travel – Page 2 – Stein A. Rypdal

Mountain Hardwear HyperLamina Spark 35 review

A sleeping bag is one of the most important pieces of equipment for a long-distance hiker. Not only does it have to be comfortable enough to give you that much needed sleep between those 25-30 mile… Read more

Anker PowerCore 20100 review

I got the Anker PowerCore 20100 to replace a smaller Samsung battery pack when I was halfway into my hike on the Continental Divide Trail in 2015. I used it to charge my smart phone and bluetooth headset… Read more

Hayduke Trail – 2016

In February of 2016 I headed for Utah to take on the 800-mile Hayduke Trail from Arches to Zion. I had already done the Continental Divide Trail the previous summer, as well as hiked 2000 km on the… Read more

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