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Kullen turen
The approx. 40 km. long coastal path to Kullaberg has until now been a well kept secret. I’ve spent a couple of research trips on it to find out if the path is worth hiking. First in the early spring and later this summer and my conclusion is that it has a lot of potential and that the magnificent views are unique so close to Denmark.
One of the routes I am researching in Denmark is the approx. 100 - 120 km. long "North coast trail" running up the north coast of Sealand. It ends in Helsingor, the old and mythic hometown of Shakespeare’s Prince Hamlet. Only about 10 km. from there, across the narrow strait of Øresund, start another route. It follows the coast out to the dramatic and wind swept, more than 100m. high coastal rocks of Kullaberg. A lot of danish hikers and Climbers know Kullaberg and have it listed as one of their favorite spots. Every year thousand of Danes head across the narrow strait of Øresund to hike and climb on the these ancient bedrock cliffs and my mission was to find out if there is a usable trail for hikers all the way out there.
When I got of the ferry in Helsingborg it was very nice weather and my expectations were high as Sweden is known for their very high standard of trails. The trail started a few hundred meters from the ferry at the towns ancient defence tower.
The larger project, that takes up all my time at the moment, is about finding ways to get more people out on the trails through the use of storytelling, art and advanced digital techniques. On this trip I was alone ( i didn’t even bring my laptop and mobile modem), just a light backpack, tent for the night, camera, sketchpad and watercolors. I wanted to do some experiments on this trip to get closer to the art -techniques I hope will work on the web.
One of the questions I try to answer at the moment is how to pass on experiences about walking on the trails in ways that will encapsulate and keep the the impressions fresh. Digital photos are easy to shoot and fast to upload, watercolors are almost the exact opposite… but I wanted to work with both and compare the results as I think watercolors can somehow express landscapes, atmosphere and light in a way that seem more than impossible to approach in any other technique.
