Whale sharks! This year’s father/daughter trip to Playa del Carmen was an unforgettable swim with these huge gentle monsters.We started the 3-day adventure with a short snorkel in the Cenote Minotauro. Cenotes are underground water systems, some open, partially open, or completely underground caves. The Mayan used them for water sources and sometimes for humanContinue reading “Father/Daughter Trip August 2025”
Category Archives: Hiking
Lofoten Crossing 2025
After my long-distance hike in northern Scandinavia last year, I looked at some other hikes in the region for this year. Some people I met recommended the Lofoten Islands in northern Norway. There is no official Long-distance hike through the islands, but it’s easy to connect some of the trails on the islands to aContinue reading “Lofoten Crossing 2025”
Sierra Smorgasbord, June 2025
Brian had sent out an email with an invite to a week in the Sierra to get the 2025 season started. The itinerary had something for everyone, from car camping in National Park and Forest with short hikes to climbing Alta Peak to 3 nights of backpacking in Yosemite.
GR221-A week Hiking on Mallorca
Start of March I looked at some hikes, which I would like to hike this year. One of them was the GR221 on Mallorca. Because I didn’t want to do this hike in summer, I decided I will do it at the end of March when the temperatures are still nice.
2024 Peak Summary
As he has done since 2014, Jack prepared a summary of peaks climbed by the people posting here. I’ve added it to the page with all the summaries.
San Gorgoino for Sunset, Comet, Sunrise
There were only a few days left to view Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) and Malte had never seen a Comet. So we decided to climb San Gorgoino (11,499 ft, 3505 m) and spend a night on the peak for our best chance to catch a glimpse.
Father/Daughter Trip September 2024
With both of us on opposite coasts, it was time to meet in the middle for this year’s trip.
Pine Creek Pass with Merriam Peak (13,103 ft / 3994 m)
Jack has missed hiking in the Sierra since moving to the East Coast. So we set up a short (2 nights), late season trip to Pine Creek Pass.
Backpacking Scandinavia
IntroductionAfter I finished my apprenticeship, I decided to take 3 months to hike and travel in different countries. My plan was to hike 5-6 weeks in Scandinavia. After that I visited my uncle Uwe in the USA and hiked a few days in the Sierra Nevada with him.
Lamarck Col -> Helen Lake -> Piute Pass; incl. 13ers Goethe, Black Giant, Fiske
After my nephew finished his apprenticeship he took off 3 months for hiking. He started by hiking 600 miles south starting from the North Cape in Norway on the E1. Then he flew to California where I had planned an introduction the the Sierra Nevada.