Overview

Welcome to my page all about (ultralight) trekking and hiking! Here I'll be posting new (short) tours, packing lists & information around the topic of traveling on a regular basis. Have fun browsing, Kai

Broccoli-Asparagus Pasta

The dish “Broccoli-Asparagus Pasta” is part of the supermarket kitchen series. This series is about tasty meals with fresh ingredients that can be easily prepared on a stove. This dish is easy to prepare, requires only a single pot and provides plenty of energy. In summary, it is a vegetarian dish that brings a lot of flavor and is a welcome change from standard meals.

ZPacks Triplex

After the last big holidays were marked by catastrophic weather or the like, I thought for a long time about what I could have done differently to make the trips more pleasant.

Breffo Spiderpodium

The Breffo Spiderpodium is an unusual smartphone tripod. It has eight arms with a non-slip surface made of a rubber-like material. Inside the arms there is a wire core. This way, the tripod’s actual shape can be adapted to the situation at hand.

Skillet Vegetables with Rice

The dish “Skillet Vegetables with Rice” is part of the Supermarket Kitchen series. This series is about tasty meals with fresh ingredients that can easily be prepared on a stove. Since the fresh ingredients are not only very heavy but also perishable, they should be eaten as soon as possible after purchase.

Trekking Meals

Meals in this category are more demanding than freezerbag meals, but offer a significantly better taste. For this, you need a somewhat larger outdoor kitchen. A 350ml pot will not get you very far with these dishes.

2017-03 Hildesheim-Harz-Weg

During my first ultralight trekking weekend a few years ago in the region around Wohldenberg, a sign for the Hildesheim-Harz-Weg caught my eye. Once I was back home, I looked up information about the trail. The research showed that the trail runs 57 kilometres from Hildesheim to Hahausen on the north-western edge of the Harz, across the foothills of the Harz. Along the way, it passes several lovely places in the region. So it was clear that this trail would go on my to-do list. This weekend was free of appointments, so after a long time I was finally able to put this plan into action.

2016-03 Packing List: Hildesheim-Harz-Weg

Here is what I had along for the three-day hike on the Hildesheim-Harz-Weg. Night temperatures were -2°C.

Gourmet Cook Set (900 & 1400ml) with Gas Stove

Skurka already said that there are two fundamentally different approaches to hiking.
In the first variant, the journey is the destination. This hits the core of ultralight trekking very well.
There is also the approach of thinking from camp to camp. This applies to classic trekking on the one hand, and to relaxed trips with several people on the other. On this kind of trip, a lot of time is spent in camp. What could be more natural than cooking extensively?