The Team Sherpa Blog

Next summer I will try to climb Nanga Parbat (8125m) in the Karakorum Mountains (Pakistan). I have been thinking for a while on whether taking a break after the last tiring season when I tried to climb K2 (8611m) and Broad Peak (8047m) and I only managed to climb the fore summit of Broad Peak (8035m). After quite some thinking I have decided to try
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It’s a foot fall symphony. mid-December in Edmonton, Alberta is usually the time when citizens of the city get divided into two factions; the first are huddled in a corner, hibernating until the snow is gone and temperatures are no longer considered a “health risk”, and the second group are the crazy folk out at 6.00 am in running in tights, rosy cheeked and oblivious
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By far my favorite hike of the last year was heading up to the Lost Coast - which is located in King Range National Conservational Area, along the Northern California Coastline 150 miles south of the Oregon border. (Click here for photos.) Conditions were grey, wet, and the winds were gusting. About three hours into the hike, we were all pretty much soaked. The nylon,
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A couple words of introduction… For many years I’ve been interested in mountain hiking. I like visiting new places, discovering “untouched” corners, and meeting new people, their culture, and way of life. In my native region I was responsible for hiking trips in the Holy Cross Mountains (Polish name: Gory Swietokrzyskie) several times. This gave the opportunity to meet many people and experience the
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Heya! Currently in the States for some upcoming mountain adventures, but I was in Ireland recently and never thought it wouild be such a good place for hiking!!! I was in the province of Donegal, which was just stunning: rugged coastlines and green green green. Climbed Mt. Errigal and Slieve League: not very high mountains (some will call them hills) but stillpretty good walks with
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Winter is always a tough time for the long distance hiker. It’s a time when maps are unfurled, plans are made, and day to day life is played out in hopes that lofty adventures will become realities in warmer times. Don’t get me wrong; I love winter. But for the most part, I concentrate on my training and my professional life in an effort to
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View image Four Friends Battle the Elements on Kinder Despite our early start we knew today was going to be tough as we had 18km to cover and we needed to be back to the car in the light. Todays route would take us over Mam Tor, tuning left at Hollings Cross before descending to Grindsbrook Booth and climbing up Grinsbrook Clough to the
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My father and I had a day free, so we decided head out to Elk Island national park. An oasis here on the prairies of Western Canada, Elk Island is a special place. Surprisingly, this extension of Bevear Hills was originally considered undesirable land. Early and contemporary settlers of Alberta deemed this area unfit for cultivation and ever since, it has remained relatively untouched. The
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My love of hiking and trekking started when I was a young boy. I have now the privilege to have two sons who also enjoy all our hiking trips, and they do not care in what kind of weather it is. This Christmas we were together with one other family and friends on a evening walk in bright moonshine, just -2 C and no snow.
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Julley (Hello in Ladakhish). One of my best trekking experience was when I had the pleasure to travel with my oldest son Martin (16y), to Leh and Ladakh in North India. We went the Marka valley trek together with 15 young students from Norway. As we started in the end of June and the summer heath was at it’s best with 40 degrees and no
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For many people Kashmir is associated with war an un safe to travel to. It is not true ! - if you just stay outside the small valleys close to the LoC( line of control), and take the plane from Dehli or Leh. I spend two weeks in Kashmir valley, Srinagar and Pahalgam and discovered friendly and hospitality people. It was like a cold European
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Namaste (Hello in Hindi) I will the next two weeks be in India and walk around in different parts of Rajasthan and to spot the wildlife in Ranthambore National park. And as last time I visited the area, I hope to see the tiger. I also look forward to spend the night out in the desert, it is so dark out there and the stars
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Last Sunday I buckled up my new shoes, took a compass in hand and headed on to discover the local Laxou-forest. When I made it to the forest, the first thing I noticed was that I had entered a completely different zone of plantation. There were hardly any pinetrees or other conifers that I am used to seeing in a Finnish forest. Instead, there were
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Back in the Netherlands again after three weeks of visiting friends and outdoor activity in western Usa and Canada! Not everything took place in the west however… I started off with a friend of mine in Indianapolis. Indiana is not the most exciting state of the USA, but we did a dayhike in Brown County which was interesting. After that, i took off to
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Hello everybody. I finally got the gear together and worked out how to use the Sherpa blog. I will “walk in” the new hiking boots in the weekend. There will be a summary of this small adventure the upcoming week. I will start in a nature area in southern Sweden containing some hills and great views over the sea. Best Regards Christian
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Hello everyone, Sorry its been so long my computer was confiscated by a large corporations that I won’t mention. Anyways we, my wife and I, went hiking the last to weekend and have some of the worst luck. During both weeks prior to our hiking excursions the weather was awesome sunny and warm for February, but as soon as the weekend hits it is cold
