I started out from the CDT southern terminus at Crazy Cook Monument in New Mexico on May 9th, and 4 1/2 months later, on… Read more

CDT 2015 gear list

I ended up making quite a few changes to the gear I carried on my 2015 Continental Divide Trail thru-hike compared to what I carried on my 2012 PCT thru-hike: I swapped out my MSR Hubba tent for the… Read more

Uranostind & Falketind – 2014

Uranostind and Falketind are not the tallest peaks in the Jotunheimen massif, but at 2.157 and 2.067 meters respectively they are still sizeable mountains. They are popular destinations for… Read more

Jebel Toubkal, Morocco – 2014

Jebel Toubkal is a 4.167 metre (13.671 ft) mountain located in the Toubkal National Park in the Atlas mountains of southwestern Morocco. Jebel Toubkal is an ultra prominent peak (3.755 m / 12.320 … Read more