Indoor climbing
After a long pause in climbing myself and Phil decided to go climbing today. Yesterday we still thought it would may be even possible to climb outside. Short look into the thermometer which was showing 3C made the decision very easy. It was probably the first time when I saw the Kletterhalle Wien nearly empty. That was just great. I had even time for taking couple nice photos.

Ski repair school part I: Large scratches
You may have repaired small scratches in your skis with P-tex. What to do when the holes are so big that P-tex does not hold anymore? There used to be real ski service guys who could repair also real scratches. However the number of these service shop is unfortunately diminishing. Good news is that for a do it yourself man/woman with a bit practical skills it is really no problem to tackle these real scratches. I will tell you how. Last year we were in the Ischgl ski closing. Some of you guys were also there. In May there were no more m

Saying “goodbye” to the reindeers and making a new experience
After some very enjoyable days in the white lands of the far north, it was finally time to say “goodbye” to Lappland. Our friends, the reindeers, came very close to the road to greet us and wish us a good journey. On the other hand, maybe the herds of reeindeers had come only to lick the salt that had been used to melt the ice on the road…

Into the deep wilderness again
I am not inspired to write today, but let`s see what comes out. All of the ski wannabees, including the Russian national team, were filling up the main track of Saariselkä. It is not difficult to imagine what we decided to do. Yes, we set off into the wilderness again – to the untouched land of snow. When you look at the picture it is easy to understand that the number of people who are getting depressive symptoms in Lapland is extraordinarily high during November and December.

Following the reindeers further north
Today in the morning the weather was not very motivating to go outside at all. Even at 10 a.m. it seemed like the sun would never rise and the blue light of dawn was there to stay all day. So we decided to follow the reindeers and drove another 60km north to Inari-county, where we wanted to learn more about the Sámi-people of Lapland. Here’s how the road looked around 11 a.m. We saw lots of reindeers searching for food along the road. Inari-lake, a huge fresh water reserve, was