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Lightweight Gears

March 21, 2025 Peter Van Geit

An overview of my personal gears which I use on my month-long Himalayan journeys across thousands of kilometers through different…

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Gear Review Winter 20/21

March 9, 2021 Peter Van Geit

Review series of my lightweight fasthiking gears used during 20/21 Winter Exploration of Uttarakhand across 2000km and 110 passes Full-Playlist-Here

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Minimalist Fast Hiking

May 15, 2020 Peter Van Geit

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Sahib-Style Trekking

March 12, 2020 Peter Van Geit

Here is a counter-view for the “Independent Style Trekking”.  I ask myself “Why do you trek ?” The principal reasons…

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Musings of an Independent (Solo) Trekker – “You do your best and trust God to do the rest”

March 11, 2020 Peter Van Geit

One gets to discover ones own limits and is surprised by the extent to which your mind and body can…

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How to make your own minimalist running sandals?

March 3, 2020 Peter Van Geit

In this video I ll teach a simple way to make your own minimalist running sandle which will allow you…

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Expenses of Alpine style hiker

December 1, 2019 Peter Van Geit

View this post on Instagram Many are asking "How do you manage expenses?". Traveling (minimalist) is MUCH cheaper than living…

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Alpine style hiking – storage management

May 1, 2019 Peter Van Geit

Using the OnePlus 6 with built in 64GB storage as a reference. After installing basic apps and downloading offline maps,…

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Alpine style hiking – power management

Peter Van Geit

Your phone is used for navigation (GPS, maps) and capturing your journey (photos, videos). In order to manage longer sections…

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Alpine fast-hiking – Minimalist Gears

Peter Van Geit

Gears Overview of gears of a minimalist alpine-style hiker. Packing light allows one to climb faster and more enjoyable. Crossing…

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