Hiking Adventures

Hiking has not always been one of my passions. I grew up in one of the flattest countries in the world, The Netherlands. I found it rather boring to hike through forest and pasture landscapes that seemingly never changed. In that sense, cycling was a lot more fun. It was not until I moved to Norway that I found out hiking actually is a lot of fun. I just learned that I needed elevation differences, views, and a clear goal: be it a mountain summit, waterfall, or a special rock formation.

Hiking became so much fun to me that I studied to work as a certified nature guide, and started my own guiding company. In my free time, I hiked even more. Based on stories of guests from all corners of the world, or just by doing a lot of research, I started traveling to find the best hikes, all around the globe.

When hiking, I am in peace. I love the feeling of being disconnected. Or more precisely: being reconnected with nature. For me, hiking is a way of coming home, true interaction with nature and new people. It is also a way of finding myself while enjoying real-life adventures, searching for the definition of real life itself.

Here are some of my hiking adventures (ok, I have included ski adventures too). I hope they can inspire you to get out and enjoy nature on your own terms.