Tromsø The new year starting off well. I'm finally back in the arctic and getting out in the snow to play. The new year started with a short hike up Rödtinden just to get the body going after a long night of not sleeping and indulging in toxins. We (me and Kjersti that is) were a bit
Outdoor Research Not much is still more than nothing, and Tverrfjellet is at least something Energy levels are almost as low as the days are short (sun just stopped showing, back in January apparently), and a week of warm temps wrecked havoc with what little snow we had. But, Friday came and gave us a light dusting at sea level, and more of a decent
Winter Ullstind, finally some snow! It started snowing yesterday, and just never stopped. This morning we had about 10-15cm of fresh at sea level, and a lot more higher up. Time to poke around and see how it looks up on them hills. After a slow morning, some faffing around with gear and trying to
Istinden Bridging seasons It's way too early in the morning, pretty much pitch black, and I'm parked at a shady gas station waiting for Marius. Thank all things holy (mostly my own good planning in this case) for the coffee I'm sipping. Snowline has been creeping lower and lower these last few days,
Vinter To everyone's amazement, he actually went skiing I have been feeling like winter came and went without me. I was just standing on the platform, passively looking on as the season passed by. From my all time low in January recovery has been so slow that it was almost unnoticeable. But it was there. It turns out
Sommar The third step, a leap in the air The engine is humming no more than a couple of meters to my left, and far below me lies Germany. In less than three hours I will be in Nice, in the sun and in the warmth. The bike is prepped, helmets packed and on my feet are a brand
Vinter The second step Yesterday the UPS man left another piece in my equipment puzzle. Long, wide, furry and soft. Yes, a brand new pair of BD GlideLite skins! Notoriously hard to find in Europe in 140mm with, and usually expensive to boot. I was lucky and scored a sale pair in a German
Vinter The first step Things are coming together again. The insurance company are doing a great job, and most equipment I need to get back out in the mountains has been ordered. Today I got the first piece of my the setup in my hand, a pair of Dynafit toe pieces. This particular model
Vinter A few words in the light of recent events This post would have been a long "This is not a gear blog" installment about my venture into hardboot splitboarding. In light of recent events, I will keep it short and sweet: That toe edge power is addictive! Nice and stable settled pow. Thanks Andrea for snapping. However,
Rat Today: rice, boots and nylons! Snazzy So, let's go through the ingredients: A boot, a home made toecap out of old socks, a pair of nylons and a hockey puck And of course... A kilo of rice in a nylon stocking, nice huh? Put the rice in the boot, wait and bake. I think it
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