08 March HHiking My second Drakensberg Grand Traverse attempt. byPolleNo comments1 minute read In november 2025, I failed miserably in my first Drakensberg Grand Traverse attempt. Altitude sickness made me tap…
26 October 2025 HHiking How the Drakensberg and the Drakensberg Grand Traverse made me tap out. byPolleNo comments16 minute read I just couldn’t breathe. Four steps, five steps, time to breathe. Four steps. Breathe. An urge to lie…
16 July 2023 MMontenegro Solo hiking Peaks of the Balkans through Albania, Kosovo, and Montenegro byPolleNo comments21 minute read “Europe’s last true wilderness”, as BBC called it in an article. The Peaks of the Balkans trail in…
28 December 2019 SStories I almost died. This is what I learned. byPolleNo comments5 minute read “Ok, now it’s enough, we’re going to the hospital”. My wife had been putting up with me complaining…
10 November 2019 HHiking trail reviews Kumano Kodo Nakahechi route byPolle 77 shares 0 0 77 4 comments6 minute read Five steps. Ok, maybe ten. The number of steps I need to leave everything behind and fully immerse…
04 November 2019 JJapan My Japan trip to Osaka, Kumano Kodo and Koyasan byPolleNo comments5 minute read I love the Kumano Kodo in Japan. There, I said it. From all the trails I ever did,…
04 November 2019 HHiking Kilimanjaro Lemosho trail – my story byPolle4 comments13 minute read It is 05h30 in the morning on a Monday and I am crying, patting a wooden sign. The…
24 October 2019 SSafety It’s all fun and games until somebody dies byPolle2 comments4 minute read Earlier this week, I reached the summit of Uhuru Peak of Mount Kilimanjaro. A beautiful moment and certainly…