By Nandor Szotak - May 25th 2020 Sometimes I just sit down in front of the computer, log in to my Gaia account, open the topographic map...

By Nandor Szotak - December 5, 2020 "Steve are you hiking tomorrow?" "No, I don't have any plans. Why?" "I am thinking of doing something...

By Patrick Rorie Thursday, July 23, 2020 "Wailau here we come!!!" On Thursday, July 23rd, 2020, five intrepid backpackers (Nandor...

By Nandor Szotak - July 11th 2020 Lately I was lacking inspiration to write blogs about my recent adventures. I was more occupied to...

By Nandor Szotak - May 2nd 2020 I didn't do a new, exciting so called extreme hike for a while. I was more occupied with peak bagging,...

By Nandor Szotak - June 1st 2019 It was a long time in plan to climb up Eleao Windward, but as usual, life happened, so I had no time to...

By Nandor Szotak - April 16th 2019 Climbing the 1600 feet tall Pu'u Manamana (True Manamana) was on my list for a long time. This peak...

By Nandor Szotak - January 12th 2019 An intense day up a gnarly, narrow, crumbly ridge to the tallest peak on the island, combined with a...

by Nandor Szotak December 9th 2018 Making a loop to climb the 2 tallest peak on O'ahu. The original plan was to do Schoefield Waikane to...

by Nandor Szotak August 19th 2018 A long journey up on one of Oahu's less traveled ridge line. After finishing all my KST sections, and...

by Nandor Szotak March 18 2018 The whole story behind climbing "The Nipple" started 2 years ago when I was hiking up Papali Uka with my...