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Mount High West: Searching for new shortcuts
In January 2022, I explored together with my son Mount High West. We followed the trail via the Pinewood Battery and found a…
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Mount High West: Searching for new shortcuts
In January 2022, I explored together with my son Mount High West. We followed the trail via the Pinewood Battery and found a…
Goose Valley Lost Trail via Tiu Shau Ngam North Ridge
In Spring 2022, we decided to explore the Goose Valley Lost Trail. It was indeed an extreme experience. Not primarily because of the…
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Shek Nga Shan & the Buffalo Hills
The hike via Shek Nga Shan to the Buffalo Hills holds many surprises: Climbing some rocks on the way to the top of…
High Junk Peak – Steep but short & rewarding hike in Hong Kong
It’s a short but steep hike: The way up to the High Junk Peak is maybe steep, but for me, also a lot…
Year in Review: 2021 – the year we learned to love being locked up in quarantine
2021, the year we all stayed in Hong Kong as we wanted to avoid the 14-21 day-long quarantine. But what else was happening…
West Dog’s Teeth: Hong Kong’s hardest trail to Lantau Peak?
Many people told me that the West Dog’s Teeth hike is Hong Kong’s hardest trail. I agree that it’s a long, steep, tricky…
Mount Bromo — visiting a restless volcano in Indonesia
This place was a long time on my bucket list: Gunung Bromo! In 2017, unfortunately, it had not worked out. I decided just…
Impressive Kawah Ijen — Climbing to the top of a volcano (Banyuwangi, Indonesia)
It was the main reason, I decided to Indonesia: Exploring a volcano. We had the choice between Mount Bromo and Mount Ijen. As…
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Sai Wan Swimming Shed near Kennedy Town
It took almost seven years until I discovered the Swimming Shed in Sai Wan, near Kennedy Town. It turns out to be the…
High Junk Peak – Steep but short & rewarding hike in Hong Kong
It’s a short but steep hike: The way up to the High Junk Peak is maybe steep, but for me, also a lot…
West Dog’s Teeth: Hong Kong’s hardest trail to Lantau Peak?
Many people told me that the West Dog’s Teeth hike is Hong Kong’s hardest trail. I agree that it’s a long, steep, tricky…
Ap Lei Pai via Mount Johnston – A short but steep challenge
End of October I was on another solo hike in Hong Kong. For the first time ever I went to Ap Lei Pai.…
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Mount High West: Searching for new shortcuts
In January 2022, I explored together with my son Mount High West. We followed the trail via the Pinewood Battery and found a…
Goose Valley Lost Trail via Tiu Shau Ngam North Ridge
In Spring 2022, we decided to explore the Goose Valley Lost Trail. It was indeed an extreme experience. Not primarily because of the…
Shek Nga Shan & the Buffalo Hills
The hike via Shek Nga Shan to the Buffalo Hills holds many surprises: Climbing some rocks on the way to the top of…
Sai Wan Swimming Shed near Kennedy Town
It took almost seven years until I discovered the Swimming Shed in Sai Wan, near Kennedy Town. It turns out to be the…
Fascination Hong Kong: The variety of high-rising buildings & nature
When I turned 40 years old, I started to create memories. With my gimbal, mobile phone, and tablet, I flew to the Philippines…
Exploring Mount High West on Hong Kong Island
End of 2021, I decided to visit the Filmmaking & Storytelling class with Casey Neistat on Monthly.com. This is one video I did create during…
Tai Mo Shan: Hong Kong’s highest peak
With an elevation of 957 metres, Tai Mo Shan is the highest peak in Hong Kong. Together with the Sole Explorer, we started…
High Junk Peak – Steep but short & rewarding hike in Hong Kong
It’s a short but steep hike: The way up to the High Junk Peak is maybe steep, but for me, also a lot…
Year in Review: 2021 – the year we learned to love being locked up in quarantine
2021, the year we all stayed in Hong Kong as we wanted to avoid the 14-21 day-long quarantine. But what else was happening…
2021 in pictures: November — Climbing up the ridge of West Dog’s Teeth
It was the highlight of my November. I was exploring the famous West Dog’s Teeth on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Together with…
West Dog’s Teeth: Hong Kong’s hardest trail to Lantau Peak?
Many people told me that the West Dog’s Teeth hike is Hong Kong’s hardest trail. I agree that it’s a long, steep, tricky…
Ap Lei Pai via Mount Johnston – A short but steep challenge
End of October I was on another solo hike in Hong Kong. For the first time ever I went to Ap Lei Pai.…