Hi, my name is Ben and I hiked the Great Divide Trail with my girlfriend in 2025. We are from the UK and have fallen in love with thru hiking and the culture of the hiking community. This year (2026) we are hiking the Iceland Traverse, attempting to cross the country north to south in 3 weeks. We hope to hit the triple crown trails in the near future and hike as much as we possibly can over the next few years. I also write on my own blog at: https://www.evergreenadventures.co.uk/
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The Peaks of The Balkans Trail – Day 5
I had slightly got ahead of myself on this trail so far. Which was kind of good. Most people tend to hike this trail in around 10 days, but I had to
The Peaks of The Balkans – Day 4
I slept in which I really needed after the long days and lack of sleep over the last few nights. By 8am I started moving and soon dropped down into
The Peaks of The Balkans – Day 3
All night the dogs were barking and scrapping. Running past the tent and making as much noise as possible to keep me awake. I was glad when morning
The Peaks of The Balkans – Day 2
I woke with the sun pouring through the open doors of my tent. It was a beautiful start to the morning. A slight chill in the air and golden light
The Peaks of The Balkans Trail – Day 1
I woke up early to catch a 4 - 5hr bus journey to Plav. I caught the rickety bus and found a spot next to the smashed window, An adventure from the
The Next Adventure… Day 0
I was lucky enough to find some time later in the summer to take on another trek. I really felt like I needed this as not completing all of the
The Iceland Traverse – Day 18. Final Day on Trail!
It was our last day on the traverse. It had gone so fast but it felt kind of empty. I have been chasing that feeling we got on the Great Divide in
The Iceland Traverse – Day 17 / Laugavegur Trail – Day 3 / Fommvorduhals Traverse
Today was our last day on the Laugavegur trail and our second to last day on the traverse. We were taking on the Fommvorduhals Traverse. 14km of
The Iceland Traverse – Day 16 / Laugavegur Trail – Day 2
The morning was dry. Clouds still hung low around the mountains obscuring our view down the valley. We were first up in the campsite, had breakfast
The Iceland Traverse – Day 15 / Laugavegur Trail – Day 1
We were back on trail and starting the most exciting part of the trip. The famous Laugavegur trail. We weren't going to be short of company on this









