Kristin Thue: Thru-Hiker and Human Rights Activist from Norway, Sharing Adventures on Her Blog ’Let’s Trek It’ to Inspire Others to Undertake Their Own Wilderness Journeys.

2024-06-27

Kristin is a thru-hiker, climber, and human rights activist from Norway currently living in London. Despite her outdoorsy upbringing in snowy Norway, it was only in her 20s that she discovered her own adventure journey. After going through a very tough time at university, Kristin decided to hike the Te Araroa across New Zealand’s South Island as an existential journey to shed her depression when she was 22. Her thru-hiking journey has taken her across the world on trails such as the John Muir Trail, the GR11 Spain, the GR20 Corsica, and The Haute Route in Swi...

After going through a very tough time at university, Kristin decided to hike the Te Araroa across New Zealand’s South Island as an existential journey to shed her depression when she was 22.

Her thru-hiking journey has taken her across the world on trails such as the John Muir Trail, the GR11 Spain, the GR20 Corsica, and The Haute Route in Switzerland.

She founded her blog, Let’s Trek It, to share her adventures, tips, and inspire others to undertake their own wilderness journeys.

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Show notes

Who is Kristin
Originally from Norway but living in London now
Being a thru-hiker for the past 9 years
Growing up in Norway and spending a lot of time outdoors in the mountains
Discovering thru hiking
The struggles during her undergrad years
Dealing with bullying and feeling of being loneliness
Struggling with depression
Searching for purpose
Being inspired by the book: Wild - By Cheryl Strayed
Cheryl Strayed - Tough Girl Podcast May 2, 2017
Knowing that the Te Araroa Trail was the key to making her life better
Deciding to start with a smaller trail - The West Highland Way - for her first thru0hike
The kindness of strangers on the trails
Being 22 and ready to go
The reasons for deciding to hike in New Zealand
Concerns before thru-hiking
Expecting thru-hiking to make everything better
Walking into her life
Why it’s the journey and not the destination
Favourite sections on the South Island, New Zealand
The Nelson Lakes and the Two Thumb Range
Feeling so happy while being on the trail
The challenging days on a thru-hike
Struggling with a lack of sleep
Thunderstorms on the GR20 (Corsica)
Dealing with challenging situation on a thru-hike
Balancing her love of hiking with her London lifestyle
Post trail/adventure blues and dealing with them
Filling your life with fun things
Hiking the GR11(walking across the Pyrenees, on the Spanish side)
Future walks/thruhikes
Heading to America to section hike part of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)
Trail name - “white blaze”
How to connect with Kristin
Believing in the power of inspiration
Final words of advice and wisdom for you - “ Dare to act on an idea because there is no reason why it can’t be you”