Kvaløya & Tromsø Kvaløya was familiar territory, having been here on a couple of winter ski touring trips since moving to Norway. Opting to take […]
Continue reading
No Money for Bike – Part 3
Senja As the ferry drew into Gryllefjord, I was greeted once again with hammering rain, a broken bike and a knee still angry from days […]
Continue reading
No Money for Bike – Part 2
Vesterålen (Andøya) The ferry dropped me off at the start of the Vesterålen archipelago, but the rest of the afternoon was pretty bleak. Heavy rain […]
Continue reading
No Money for Bike – Part 1
Lofoten: The Games Begin A bad decision. It turned out this was one of the worst days to decide to up the distance. 13m/s (30mph) […]
Continue reading
No Money for Bike – Intro
A Cycle Tour in Northern Norway Having moved to Norway for a job at the end of 2020, I was keen to make the most […]
Continue reading
Trolls & Trophy Mountains
A Norwegian Ski Touring Saga The Albanian turned to me and grinned with his snus-stained teeth. We both knew the situation wasn’t good, high consequences […]
Continue readingThe Day of the Nettle – Race Day
Memories of the aftermath of last year’s event flooded into my mind as I went through the huge wooden gates and entered the different reality […]
Continue reading
The Day of the Nettle – Intro
Nettle Warrior: probably the most sadistic running race out there. Nettle Warrior is the summer edition of the infamous Tough Guy obstacle course race (OCR), […]
Continue reading
Unknown Pleasures – Part 4
“Fear not the unknown. It is a sea of possibilities.” – Tom Althouse We started the last night with a bad omen: a sing-song, and […]
Continue reading
Unknown Pleasures – Part 3
“People are supposed to fear the unknown, but ignorance is bliss when knowledge is so damn frightening.” ― Laurell K. Hamilton The beastings began again, […]
Continue reading