1000 Americans: Oepie Hartman, Dutch Canadian

Oepie was born in the Netherlands and had worked in the dark dusty mines of Southern Limburg. He had a hard time getting used to Canada, but now he feels it is his home, even though half the town he lives in is either Dutch or has Dutch parents. But he was very happy, he [...]

1000 Americans: Rita Hofsink, Smithers, BC

Rita and Willie Hofsink live outside of busy Smithers, in a great house in the fields, overlooking a great mountain. As many people in this area, they have a Dutch background. The entire family loves to hunt, but they teach their children, not to shoot more than they can eat…

WorldNomads insurance

World Nomads Insurance. Insurance approved and tested by 7summits.com Most insurances have lots of restrictions in their small print, almost always excluding most sports. Even with so-called ‘active’ policies, most real adventure is not covered. My company 7summits.com is now a preferred partner of WorldNomads/IHI insurance. We use this insurance ourselves and recommend it to our [...]

Mario Wolff & Vertical

www.mariowolff.nl Mario Wolff is also someone who has turned his passion into his living. A climber by heart, he is nw the importer and dirtibutor for Vertical clothing as well as Stic-it (for rockclimbing) as well as Tear Aid, clever stuff that you can use to fix everything. His main focus is on the wonderful Vertical clothing. [...]

De Vakantiefietser

De Vakantiefietser www..vakantiefietser.nl Eric Schuit is one of those people that has turned his hobby into work, but in a good way He is an avid cyclist, has written several books and uses all his accumulated knowledge about bicycles in one of the most fun stores in the Netherlands: De Vakantiefietser. All types and brands of bicycles [...]

Adventure Food

Adventure Food www.adventurefood.nl You need a real adventurer to tell how food tastes in extreme conditions like high altitude, freezing temperatures, blizzards or all mixed together. Hans van der Meulen is more than just a climber, he scaled Mount Everest & K2, Cho Oyu and Shishapangma as well as many other high peaks. He also went to [...]

Outdoordacht

Outdoordacht/Technolyt: Peter Wayper is the boss of Outdoordacht. The name is a Dutch play on words: “Outdoor” is clear, but “doordacht”  means: well thought through. And so it is. All the gear Peter imports and sells is smart and useful. From famous brands like Sea to Summit to newer products like Steripen and Dobermann. Peter is an [...]

Santos Travelmaster

Santos Bikes: When we first contacted Robbert Rutgrink from Santos (www.santosbikes.com), we had not much idea about his background. We only knew that Santos bikes were loved and praised by many Dutch and international biketravellers. He is a simply a bike lover and his passion is to design and build the best bikes available. He supplies [...]

Vries, Drenthe: Getting our act together

Amsterdam & Vries, Drenthe We have rented out our house for the next few years and are effectively homeless. A great feeling Now we are talking with our gear sponsors to see what they can arrange. It is great to see the faith they have in us and our trip and the wonderful support they [...]