Sleeping in nature: Hammock, tent, bivouac, or campervan?
Are you planning to sleep outside? Great idea! But before you pack your sleeping bag, it's a good idea to figure out how you want to sleep. A tent? A hammock? Just under the open sky? Or even a ten...
Fire Without Matches: The Basics of Making Fire in the Wild (Legally and Safely)
Modern technology provides us with immense convenience. Matches, lighters, gas stoves – everything is easy and accessible. But what happens when your lighter fails, your matches get wet, or you lo...
Navigation without a signal: The basics of orientation by map and terrain
Today's trips often start with opening online maps and turning on your GPS. But what if your data runs out, your phone dies, or you lose signal? In the mountains, in a dense forest, or on a multi-d...
How to build the perfect bivouac
Bivouac. A word that carries adventure, romance, but also dew drops on a sleeping bag, rolling on a slope and sometimes even a drop of fear from what rustles in the bushes. And yet – or precisely ...
What is ultralight and its basics
“Do I really have everything?” most of us ask ourselves before setting off on a hike. And after the first three kilometers, the second question comes: “Why am I dragging all this?” The ultralight a...
Traveling solo: What a solo hike gives you that a group never can
Solo hiking is not about being alone. It's about being present. It's about not having to explain anything to anyone. You go at your own pace, you breathe at your own pace, and the world around you...
Via Ferrata: What you need to know before you strap yourself in
The first steps on secured routes – safely, confidently and with respect. Via ferrata. Or secured routes in the mountains that combine the beauty of the mountains with vertical excitement. They are...
Why start long-distance treks?
At first it might just be a desire for a longer vacation. You need to clear your head, maybe escape from a world where everything is planned by the hour. And then you try a long-distance trek for ...