Cycling Riding the Cayolle, Champ and Allos passes in the French Alps After focussing on rock climbing in first part of our van tour June 2023 I made sure that the bike did not feel lonely in the second half - and a monster ride over three cols higher than 2.000m was just the thing to challenge bike and rider.
Climbing Climbing the South Arete of Sas de Stria in the Dolomites Perched high above the surrounding valleys the Sas de Stria was one of the main battlefields of the alpine theater in World War I. Besides this dark history it is also a stunning mountain to climb and we chose to try our hands on the South Arete that leads all the way to the top.
Climbing A real alpine classic: The Kampenwand traverse The many towers of the Kampenwand draw a striking line across the sky that can be seen from miles away in the Bavarian flatlands. The traverse from west to east is a classic technical route that combines climbing, scrambling and rappeling in a perfect alpine setting.
Cycling Riding Cols in the French Alps Cycling up long steep alpine roads might sound like madness for most people - but for some this is what we call a very good time. I had the chance to ride some of the most iconic climbs of the French alps and yes, that part of the world is as stunning as it looks in the Tour de France.
Climbing Alpine climbing and cragging in the Bavarian alps During a short five day summer outing I met up with two friends in the area around Mittenwald and Garmisch Partenkirchen for some proper mountain multi-pitch adventures combined with a bit of sport climbing.
Cycling Screw Covid! Ride bikes! Due to busy schedules and the travel restrictions fellow Grimer Torben and I had not seen each other in a very long time and had to put our plans for some future trips on hold. So I was more than happy to tag on a weekend of bike riding with him to my summer trip to the Austrian alps.
Climbing Plaisir climbing in the Zugspitze region After spending some time on new snow and ice skills I met up with Jochen, a buddy I got to know in the alps last year, for a few days of easy and fun climbing in stunning scenery in the Mieming Range directly south of the Zugspitze.
Climbing Learning to use them pointy things I am very much an autodidact but sometimes having a bit of instruction is a good thing. As glacier travel and moving through the mountains in snowy conditions was a hole in my skill set I decided to go to Austria to take a course on the topic and put the skills to use on one of the local mountains.
Climbing Walking Iron Ways in cliffs, rubble and sky Adventuring is always best with a good partner and I (Bengt) was luckily joined by Jost from Hamburg on a four day Via Ferrate trip to Austria. Better yet he agreed to write a report on this trip in which he shares his insights and (from what I can gather) diplomatic comments on my performance.
Hiking We should have brought an Ice Ax... A winter ascent of the Krottenkopf in the Bavarian alps After getting into hiking and scrambling up mountains this year I met up with Torben in Munich to do a bit of easy walking in the wintery December weather. However in now almost traditional fashion the easy walk turned into
