There are essentially only two drugs that Western civilization tolerates: Caffeine from Monday to Friday to energize you enough to make you a productive member of society, and alcohol from Frida...
New Zealand - 3 Weeks on the Te Araroa Trail
Back in 2013, I joined for one month a couple of friends hiking the Te Araroa Trail southbound. We met close to the trail head of the Whanganui River where you basically need to rent canoes in orde...
On the Risk of Connecting and Collecting it All
The past has shown and the present demonstrates in an impressive way that protecting sensitive assets is hard - if not even impossible. Too many companies fail to protect their customer’s informati...
Infosec Reading List - September 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. Quotes from the T...
Hiking to the Top of Crete - Psiloritis (2456m)
Early September 2017, I went to Greece and also found some time to hike up the highest mountain of Crete - the Psiloritis (2456m). Below you can find some short information around this easy hike. ...
Infosec Reading List - August 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. Quotes from the T...
Accessing a usb-sys blocked and encrypted Qubes OS Partition
Qubes OS does offer a blocking instance to shield your Dom0 from attacks via USB called sys-usb. In case you have set up such a qube, you need to specifically dedidate a USB device to another qube ...
Hiking Roggenstock in Bad Weather
The forecast was already bad - but nevertheless, we decided to spend the day on hiking up the Roggenstock (1778m) and have a look at the trail that offers a lot of information around the geological...
Traversing the Pilatus Range - Switzerland
The Pilatus Mountain, close to the town of Lucerne, provides amazing views into the higher Alps as well as towards the lower north. Recently, we crossed parts of the mountain range beginning in the...
My Top 5 Gear Items for High Desert Hikes
When talking with people about hiking deserts, I often get the question “what do you bring with you in order to be able to handle the harsh environment?”. Within this blog post, I want to introduce...