Letters From The Field

Have pen, will travel. Sending letters.

When I tried to be a musher …

A letter from Germany. In which are undertaken first steps in learning how to lead a dog sledge.

April 15, 2017 · 6 Comments

Sea Lightning: Tears, stars and breath

A letter from Croatia. In which is discovered some marvellous mystery from the depth of the sea.

January 29, 2017 · Leave a comment

Why seek far afield? Adventures at the doorstep

A letter from Germany. In which is described a kayaking expediton right in our backyard.

July 17, 2016 · 11 Comments

Stranded, in ice and mist

A letter from Greenland. In which is covered a third kayaking expedition to the ice.

April 13, 2016 · 14 Comments

Snowbound on Hoth

A letter from Norway. In which is related a winter hike unplanned ending up in a snowstorm.

January 17, 2016 · 7 Comments

Return to the ice – with kayak and paddle in western Greenland

A letter from Greenland. In which is resumed yet another kayak expedition at its rugged shores.

March 10, 2015 · 17 Comments

Britain’s highest – cresting Ben Nevis

A letter from Scotland. In which is evaluated a winter’s hike up the snow-covered highest summit in the British Isles is pictured and the necessity of crampons.

September 6, 2014 · 5 Comments

Tracking Vikings – southern Greenland by kayak

A letter from Greenland. In which is described in detail a kayak adventure, including some Viking settlements.

March 5, 2014 · 20 Comments

12 islands – A kayak tour in western Sweden

A letter from Sweden. In which is described an excursion along the skerries north of Gothenburg.

August 16, 2013 · 3 Comments

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