On Monday September 14, 2020 I start my Bornholm Coastal Trail (Kyststien) hike finishing on Friday September 18, 2020. Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of the westernmost part of Poland. Occupying an area of 588.36 …
The Gendarme Trail (Gendarmstien) Packing List
Total base weight including 400 grams of photography equipment was 5.3 kg and total pack weight including fuel and 4 days of food but not water was 7.6 kg. Total skin out weight = 9.5 kg. My trip report can be read here. We shared the weight of the shelter; my wife carried the Hyperlight …
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Packing list and post hike gear review for the Archipelago Trail – base weight 4.4 kg
My base weight for my Hiking the Archipelago Trail on Ærø Island in Denmark adventure last month was 4.4 kg and pack weight totalled 6.2 kg. The total skin out weight (pack weight + clothing worn) was just over 8 kg. The base weight includes just under 400 grams of photography equipment. Below, standing at the …
Camøno thru-hike Packing List for 4 days
Base weight 4.5 kg not including photography equipment or 5.4 kg including the camera gear I recently thru-hiked 144 kilometres on both the Danish islands of Møn and Nyord in 4 days at the end of May 2020. I packed everything that I needed for 4 days and 3 nights and I carried it all …
Hiking Køge Stream Path in the HMG Ultamid 2 including packing list
Køge Å Stien or Køge Stream Path is a 22 km long cycle and footpath that follows Køge Å (Køge Stream) from Køge to Borup. The trail is only a half hour drive in a car south from Copenhagen. I have hiked this trail two times and in both accounts I started at Borup and …
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Post Hike Gear Review: Riksgränsen to Abisko via Vistas 2019
I published my packing list on September 1, 2019 and supported it with a YouTube video. I used every single bit of kit that I packed except for the winter gloves and the first aid & repair kit. One piece of gear dumped a test and I had one gear failure due to lack of …
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Riksgränsen to Abisko via Vistas 2019 – Packing List for 7 days
I'll be leaving this Thursday September 5 by train from Copenhagen and arrive at my destination on Friday 6 lunch time. My itinerary can be read here. After my final comments below you can see my packing list copied from my spreadsheet. The weights do not include water but they do include food and fuel. …
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