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When I set out on my first adventure, I was not only naively unprepared.
I was also oblivious to the things my mind and body are capable of.
What I learned was that I am so much stronger than I would have ever believed.

And so are you.

Make it HARD – on purpose.

Make it HARD – on purpose.

Why take the easy road when the hard road feels so right? To ask: What's the best way to live?

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It takes Courage

It takes Courage

It may not seem epic, but parenthood is one of the toughest adventures out there. So it makes sense to take adventure learnings with you…

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Annie is about to reach for the next climbing hold on a boulder in Macedonia

Looking for Annie

One question has been haunting me the last few months: How do you go back to something you used to do, used to BE – when that person no longer exists?

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Bikepacking, Baby!

Bikepacking, Baby!

We're bikepacking across the Alps! Wait – Who's "We"? And why? And what route? Read on to find out…

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What do you get when you grab bike, trailer and kid, and head off to cross the Alps?

Make it HARD – on purpose.

Make it HARD – on purpose.

Why take the easy road when the hard road feels so right? To ask: What's the best way to live?

Bikepacking, Baby!

Bikepacking, Baby!

We're bikepacking across the Alps! Wait – Who's "We"? And why? And what route? Read on to find out..…

HOW TO BEGIN …

This is how I did it. My specialty has been to combine any movement-related verb with -packing. Bikepacking. Runpacking. Swimpacking. The only thing that’s a bit different is bikerafting, but I swear I packed gear there, too! Check it out below…

Some adventure stories have book-length.. and then there are Short Stories.
Read on to find a collection of stories not longer than a week’s worth of the adventure life.

And for the book length story lovers…

Adventure Stories

Riding Solo

After a lifetime of being told who and how to be, I’ve had it. And this is what came out of it: a 3000KM bike ride to a place I’d never even heard of before: The northernmost point of the European mainland, the Nordkapp.

Begin Reading: “Riding Solo”

Lowest To Highest

What happens when a lockdown, a book on “How To Run A Marathon in 20 Weeks” and a desperate need for adventure collide? A 1000KM ultramarathon From The Lowest To The Highest point of Germany.

Begin Reading: “From Lowest To Highest”

Chasing Currents

I had planned to swim 630KM of the river Elbe. But everything changed one afternoon in April, and the idea to bikeraft 1090KM of the full river was born. From start to finish, #ChasingCurrents has been my toughest adventure yet.

Begin Reading: “Chasing Currents”

Contact

I am an adventure writer, scientist and comic artist – not necessarily in that order. Follow me on social media to see which of the three I’m currently doing most.

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Wishing you all the best on your upcoming adventures!

The images on this site are brought to you with the permission of photographers and creatives:
Roy Fochtmann, Pauline Kortmann, Felix Limmer, Frankie Dewar, Gordon Henze, Maximilian Fiedler and my phone stuck in shoe.