Wilderness

A quest for GRANDEUR

Our motives for spending time outdoors come in many shapes and forms. Sometimes it can be an intimate experience. Finding pleasure in the details of little things: marvelling at a field of wildflowers or the smooth rock of a deep canyon wall.

Often we venture out in pursuit of solitude. Hiking along the banks of a gently-flowing river as it meanders through secluded beech forests, far from the nearest road or building.

But sometimes we journey in search of grandeur. Seeking out expansive mountain ranges in hopes of experiencing the raw strength and drama that the land has to offer.

This is a tale of the latter. An excursion rooted in finding new heights, and pushing physical limits.

Our planned mission was a three night route that would see us looping around the Somnus and Momus branch of the Humboldt

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