In Wilder Places

Wild is a state of mind. Or rather a journey, a venture to find something sleeping deep within us. It is both an external journey and a journey into the self that wants to lie beneath the stars.

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Autumn in Engadine | Switzerland
Switzerland
Autumn in Engadine | Switzerland
Switzerland

Three separate trips to Engadine in autumn, each revealing new and enchanting parts of this magical valley.

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Switzerland
Chasing the Sun | Norway
Video, Norway
Chasing the Sun | Norway
Video, Norway

Oda and I go chasing the sun around western Norway. This summer, our adventures include an overnight hike at the famous Trolltunga rock formation and the Dronninstien trail in Vestland.

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Video, Norway
Exploring the Galápagos Islands | Ecuador
Video, Central America, Ecuador
Exploring the Galápagos Islands | Ecuador
Video, Central America, Ecuador

In the summer of 2022, we spent a week off the coast of Ecuador exploring the Galápagos Islands. It was a week full of National Geographic-type scenes, unique landscapes, diverse wildlife, and underwater adventures.

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Video, Central America, Ecuador
Hiking Guide: Forcella del Sassolungo, Italy
Italy, Hiking Guide
Hiking Guide: Forcella del Sassolungo, Italy
Italy, Hiking Guide

A beautiful summer hiking route that crosses over the Sassolungo pass and circumnavigates the great mesa.

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Italy, Hiking Guide
Hiking Forcella Sassolungo | Italian Dolomites
Video, Italy
Hiking Forcella Sassolungo | Italian Dolomites
Video, Italy

A warm August weekend hiking Forcella Sassolungo in the Italian Dolomites. Marc and I hiked the famous pass in the Italian Dolomites for his birthday.

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Video, Italy
'Twas a Dark and Stormy Night
Video, Switzerland
'Twas a Dark and Stormy Night
Video, Switzerland

Julia and I head to the mountains for a weekend wild camp. Regular checks on the weather app showed clear skies, but a series of storms earlier that week had us on guard. Julia picked a route with a Plan B and Plan C lined up, just in case. Luckily that she did!

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A short film

PARTLY SUNNY

Fun. Food. Friendship. ‘Partly Sunny’ plays out between friends with a fierce passion for the outdoors.

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Outdoor Cooking

Simple, local recipes to take with you on your next outdoor adventure.

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Places

  • Switzerland

    Hiking and exploring the great outdoors of the Swiss Alps.

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  • Norway

    Hiking and wild camping in the fjords of western Norway.

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  • France

    France

    Summers spend chasing the sun and the sea on the coast of France.

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  • South Africa

    My homeland of sun, great contrasts, and an endless horizon.

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  • Sweden

    Gateway to Swedish Lapland in the northern Arctic Circle.

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  • Oman

    A dramatic landscape with warm-hearted residents.

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My Favourite Stories

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Choosing Adventure
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Choosing Adventure
Favourite

How I went from hungrily chasing adventure, then waiting for adventure, to choosing to welcome adventure into my life.

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Intruder in the Forest
Switzerland, Favourite
Intruder in the Forest
Switzerland, Favourite

There’s a part of the forest in which I always feel like an intruder. An evening walk in a wild forest.

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Switzerland, Favourite
Fox in a field
Switzerland, Favourite
Fox in a field
Switzerland, Favourite

A story of a fox that hunts in a field nearby and our twilight meeting.

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Switzerland, Favourite
Adventures in the Night
Switzerland, Favourite
Adventures in the Night
Switzerland, Favourite

Hiking at night is a whole new adventure that invites your familiar landscape to take on a mystery in the darkness.

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Switzerland, Favourite
A journey to Rewilding Myself
Switzerland, Favourite
A journey to Rewilding Myself
Switzerland, Favourite

My journey to reconnecting with the wilderness around me and rewilding myself.

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Switzerland, Favourite
Barefoot in Kantelson
South Africa, Favourite
Barefoot in Kantelson
South Africa, Favourite

A look back at the little village of McGregor that raised me.

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South Africa, Favourite
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View fullsize The view from the top of Hornelen… according to @oda.tungodden I chickened out 30 meters from the top 🐥 #hornelen #hornelen860moh #norway #mittnorge #mittvestland hikingnorway
View fullsize Probably halfway on the hike when I saw we needed to scramble rocks in 5m visibility on Europe’s highest sea cliff 🌊 Introducing Hornelen #hornelen #nomadsinnorway #inwilderplaces #partlysunnyfilm #wildwomen
View fullsize Continuing with nomad life in Norway 🚐 🇳🇴 We spent almost an entire week sleeping in Oda’s comfy van. Every night we parked in a different place and woke to a different view. @soninkec @oda.tungodden #partlysunnyfilm #inwilderplaces #v
View fullsize Sometimes it’s good to look back, especially when hiking, to see how far you’ve come and to appreciate the view. We were only 200m up into a 1 200m climb, and my legs were already strained and my lungs gasped for air. But turning around
View fullsize Oda made sure we had a good walk every evening 🌅 #partlysunnyfilm #mittnorge #wildwomen #hiking #norwaynature
View fullsize Norway is my dreamscape 😶‍🌫️ #partlysunnyfilm #norway #coastline #mittnorge #norgefoto
View fullsize Coastal van life 🚐 🌊 Oda and I clung to the coast in our van, always at the edge between the water and the land. She is the queen at picking out the perfect spots. And keeping our little red camper going. @oda.tungodden @soninkec #partlysunny
View fullsize Oda and I spent hours dreaming about this plateau 💚 @soninkec @oda.tungodden #partlysunnyfilm #wildwomen #mittnorge #norgebilder #landscape_lovers
View fullsize My face in seeing how eggs-posed the hike is 🪺 🧗 #partlysunnyfilm #hikingfilm #documentary #wildwomen #eggenipa
View fullsize When you get to make morning coffee with this view 🙃🙂 #partlysunnyfilm #hikingfilm #documentary #coffeeoutside #wildwomen
View fullsize Coffee break ☕️ #partlysunnyfilm #hikingfilm #documentary #coffeeoutside #wildwomen
View fullsize We took the mornings real slow, rolling out of bed into the wild world. After climbing into our cosy clothes, it’s time for coffee and rusks - a South African biscotti type breakfast prepared by Oda. We spent hours in conversation and plannin