BigRed
6,373 reviewer rep
1,180 forum posts
joined Jun 13, 2004
Location: Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Occupation: Associate Professor (plant physiology)
Activities
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Hiking Backpacking Trail running Backcountry skiing Mountaineering |
Canyoneering Canoeing Kayaking Mountain biking Full-contact Scrabble |
Vitals
| Height | 6'4" (193 cm) |
| Weight | 175 lbs. 80 kilos |
| Boot/Shoe Size | 11.5 (46) |
| Jacket/Shirt Size | L/XL |
| Pant Size | M long |
American transplanted to Trondheim, Norway, after many years in New Hampshire and Vermont (and adventures in parts west, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, more).
Backcountry skiing is what I like/do best, also hiking, sea kayaking, mountain biking where appropriate.
I'll never run out of mountains here in Norway. The weather can be iffy, the snow conditions "variable", but when the stars line up I've done some of the best tours and descents of my life here. An additional virtue: It's uncrowded (probably at least partly because of one of the drawbacks, travel in Norway is expensive). We have had huts here entirely to ourselves for up to three nights during Norway's reputedly busy Easter week...
Gear Reviews (95)
Trip Reports
| New turf | March 9, 2020 |
| Faroe Islands layover summer '19 | December 8, 2019 |
| New Trail Buddy | September 29, 2019 |
| Iceland II: Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls | August 9, 2019 |
| Iceland I: Hornstrandir | August 6, 2019 |
| Spring skiing in Norway | April 22, 2019 |
| Igloo Time | February 12, 2019 |
| Icy Thanksgiving in Norwegian Hut | December 1, 2018 |
| Muskox in Norway | November 11, 2018 |
| October surprise | October 29, 2018 |
| Cataract Canyon raft trip | September 30, 2018 |
| Five days on the Paria | May 26, 2018 |
| Weekender in the Rincon Mountains near Tucson | February 6, 2018 |
| Almost Christmas in the Grand Canyon | December 25, 2017 |
| Aravaipa Canyon | October 30, 2017 |
| Canyonlands et al. | October 8, 2017 |
| At work and play in CO | September 1, 2017 |
| Vikings invade Costa Rica! | April 23, 2017 |
| Norway's best hike? (summer '15) | December 25, 2016 |
| Quetico August '16 | November 20, 2016 |
Forum Posts
| Choosing a knife for hiking and backpacking. | March 7, 2020 |
| What are your backcountry indulgences? | March 26, 2020 |
| Outdoors in the Time of the Coronavirus | March 20, 2020 |
| Always Look Up | March 24, 2020 |
| Trailspace Social Distancing | March 23, 2020 |
| Ready to Go | March 15, 2020 |
| New turf | March 9, 2020 |
| New boards | February 27, 2020 |
| One Stove or Two? | March 20, 2019 |
| DIY: UL Hiking Staff | February 13, 2020 |
| Just had a few years taken off my life | February 18, 2020 |
| Yak wool layers | January 30, 2020 |
| Photos now large and can't be resized? | January 29, 2020 |
| Is a canoe easy to flip over? | December 29, 2019 |
| My photography set-up for hiking and backpacking. | January 18, 2020 |
| Rechargeable batteries | January 10, 2020 |
| Trailspace Names Top 25 Reviewers of 2019 | December 30, 2019 |
| Worst gear ever? | December 31, 2019 |
| Daypack for every activity? | December 28, 2019 |
| Zion NP Nov 2019 | December 16, 2019 |
