A 470km adventure through Swedish Arctic wilderness Kungsleden - Abisko to Hemavan in 14 days Cammie Kennedy and I finished Kungsleden mid-morning on the 14th day. In the end it all worked out as planned. Approximately 450km on foot plus 7 water crossings totalling 20.2km. 8,840m of climbing and almost the same descent. Everything on …
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A 470km adventure through Swedish Arctic wilderness Kungsleden - Abisko to Hemavan in 14 days Earlier this year my blog ’Kungsleden (’The King’s Trail’) - Vision’ outlined the dream to do this epic trail and what it might involve. The plan is to do this with my friend Cammie, long-time running buddy. We have subsequently spent …
A 470km adventure through Swedish Arctic wilderness Kungsleden - Abisko to Hemavan in 14 days For some years now I have been dreaming about exploring the wild, remote expanse of the far north of Sweden. I came to hear of 'Kunglseden' - a famous trail in the region. Translated as 'The King's Trail' it has …
Loch na Cathrach Duibhe (’Loch of the Black Fairy Knoll’), Laide wood, Scotland. A run in early November 2024 Not again I can hear many say. Yes November is when, for several years, I challenge myself to run every day of the month. I used to do this for the month of December. That was …
The Serra de Tramuntana is a mountain range in Majorca. Its sun, sand and well developed tourism is probably what the island is better known for. Tramuntana crosses the entire south west to north east coast of the island. It forms the backbone of the island and supports the rest of Majorca in various ways. …
Allan Grant 