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Climbing Mount Elbrus in Russia - Home to base camp

My trip to Mount Elbrus started off rather shaky – I think I may have underestimated the preparation time and perhaps prioritized the climbing requirements abov...

Beautiful Lago Sandoval in the Amazon Jungle

This photo was taken from a small boat sailing the Lago Sandoval in Puerto Maldonado, an Amazon jungle in Peru. I was part of an amazing guided night hike near ...

Conquering the highest Mountain outside Asia: Aconcagua

[//]: (!steemitworldmap -32.894872 lat -68.788147 long d3scr) We were in the bus with our group of fellow climbers, whom we would get to know very well over the...

Mountain Biking the Swiss Alps

I like mountain sports and I will take as many opportunities as I can to experience a mountain by either running, hiking (climbing) or riding it. Mountain bikin...

Bikes Everywhere... the Dutch way

This photograph was taken at Teschelling Island in the North-West coast of The Netherlands, in the region on Friesland. The island is a holiday maker's dream bu...

Great getaways: Praia du Bilene, Mozambique

I have beautiful, warm memories of the time I spent in Bilene, Mozambique a few years ago over December holidays with my family. It is a bit far out of the capi...

New York Marathon, way back then

Looking into my archives recently I came across a piece I wrote many years ago on my experience at the New York Marathon and wondered how much of what I wrote t...

Cyclist's (or Athlete's) Iliac Artery Syndrome – Could you or someone you know be a sufferer?

I am a multi-sport endurance athlete and have been diagnosed with a condition called External Iliac Artery Endofibrosis that limits the amount of blood that goe...

Swinging away in Magoebaskloof

Magoebaskloof is a scenic, mountainous town situated about 400km from Johannesburg and is a great getaway for outdoor and adventure enthusiasts. I spent a week ...

Mountain Biking in Mount Kenya

Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain on the African continent after Mount Kilimanjaro and is the highest in Kenya. Its highest point is Batian Peak at 519...

Glowing tunnel in Utrecht

Utrecht is the 4th largest city in the Netherlands and has a rich religious history that as it served as the religious capital of the country in the past centur...

The Most Difficult Contest In The History Of STEEM

http://plus1daily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/100-1.png Winner winner! I've been playing with this idea since I first 'discovered' the concept of delegation ...

Wine Barrels - How are they Made?

photo: kazzit.com How is a Wine Barrel Made? &127863; One of my hobbies is to recycle old wine barrels and make e.g. furniture from the wood and metal of the ba...

The charming Italian island of Procida

Procida is a small, beautiful island off the coast of Naples in Italy, about 4 square kilometres in area with 16km of coastline and a population of about 16000....

Cityscape Photograph - City of Johannesburg

Johannesburg, South Africa is often listed in the top 10 of cities in the world with the most trees and this photograph probably provides some support for this ...

View from Camp Canada, Mount Aconcagua, Argentina

Mount Aconcagua (peak: 6962m above sea level) in Argentina is one of the seven summits and its bad weather, especially extreme temperatures and frequent bad sto...

Photocontest: "Served skillfully with a board"

This photograph was taken about two years ago at a restaurant in Terschelling Island in The Netherlands. A variety of small bits presented in a very attractive,...

Third Largest Canyon in the world (#1 that is not a desert)!

While Blyde River Canyon cannot be compared to The Grand Canyon in Colorado in terms of grandeur, it is considered to be the largest in the world that is NOT a ...

Sailing boat Muendo - equipment

After introducing my sailing boat, Muendo, I like to tell you a little bit more about the boat in this post. photo credit: own photo Muendo is a steel 40 foot (...

Even more reasons to visit Mauritius

Mauritius is an island country, about 3 times the size of Singapore that lies along the far South Eastern coast of the African continent. It is well known for h...