Fresh off the plane from South Africa and it was off to Lillehammer, Norway for the invitational bouldering competition dubbed “The Battle”. I’d been contacted and invited by the organizers of the event many months ago and to be honest I was very unsure about the event from the start. Having never been to Norway and with this being the first “Battle” in Lillehammer, expectations were nonexistent. As the cast of athletes for the event grew and included some of my better friends and climbing partners, excitement for the event continued to build throughout the summer....

The Rockmaster was fun again!! This year the wall was located in Kristiansand. Everything was well organized again. Just the weather wasn’t that good, some rain. But the route setter dried the holds and so the two qualification rounds and the final worked fine.I met some more 5.10 climbers there, Mayan and David and Helena from Spain. So There probably will some more blogs about the Rockmaster.The first round I climbed a bit shy because of some bad landings in the past. But it couldn’t be more perfect, I fall of at the last move, so the highest...

There are some places with magical associations and almost mythical character; Norway is one of those places to me. Endless sunlight, cliff-lined fjords, lightning blue rivers flowing from glaciers into the sea, it’s easy to see why. Since I started kayaking I have seen and heard about this Scandinavian kayaking oasis and its unbelievable rivers, but I never thought I would get to paddle here. It is one of the most expensive places to travel, and for a kayaker used to sleeping in the back of a mid-90’s hatchback, this fact was extremely daunting. This is where our friend...

My summer has not been exactly how I hoped it would be, it has been raining quite a lot in Norway! Really hope the fall will get better. But we´ve gotten some nice days, and I have some new projects and some I still haven't been able to try, but are psyked for this fall. We where supposed to have a 2-3 weeks road trip in summer, starting with the competition at ekstremsportsveko, the bouldering around Voss, in Aurland and then drive on to other places. Well, I got to compete, climb in Voss and in Aurland, and I...

The summer is on here in Norway, and it is either warm or wet usually. But climbing works well in the shadow, and i shore prefer it to be to warm than wet. this past time I have been bouldering outside, and participated in my first deep water soloing contest. And my first DWS climbing ever.A wall where put up in Bergen over the sea, and I was nervous but also excited to try this for my first time. My psyke on rope climbing is not the best, I get scared, and I would think I would get even...

Midnight sun, elks, stockfish and mosquitos – that is how I pictured Norway. Now, after a six week roadtrip throuh this beautiful land, I know that it has plenty of other things to offer, amongst others the best granite climbing I have seen so farWe skipped the area around Oslo because we already knew the climbing there and headed to Trøndelag, the district around Trondheim. The village and crag of Hell has not only an extraordinary name, also the rock is special - granite conglomerate! The steep, powerful routes really fitted my style and I made some quick repeats...