I have to admit that for a long time I didn’t go to the mountains in winter at all. I didn’t know what to expect there or how to go about it. Over time, though, mountain hiking became almost an addiction for me, and I couldn’t get through a whole winter without at least a… Read More »

In extreme situations, knowing how to light a fire can mean the difference between life and death. Fire meets many human needs: it is a source of warmth and comfort, you can cook and preserve food over it, and you can use it to purify water (by boiling it), sterilise bandages, send a distress signal… Read More »

Many people give up on longer trips into the outdoors because they think they are not fit enough to walk those few, or a dozen or so, kilometres. They don’t know how to walk in the mountains, and the mountains often scare them. When I first got into the mountains, I was full of doubts… Read More »