{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"ZEPP FM 008 \u2013 The Hardangervidda Project","description":"This summer I made a short trip to Norway. I crossed the Hardangervidda, Europe\u2019s biggest high alpine plateau, alone \u2013 only with my tent, sleeping bag, mattress and enough food for nine days. I did this trip not as a vacation. Instead, I wanted to see if hiking over a couple of days would be a worthy method I could include in my coaching portfolio. In this episode I\u2019m going to deal with three topics. Firstly, I will talk about why I think long distance hiking makes a great coaching method, and how I think it could be integrated into my coaching portfolio. Secondly, I will briefly discuss some aspects one needs to consider when planning such a hike coaching trip, and thirdly, I\u2019ll talk about five things I personally learned and realized while crossing the Hardangervidda. To sum my experience up, I can say that the trip was just perfect. The weather was excellent, I enjoyed the silence, the solitude, the sun, the wind, the water, the activity itself and everything that happened in the Hardangervidda. No matter how heavy the backpack was, and how strenuous it was to climb some of the hills and mountains I am absolutely grateful for the experiences I made. If there is one advice I can give at that point it would be the following: Grab whatever equipment you have and go out there. Into the woods, onto the mountains \u2013 whatever is possible for you \u2013 and enjoy the silence. It will be louder than you imagine. ","author_name":"ZEPP FM | Sport psychology for athletes, coaches & future sport psychologists ","author_url":"http:\/\/www.zeppfm.com","html":"