Katie-Jane L'Herpiniere - Iceland Traverse - Hiking/FastPacking - 600km journey on foot traversing the land of fire and ice, from its most Southerly point to its most Northerly.

Katie-Jane is a British adventure girl living in the French Alps. She's addicted to type 2 fun, powered by sugar and sunshine, and a lover of marzipan! Katie is mostly known for her organisation and planning skills (a queen of lists and highlighters), and her unwavering belief that anything is possible, whilst bringing a touch of pink and girly glamour to adventure.

Katie in her own words…

"My friends often refer to me as slightly crazy! But don't be fooled… I'm not very brave, nor an adrenaline junkie or a daredevil, I'm just a normal girl, that through adventure is perpetually learning that ordinary people can do extraordinary things if they just can be bold enough to begin. When I am not busy at my desk designing websites for clients, or organising expeditions, you might find me looking out of my tent on a mountain summit, snuggled deep in my sleeping bag, drinking a cuppa, watching the sun creep up over the mountains at dawn.

I have a passion for exploring this wonderful world in which we live. Having visited over 50 countries on 5 continents so far, I still feel there's so much more to explore. I have often found that stripped of comforts and faced with hardships and adversities, the completion of each journey becomes so much more rewarding. My life goals are to fill my day's with wonderful adventures, making memories, seeing new places, meeting new faces, doing things that are difficult, and scaring myself a little, so that nothing feels familiar & therefore everyday becomes extraordinary."

Show notes

• Who is Katie
• Living in the French Alps
• Living a life of adventure for over 15 years
• Having a passion for suffering
• Getting addicted to challenges
• How her recent challenge came about
• Deciding to do the Iceland Traverse
• Doing adventure for adventures sake
• Have a tight budget and wanting to go somewhere wild and remote
• Enjoying the adventure!
• Sponsorship and raising money
• The planning and preparation
• Planning too much?
• Figuring out water and river crossings
• Taking ski googles while hiking in summer!
• Preparing for the dust storms
• 2 months of planning for 2 weeks hiking
• North to South or South to North - does it matter?!
• Money and costs
• Being super relaxed at the start of the challenge
• Having to start again!
• Starting on tarmac
• Navigation in Iceland
• Dealing with the wind and rain
• Not feeling lonely and enjoying her own company
• Daily routines
• Solar charger was it worth it?
• What Katie learned from the whole experience
• Doing her Mountain Leader Qualification - training course
• Final words of advice for women who want to go on their own solo adventure

Social Media

Website: www.katiejaneendurance.com

Instagram: @katielherpiniere

Facebook: @katiesenduranceadventures