Climbing in Oman

With a few hours left until the new year, we were preparing our dinner and sorting out the food. The mood was vibrant with us whistling cheerful tunes and sharing smiles. But then it hit us – we had neither forks, nor spoons, nor any other utensils to eat our gourmet meal. And it wouldn’t be so easy to get them now since we were bivying on a midway ledge up the Jebel Misht – perhaps the highest rock face in Arabia.

North Face of Piz Badile and the Fridge-Trip

The weather was meant to be good for the next few days when I rolled into the Bergamo Airport. Waiting for my friend to land, I was hoping that we could finally try to climb the famous Voie Cassin on the northeast face of the Badile peak - a plan we had hatched almost a decade ago.

Brandler-Hase, Cima Grande di Lavaredo

When Saule was a kid, she visited the Dolomites and after seeing the Tre Cime decided that she was into climbing. Twenty years later she finally went up the north face of the Cima Grande and I got to tag along.

California Dream, Pointe 3038 de Trélaporte

What happens when a Guru of alpine granite combines forces with a world champion in sport climbing? When I saw the names of Michel Piola and Romain Desgrange in the guidebook, my interest was picked. Many enthusiastic reports of the quality and the beauty of the climb cemented it further, we had to check it out ourselves!

Joshua Tree

No wonder I couldn't find a camping spot in Joshua Tree National Park – the landscape in gorgeous. As it turns out, the climbing is pretty awesome too.

El Chorro

For some people the new year started by getting snowed in at ski resorts. We decided to go south and visit Andalusia's limestone cliffs.

Stotzigen Firsten

Even an easy skitour can pack a punch. When Frieder and I went for perhaps the most popular mountain in the country we were thinking about a few hours workout. It turned out to be better than expected and way more interesting.