On Sunday, August 6th, participants of “The Long Trek 2023” arrived at the Vasalopp Portal in Mora, Sweden, after completing the country’s longest hike for people with diverse abilities. The journey, which began in Berga By in Sälen on July 29th, was made possible thanks to modern technology, allowing manual wheelchairs, all-terrain rollators from Trionic, and off-road electric wheelchairs from Zoom to traverse hills and thickets. GPS tracking, provided by Nordic Evolution, enabled even blind participant Knut Thorstensson to take part in the trek.
Speaking of his experience, Knut said: “The physical aspect hasn’t been a problem. Just having walked the Vasalopp Trail feels incredibly fun. One would like to take on this challenge again.” He went on to discuss the weather, noting that there had been many mosquitoes and that the rain had mostly come during the night or in the morning.
The journey was organised by Anders Andrae and saw around 30 participants taking part. It commemorates 400 years since Gustav Vasa’s rebellion against the occupying power, when a group of men skied to fetch him and escort him back to Mora.
Knut summed up the journey as a success, saying: “I’m nothing but completely satisfied. There’s no other way to be.”
On Sunday 6th August, 30 participants completed “The Long Trek 2023”, a hike for people with diverse abilities organised by Anders Andrae. The trek began in Berga By in Sälen on July 29th and finished at the Vasalopp Portal in Mora. Modern technology such as manual wheelchairs, all-terrain rollators from Trionic and off-road electric wheelchairs from Zoom allowed the hikers to traverse hills and thickets. GPS tracking, provided by Nordic Evolution, enabled blind participant Knut Thorstensson to take part in the journey.
Speaking of his experience, Knut said: “The physical aspect hasn’t been a problem. Just having walked the Vasalopp Trail feels incredibly fun. One would like to take on this challenge again.” The trek commemorated 400 years since Gustav Vasa’s rebellion against the occupying power, when a group of men skied to fetch him and escort him back to Mora.
Knut summed up the journey as a success, saying: “I’m nothing but completely satisfied. There’s no other way to be.”
On Sunday 6th August, 30 participants successfully completed “The Long Trek 2023”, a hike for people with diverse abilities organised by Anders Andrae. The trek began in Berga By in Sälen on July 29th and finished at the Vasalopp Portal in Mora. The journey was made possible thanks to modern technology such as manual wheelchairs, all-terrain rollators from Trionic and off-road electric wheelchairs from Zoom, as well as GPS tracking, provided by Nordic Evolution, which enabled blind participant Knut Thorstensson to take part.
Speaking of his experience, Knut said: “The physical aspect hasn’t been a problem. Just having walked the Vasalopp Trail feels incredibly fun. One would like to take on this challenge again.”
The trek commemorated 400 years since Gustav Vasa’s rebellion against the occupying power, when a group of men skied to fetch him and escort him back to Mora. Knut summed up the journey as a success, saying: “I’m nothing but completely satisfied. There’s no other way to be.”
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