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Monte Rosa: een week tussen de vierduizenders

Zes vierduizenders beklimmen in één week. Dat was de uitdaging waarvoor we onszelf stelden. Niet alleen beklommen we de Breithorn solo, maar het was Linsay’s eerste alpiene beklimming ooit! Ons hoofddoel was echter het beklimmen van het Monte Rosa massief, het tweede hoogste massief van de Alpen.

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Kilimanjaro: A Polar Bear in Africa

The Kilimanjaro is a milestone in my life. Climbing Africa’s highest mountain hasn’t failed to impress, making me realize that this shouldn’t be an once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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Down the rabbit hole: exploring Crystal Cave in Belize

Belize is famous for its barrier reef but in the west, only half an hour from the border with Guatemala lies San Ignacio. The countryside around San Ignacio is potted with wonderful cave formations that are famous for their more adventurous pursuits such as caving in the Crystal Cave.

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Survival in the jungle of Belize

Belize Jungle Survival

Spending three days in the rainforest of Belize to get a jungle survival training. How to find food, water and deal with wildlife such as snakes and jaguars.

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How we survived a polar bear encounter

Spitsbergen

Over 3000 polar bears roam Spitsbergen, an archipelago in the Arctic. On our last day of the expedition we ran into three polar bears.

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78 degrees North: a kayak expedition in the Arctic

Kayaking solo on Svalbard, one of the most remote wilderness regions in the high North. Spitsbergen is located in the Arctic and populated with over 3000 polar bears.

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Pyramiden: a fallen Soviet Utopia

Pyramiden. An abandoned and remote Russian settlement on the Svalbard archipelago that used to be an Utopia. Nowadays it’s an utopia for urban exploring.

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Sailing North: An Arctic journey in the footsteps of Amundsen

Sailing to the Arctic. One of the greatest adventure voyages in history. This time I’m part of a sailing crew on the Hummingbird, heading north to Spitsbergen.

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