I’ve never been a big fan of Wordpress, and after recent developments at Google I also would be worried of their treatment of the Blogspot platform. Personally I find WordPress bloated, not easy to work with and I dislike the online editor with a passion. And with Google shutting down services or integrating them with Google+ the future of Blogspot looks uncertain, too. Time to look at alternatives which give you full control of your content, all the time.

Right after my Inov-8 X-Talon 190 were deemed no longer good enough to go on a long trip, which was right before the Ultralight Summit, a new pair of trailrunners was needed. I decided to give a new brand a try, and just a couple of days before I flew to Slovenia blue Salomon Speedcross 3 trailrunners arrived. A living Review.

There were over two dozen entries for the trip report contest and it was hard to narrow them down to the finalists. But here they are - six great adventures!