our passion outdoors
Rocks. Trails. Mountains. Travels
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Hej, I’m Chris. We climb, hike & bike and are fulltime outdoor lovers. This is my blog on some of our adventures in the Bavarian rocky mountains and the rest of the world. If it gets quiet here, it coz we’re out climbing. Enjoy !
Chris
Will travel for climbs (really?)
Our climbs
Climbing in Teverga – Asturias,Spain
Asturias lays in the north of Spain, just before the coast of the Atlantic ocean. You might have heard of it’s ruggedness, and it’s soft hilly terrains, invisible brown bears and bisons that…
Mountain Moments
Hiking El Teide by night – climbing Spain’s highest mountain
Click, clack. My headlamps went on. We stood before the iron gate that leads to El Teide. It starts off from the Montaña Blanca parking lot. My suunto read 2 a.m It was…
Gear, chatter & Tips
How to make your climbing gear last almost forever
Frankly speaking, before the hype came, back in the 80ties and 90ties, rock climbers were probably the nightmare of every sales manager. They were one of the worst target groups to make profit…
Choosing the right crash pad for bouldering
“A good spotter is better than any crash pad” I heard that often. But a crash pad catches the impact of your fall, prevents injuries better…
Climbing vs bouldering – same same but different
When I started climbing 2 decades back, bouldering was just a form of training at home or at the gym when you aren’t climbing. You make little boulder walls in your cellar, room, roof, stairway to resemble a particular crux that you are looking on to solve, or it’s just a wall to work on…
Outdoor Cooking
()callwhen: when hungry then cook else starve
Alternatives to a hydrated bag- why not whip up a gourmet meal? Here’s a few easy and quick recipes for your next outdoor trip