Packrafting the Lech River
Back in 2013, we went down the Lech River with our packrafts after having crossed the mountains from St. Anton to Stockach in the Lech valley. The Lech River is an excellent river for packrafting ...
Dominik Birk
A Present in the Desert
I didn’t know Sarah Marquis before I went off to hike the deserts of Bolivia, Chile and Argentina (here and here) - shame on me, I should have come across her book “Deserts d’Altitude” and the othe...
Infosec Reading List - April 2017
On a monthly basis I will publish my reading recommendations which mainly focus on Information Security (InfoSec) and Outdoor Sports. All InfoSec Reading Lists can be found here. Text in italic rep...
Packrafting Switzerland - Floating Down the Aare River
Packrafting on the Aare River is fun and a comparatively easy task due to the simplicity of the river between the cities of Thun and Bern. Tour Information We inflated out rafts in Thun, right ...
Urban Packrafting - Lake Zurich and Limmat River
Zurich offers plenty of possibilities for Packrafting folks - therefore, I’m still wondering why there is no commercial offering for packrafting trips in (and around) Zurich. Perhaps this is someth...
Infosec Reading List - March 2017
On a monthly basis I will publish my reading recommendations which mainly focus on Information Security (InfoSec) and Outdoor Sports. All InfoSec Reading Lists can be found here. Text in italic rep...
Infosec Reading List - February 2017
On a monthly basis I will publish my reading recommendations which mainly focus on Information Security (InfoSec) and Outdoor Sports. All InfoSec Reading Lists can be found here. Text in italic rep...
Packrafting Switzerland - Reuss River
After having paddled the Reuss river already in 2013, I spent the Saturday with two friends to go down this nice and calm river from Bremgarten until Gebenstorf. It’s a perfect distance for a 1-day...
An Extensive Planning Guide for Desert Hikes – Part 1
After returning from the desert of South America, I received the same question from several people: “How do you plan and prepare yourself for such a trip?”. In this 2-post series I intend to provid...
Infosec Reading List - January 2017
On a monthly basis I will publish my reading recommendations which mainly focus on Information Security (InfoSec) and Outdoor Sports. All InfoSec Reading Lists can be found here. Text in italic rep...