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Topo Athletic Terraventure 3 – The trail runner for hiking
Like the Mesa Trail from Xero Shoes, the Topo Athletic Terraventure 3 was in the shortlist for the Arizona Trail. Alongside the Altra Lone Peaks, it is one of the…
Xero Shoes Test – TerraFlex II and Mesa Trail in Review
Last year I was looking for a robust hiking shoe with no or very little drop that I wanted to wear on the Arizona Trail. I had to order a…
Durston X-Mid 1 Solid – My tent on the Arizona Trail
When I was preparing for the Arizona Trail this year, I found that my now 12-year-old Hyperlight Mountain Gear Echo 1 Shelter had given up the ghost. When I was…
Yeti V.I.B. 250 Down Sleeping Bag Review
Over the last few months I have had the opportunity to take a closer look at the V.I.B. 250 down sleeping bag from Yeti. Since I wasn’t able to go…
Thruhikes
Pacific Crest Trail – Dream Hike in the Western USA
The Pacific Crest Trail crosses the USA from north to south over a distance of around 4,200 km. The “PCT”, as it is known for short, runs from the Mexican…
Weserbergland Trail – hiking from Porta Westfalica to Hann. Münden
The Weserbergland Trail is a long-distance hiking trail around 225 kilometers long that winds its way from Hann. Münden to Porta Westfalica through one of the most beautiful landscapes in…
Tour du Mont Blanc: a hike around the Mont Blanc massif
The Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) requires a good level of physical fitness and, in some places, surefootedness. With an altitude difference of around 10,000 meters, the TMB is definitely…
The Winterberg hochtour in the Sauerland – North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
The Winterberger Hochtour (WHT) is around 80 kilometers long and takes hikers on a varied journey around the picturesque village of Winterberg in the Sauerland region. The trail not only…
In 2007, we started “Walking away” with the goal of sharing some of the experiences we had. GPS devices were new and fascinating at the time. We recorded hikes and featured gear. Perhaps with the hope of making some money and living a life of adventure. As it often happens in life, everything turned out differently and in 2013 the project went to sleep completely. But I could never part with the website, because there is just too much work and memory in it. Now, almost 10 years later, I have taken the trouble to make everything a bit more modern and functional again. Maybe there will be one or the other article again, but I don’t want to promise too much.
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