It’s been a while since I last wrote something for the blog. The reason for this silence was that there wasn’t much to tell from me as a climber – due to injuries and a resulting lack of motivation,...

I wrote about the "Astronautenfieber" in my last blog when I unfortunately didn't have the time to finish it off. I wouldn't call this one a proper highball but the 5 meter overhanging arete sure is high enough to...

Even though I didn't come back with empty hands from my last trips to Magic Wood there was still some unfinished business that had to be done. Another trip was inevitable to go back to some problems I have...

I was supposed to be in Alaska for some heliskiing and photography but unfortunately the worst drought since 30 years led to a massive lack of snow and so my friends and me decided to postpone this trip to...

January is almost over and there is still no snow in Sundergrund/Zillertal/Austria. The last few days we climbed in the best conditions one can possibly imagine with strong winds comin' in from the South and temperatures around 8 degrees....

It’s December 23rd and we got about 10 degrees in Innsbruck/Austria. Usually this is the time when we either go skiing in deep powder or move ourselves to Ticino, Bleau, Bishop or Hueco to climb in good conditions. This...