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All my walking stories and pictures are on my website. I’m a solo female hiker, and this website is my way of sharing all my stories, gear lists and advice for everyone inspired to take on their own adventure and explore…
I began to hike four years ago and I never stopped. I like to walk long distance trails – well-known ones and routes I planned myself. There are many more trails I want to hike, so I’ll be busy for a while… Curious to read more? Scroll down or read more about how I started below. I walk for long periods and
I like to write about it. This wasn’t always the case. I grew up in a tiny, mundane village in the flattest country on earth, and dreamt of moving to a big city. When I was old enough, I worked in fashion, moved to London and became an interior designer. I loved my life in London until 2016 – I decided I needed a change. A drastic one. I quit my job and went to East Asia to travel. Soon I was living the life that most people dream of. I chased white sand beaches and waterfalls. Until I realised that the constant travel from one tourist destination to the next wasn’t for me. Stressed out from travelling I did my first overnight hike in South Korea (which you can read all about here). I didn’t have any of the equipment or backcountry knowledge but I realised I loved to hike. I was blown away by the views and intrigued by what it took to navigate the terrain. I travelled to Japan and did several more overnight hikes, where I slept on the floor of a mountain hut on top of a supermarket poncho and woke up to a mouse marching on top of me. I was hooked. Then I met someone who introduced me to thru-hiking. Not just an overnight backpacking trip, but walking for weeks or months. Immediately I was intrigued and not long after, I set off. I walked a circular route around Tasmania and wrote all about this first foray into long distance hiking in a story for Glamour magazine, which you can read here! Despite the excruciating foot pain I suffered throughout my first trips, and my maddening fear of camping on my own, I soon embraced the freedom of walking and living in the wild. And that’s a good thing, because I realised I really like to hike solo and I love the adventure of choosing my own route, and really depending on myself. If I had to choose, I prefer not to depend on other hikers, apps or trail angels. Nonetheless, change is good, and after another mad (and cold, and windy) adventure walking a 2500 km route covering most of Iceland, I opted for the 3000 km Te Araroa trail, which runs the length of New Zealand. For the first time, I enjoyed comradery on trail. After that I did another social trail, and hiked the Pacific Crest Trail in the US. For 2020 I planned to walk the length of Norway (Norge På Langs) or hike the Continental Divide Trail, but the Coronavirus outbreak has kept me renting a room in London. Instead I started to make my own gear and I’m surreptitiously investigating and planning a myriad of future routes. I have quite a few spreadsheets for upcoming trips ready to go. What’s on my list? Besides the CDT and NPL, traversing the Canary Islands (GR131), Cape Soya to Cape Sata in Japan and I should probably get myself onto some trails in the European Alps… and there are quite a few more ideas floating around!
