Personal travel, adventure and photography blog by Thomas Jøhnk
December 2022 - I had twelve days in Atacama de Chile, one of the driest places on earth, to climb volcanoes. I stayed in San Pedro de Atacama throughout my trip. I both planed to and managed to climb five volcanoes, but due to unstable weather and some boarder tension with Bolivia, the five volcanoes... Continue Reading →
October 2022 - My two brothers turned and will turn 50 and my birthday present was a tour to Grand Canyon, including a hike down to Colorado River. Neither of my brothers had hiked that far, neither horizontally or vertically. I did the hike a year ago with my son, and was pretty sure they... Continue Reading →
October 2022 - I was five days in Sölden, Tyrol, Austria, with my youngest son Troels. He went skiing all the days with Hareskov Ski Club while I spent three days hiking local summits, one day relaxing at the ski area (drinking coffee) and one day on snowboard. First climb - My first climb went... Continue Reading →
September 2022 - Ten days with no plans and cheap return tickets with AirCanada from Copenhagen to Bogotá got me to Colombia for my first time. I only had two days to do my planning, googled "Top Tourist Attractions in Colombia" and settled for a road trip from Santa Marta in the north along the... Continue Reading →
August 2022 - The eruption at Meradalir, close to Reykjavik and even closer to Keflavik, started on August 3rd, and I happened to have a return ticket to Iceland very early morning on August 4th. I landed in Keflavik half past eight in the morning, got on the bus to Reykjavik where a rental car... Continue Reading →
July 2022 - For three days, and with best friends Ida and Carsten, I hiked four selected trails among rivers, wine yards, castles, cozy towns and beautiful forests, in the Rhein-Mosel area of Germany. Premiumwanderweg: Bleidenberger Ausblicke (15,2 km. roundtrip, 571 meters up and down).Cochem - Seits-Kapelle - Pinnerkreuz (9,4 km. roundtrip, 342 meters up... Continue Reading →
July 2022 - On a stunning beautiful summer day in Iceland, I finally hiked over Fimmvörðuháls, the ice-free area between the glaciers Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull, from Þórsmörk to Skógafoss. 24 km, 1200 meters up, 1400 meters down, 7 hours including breaks. This trail is one of the most epic trails in Iceland and is part... Continue Reading →
June 2022 - End of June, together with my younger son Troels, i climbed the very accessible Mt. Elbert in the Rocky Mountains near Leadville, CO. With 4.401 meters or 14.440 feet, Mt. Elbert is the highest peak in Rocky Mountains, highest peak in Colorado and second highest peak in continental US (after Mt. Whitney... Continue Reading →
Flying Adventures and More... 