Camino de Santiago backpack checklist with a small rucksack
Most pilgrimage packing lists start at 40 litres. A big backpack is a legacy of the Spanish Camino, not a rule. If you pack smart, you go...
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Guides
Hiking in the heat: safely through hot summer tours
There are those days when the air is already shimmering by nine o’clock and every climb feels like an open oven. Heat is …
Tours
Stubaier Höhenweg
Eight huts above 2,000 metres, interspersed with boulder fields, fixed ropes and glacier views: the Stubaier Höhenweg is one of the most rewarding hut-to-hut treks in the Eastern Alps. Here you'll get all the…
Materials & Technology
Ultra-light sleeping mat – the honest buying guide for your sleep system
There's that one morning on tour when you crawl out of your tent feeling shattered, and you don't know why. Mostly, it's not because of...
Tours
Tour du Mont Blanc: Stages, Refuges & Packing List
170 kilometres, three countries, around 10,000 metres of elevation gain and the highest mountain in the Alps constantly in sight: the Tour du Mont Blanc is perhaps the...
Tours
Dream Path Munich Venice
Day 14, Pfitscher Joch, the first snow of this summer. Started four weeks ago at Marienplatz, in two weeks time at Markusplatz, if the weather plays along…
Tours
Westweg Black Forest: Pforzheim–Basel in 12 Stages
Pforzheim, Marktplatz, six o'clock in the morning. Ahead of you lie 285 kilometres of Black Forest, slate, red diamonds on the trees. In twelve days, you'll be standing in Basel at the...
Packing list
Packing List Alps Crossing: 3.6 kg Instead of 10 kg, Honestly Explained
Packing list for an Alpine crossing with specific weights and an honest workshop perspective. Hut and tent variants in parallel, setup with a base weight of 4.5 to 5.5 kg, all from personal experience by ...
Tours
Walking Across the Alps: The 10 Most Beautiful Routes Over the Alps
Rising with the sun, putting one foot in front of the other day after day, sinking exhausted into a mattress at night. Ten routes across the Alps, from...
Packing list
Ultralight Packing List – Trekking under 5kg Base Weight
You get up on the trail in the morning, strap on your backpack – and feel nothing. No pulling in your shoulders, no pressure on your...
Where to? Go out?
Three paths through the magazine – depending on where you are.
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You are just starting
First multi-day trip, first dive into ultralight. Here are the basics that put everything else into perspective.
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You're looking for the right backpack
AGILIST or ENDURIST? S, M or L? What material? Here are the articles to help you decide.
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You're already on your way.
You’ve got your WeitLäufer and want to get the most out of it — or, after 1,500 km, prepare for the next 1,500.