Scribbles
The Scribbles is a collection of my non-fiction writing. The majority of them is related to hiking, running and travel, but also miscellaneous posts on various subjects such as experiments, thoughts on common sense and promotion events for my fiction writing.
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Taga Núria — Part I
A 6 hour hike back and forth between the town Ribes de Freser in the Catalan Pyrenees to the summit of Taga (2038m). The track is technically easy but is steep at times.
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Ruins and donkeys
We started our hike at the Sant Marti Centelles train station heading for an easy four hour hike with ruins and donkeys. It turned out to be longer than expected.
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Lost in Ripollés
A return hike from Campdevànol to Sant Julià de Saltor. The hike included an extended detour due to presumed tricking by cows or humans.
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Sant Pere d’Aüira
A nice and easy hike from the town Campdevànol in the Catalan pre-pyrenees to the the church called Església de Sant Pere d’Aüira.
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Path to Fire
On a sunny Saturday in March 2010 I went for one of the coolest — yet hottest — hikes I have ever done. The path lay up onto the mountain range Fimmvörðuháls — between the glaciers Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull — in the southern highlands of Iceland. It was a cold day with freezing temperatures of…
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Four Puigmals
A hike up to four peaks called Puigmal in the Pyrenees on the border between Spain and France. The hike started and finished by the French ski resort Puigmal de l’Err.
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Mulla’t i corre
A 10k running race on the Formula1 race track Circuit de Catalunya. What can be better motivation for improving your speed than be in a surrounding that reminds one of fast cars.
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XXIX Mitja marató L’Espirall
Today I ran around the wine region of Penedés. I participated in the XXIX Mitja marató L’Espirall — The 29th Espirall half-marathon. I cannot say other than the weather conditions were very good … for wine making, that is.