When it comes to durability, most outdoor gear promises resilience. But every once in a while, a story surfaces that feels more like legend than marketing. Leica’s binoculars, however, have earned a reputation for not just surviving extreme conditions – but thriving in them. Take, for example, the remarkable tale […]
Driven hunts in the mountains of Mansehra, Pakistan “Don’t get upset, just watch and wonder” was the motto of this hunting trip to the northern part of the “Land of the Pure”: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. An unfamiliar culture, rare hunting opportunities, and foreign flora and fauna awaited us – newbie […]
The evenings were fascinating – for there, too, I was in the presence of giants. Not only Robin, the legendary PH, but also Ade, who runs Karamojong Overland Safaris on the ground, and Prince Albrecht, whose vision and passion has been instrumental in the project. It was fascinating to hear […]
The tracks we drove and the paths we walked were ones that had been used for eons – and likely the very same ones used by one of the most iconic hunters of all time, Karamojo Bell. I was in Karamoja, north eastern Uganda, to hunt with a very special […]
From the brink of extinction to near-eradication – the fate of the Alpine ibex has taken twists and turns worthy of a true king of the Alps. In Austria, we enjoy the privilege of being able to hunt this game species, whose market value has not diminished over the centuries. […]