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Saturday was a nice day to try out the new hiking boots. I walked in a nature reserve that is very familiar to me. The landscape was formed by ice melting and the water basically flushing alot of dirt out in the strait of Öresund during the last Ice age. This has left a hilly landscape. Short facts about the trek. Distance:15km Duration: 3hours Weather
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The idea was to head to the Lakes for an intrduction to winter mountaineering and the best chance to teach some friends how to use ice axes and crampons but the weather turned, the sun came out and all the snow melted. So a scrambling weekend it became. Pete and I were to lead as Ed and Vik had not scrambled before, other than
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Living in the countryside, at the north-west coast of Norway, we are lucky to have a fantastic, various nature just outside our doorstep. We can choose among sea, woods, hills and mountains for relax and exercise. I love all kind of outdoor life, but for the great experiences I prefer the mountains. I dream about hiking for days in the Norwegian mountains
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I recently guided a trip to Ecuador. It was a geographic excursion to one of the most interesting countries of South America. I first visited the country in 1996 as backpacker and climbing beginner. With the ascents to Cotopaxi and Chimborazo I started my climbing career and dedicated my self to high altitude areasJ Later on I managed to climb in various parts of
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As I answered Mette’s comment to my "GREAT EXPERIENCES IN MY OWN NIGHBOURHOOD" my links dissapeared, and some of my answer became a little meaningles Her comes the answer,- with links:You find Ristuva at Averøy, on the north west coast of Norway. Our paths start at Vebenstad, in the middle of the island. There is a parking place near Bådalen skole. Going back to the main road you turn
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Hello Sherpas, This last week was awesome here in the midwest. The last couple of days it has been in the mid sixities and sunny. It was nice to see a glimpse of spring in the middle of all the ice. My wife and I took advantage of the weather and every day after work we ventured off to some of our favorite spots around
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Thirty kilometers southwest of Wroclaw , in a lowland area, the Ślęża massif arises.The name of the mountain is probably derived from the Old Slavic word “ślęg” what means a swampy place, often wrapped in fog. This corresponds to the climate of this area. The Ślęża (718 meteres) is the highest summit of the Ślęża massif and a place of great importance to early pagans.Legend says
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At long last I have escaped the indoors and christened my lovely Ecco kit! I’ve just got back from a couple of weeks skiing in Colorado, so not true hiking but at least it was outdoors!We stayed in Breckenridge, which is quite a few metres above my home in London. As a result, most of the skiing took place at about 3500 metres above sea
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Summary: Meandering 4.9 miles around a pink, exfoliated dome that rises 425 feet above the ground, 1825 feet above sea level, and covers 640 acres. It is a one of the largest batholiths (underground rock formation uncovered by erosion) in the United States.Location: Enchanted Rock State Natural AreaDate: March 1, 2008Trails: Summit Trail, Echo Canyon Trail, X-countryPicture Gallery: Click hereFebruary 24 through March 7 I
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Hi again,Soft but nice walking sunday morning along the shore in Båstad, Sweden.Hard facts: Distance around 15km, elevation 0 - 5m above sea level, weather sunny to cloudy temperature 5 -10 degrees celsius and light winds.The walk started in sunny conditions and nice spring weather. I reached the small river Stensån after about 30 minutes from Båstad and spotted a seal. Continued for about another
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After a LOOOONG flight and a very bizarre interrogation at the US customs, I finally made a touch down to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. A pitch-black and rather cold night greeted me at the front door off the airport as I tried to find a transportation to the town. Very helpful and friendly ‘dude’ offered me a ride to town with his beat up van.
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Is there a path along the Coast of Northsealand? I woke up on a cold January morning and got out of the tent, last night I came to the most western tip of the Northcoast trail. Sealand DK and put my tent up on the beach. I looked back north, it was time to head back towards Sweden again.That morning it was not to cold, just
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The first weekend of March didn’t exactly offer us the crispy, sunny weather we had hoped for. In the mountains of Vosges, northeastern France, a damp wind greeted us. And most of the views, that we had looked forward to see, were covered in thick mist. From time to time the clouds also managed to encourage themselves to sport a little sprinkle of rain upon
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Saturday 5 april:Left Landskrona with the Ven ferry 10:00 in the morning. Started walking from Bäckviken along Hakenstigen northbound. Continued towards Kyrkbacken for lunch break after a short stop in Norreborg to enjoy the spring sun. Continued on various trails in the afternoon and went back 16:45.Highlights: Nice time to visit Ven, not as crowded as on summer season. Good chances of sun since it
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Date: March 8, 2008Summary: 16.3 mile round trip day hike from Stinson Beach to the East Peak of Mt TamLocation: Steep Ravine Campground and Mount Tamalis State Park, within 20 miles north of San Francisco.Trails: Steep Ravine Campgrounds, Matt Davis Trail, Nora Trail, Old Railroad Grade, Fern Creek Trail, Temelpa Trail, Old Railroad Grade, Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, Matt Davis TrailPicture Gallery: Click here.How would you recover
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One day my workmate phoned me to say that he was going to make a trip in the Izera Montains (Polish name: Gory Izerskie; German name: Isergebirge) and suggested I join him.We started from Wroclaw at 7:00 a.m. and two hours later we reached Swieradow, from where we headed towards the peak of the Smrk (1124 meters, Polish and German names respectively: Smrek and Tafelfichte).
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