Tekst/Foto: Simen Berg (English summary below) Vandremulighetene på Madeira er mange, fra vannrette levada-stier til loddrette alpine klipper med karrige hyller i. Høyt Vi skal på vandretur, og bilen klatrer fra Funchal på svingete og bratte veier. Startpunktet er uvant for en tur i alpint miljø. Asfalten går til topps på Pico do Arieiro på [...]
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Høyt og lavt på Madeira
Posted by simenberg on February 2, 2012
http://simenberg.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/vandring-pa-madeira/
Slickrock heaven for biking
Text/pics/video: Simen Berg How about endless slickrock terrain with marked trails for biking in daytime, combined with high end hotel accommodation and food? Including massage, sauna, hot tub and bonfire story telling on top of this. Canvas Hotel in Telemark offers this incredible mix of adrenaline biking and soothing comfort. Normally, groups of guests arrive [...]
Posted by simenberg on November 4, 2011
http://simenberg.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/slickrock-biking-canvas-hotel/
1327 vertical meters in one run
Text/pics/video: Simen Berg Only 1.5 hours by car from Oslo, you can do one of Norway’s most amazing All Mountain rides on your mountainbike. The climb starts at approximately 800 meters (from the tree line), and follows a truly biker-friendly DNT trail to Høgevarde (peak at 1459m, DNT-hut at 1400m). If you go back down [...]
Posted by simenberg on October 31, 2011
http://simenberg.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/hogevarde-am-biking-norefjell/
Narvik freeride
Text/pics: Simen Berg/Kathrine Duun Moen The best lift-served skiing in Norway is by far Narvikfjellet. The 1832 meter long gondola ride itself is worth the trip to Narvik. Unfortunately it is far to travel, also for most of us Norwegians. But if you leave Oslo Thursday evening, and return Monday morning in time for work, [...]
Posted by simenberg on October 7, 2011
http://simenberg.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/narvik-freeride/
Vulkansk vandring
Tekst/Foto: Simen Berg (English summary below) Når været ikke inviterer til sløving i sola, er det være fint å dra på sightseeing eller gå tur. Vulkanøya har mange godbiter å by på. Eksotisk nok er det god grunn til å ta med badetøy uavhengig av været, for flere steder sørger var med kilder for fine [...]
Posted by simenberg on October 7, 2011
http://simenberg.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/vulkansk-vandring/
Fjols på hesteryggen
Tekst/Foto: Simen Berg (English summary below) Den frodige hovedøya på Azorene, Sao Miguel har flere ridesentre. Tittelen refererer til undertegnede, som aldri har ridd før. Nå skal vi ut med premiehestene til hesteoppdretter Manuel Soares, som nettopp er ferdig med dressurshowet på Quinta Pico da Cruz. Nå skal hestejenta Kathrine for evig og alltid få [...]
Posted by simenberg on August 17, 2011
http://simenberg.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/fjols-pa-hesteryggen/
Hvalfangst på Azorene
Tekst/Foto: Simen Berg (English summary below) Etter sen ankomst kvelden før er det behagelig å rusle over gata fra hotellet i Ponta Delgada for å møte opp for hvalsafari. Etter en interessant briefing drar vi til havs i en åpen, drøyt 30 fot stor båt som rommer like mange mennesker. Etter et kvarters gange får [...]
Posted by simenberg on June 15, 2011
http://simenberg.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/hvalfangst-pa-azorene/
Hemsedal skiing in November
The cold start of this winter has offered perfect conditions for snow making. Hemsedal normally offers excellent slopes early in the season. Last year we didn’t care, as there was plenty of snow offpist (see pics/story in Norwegian). However, skiing conditions are awesome now, with soft conditions and only a few icy spots towards the [...]
Posted by simenberg on November 30, 2010
http://simenberg.wordpress.com/2010/11/30/hemsedal-skiing-in-november/
Turtagrø – design hotel in the mountains
At 884 meters above sea level, you find one of Norway’s architectural gems. Turtagrø Hotel has it’s origin back to 1880′s, when the Drægni family established their hotel business. REOPENED 2002 Unfortunately the original hotel burned to the ground in 2001, but the late Ole Drægni decided to have a new hotel built. He hired [...]
Posted by simenberg on August 19, 2010
http://simenberg.wordpress.com/2010/08/19/turtagro-design-hotel-in-the-mountains/
Photos from the downhill EC at Hafjell
From August 4th to 7th, Hafjell Bike Park hosted the European Championship in downhill mountainbiking. The trail got really popular among the riders, and despite a few rainy days, the sunny day of the finals left everybody with memories of a perfect event. I went to Hafjell to shoot some photos, and I published just [...]
Posted by simenberg on August 18, 2010
http://simenberg.wordpress.com/2010/08/18/photos-from-the-downhill-ec-at-hafjell/
