Mtb, Hellas-Sörmlandsleden, 20th of Dec

With Christmas just around the corner we headed out into the forrests south of Hellasgården and with the heavy snowfalls the last couple of days progress was slow and mostly by foot.. Great fun though, especially on the downhill sections.. Hoping for lots of fun mtb rides in 2010 as well!

MTB, Järvafältet, 12th of December

A Saturday ride on Järvafältet with about a dozen people from the happymtb.org forum.. Sunny, temperature around zero, partially very muddy, and we visited a couple of really nice trail sections I hadn't seen before.. The biking ended (and started) at the Helénes Cafe at Bögs gård for Gulasch soup and plenty of coffee..

MTB, Haninge-Paradiset, 28th of November

Happymtb-ride with 6 other guys in the Haninge-Paradiset area on Sörmlandsleden stage 5, Sameslingan and perhaps some other trail sections.. Rain fell hard in the morning before we started so roots, rocks and footbridges were quite slippery and the rest of the trails were quite muddy.. Great fun altough I was zapped of energy the last half-hour or so..

Mtb, Fornstigen, Lovön, 22nd of Nov

Got out of bed at 0700 on a Sunday morning for the first longer ride on the new/rebuilt mountainbike.. At 0800 I left the parking lot at Drottningholm for the regular counter-clockwise lap on Fornstigen.. Many sections were quite muddy, and it was the sticky kind that makes progress hard, slow and twitchy.. Still a nice morning and the Single-Speed Hardtail with serviced fork felt reliable and nimble..

Cave Crawling, Klövbergsgrottan, Nov 15th

Joined a group with the lady to get wet, dirty, bruised and cold; the activity is called cave crawling and the site was Klövbergsgrottan in Tyresö.. The place did not disappoint, with some 362 meters of tunnels and chambers, containing "spider rooms", "art rooms", sliding slippery slopes and various types of sharp rocks and stones and water dripping from the roofs.. In all, a great Sunday afternoon that was finished off with hot dogs on an open fire as darkness fell together with a soft rain..

Kayaking, Adelsö, Mälaren, October 18th

Suberb conditions for late autumn kayaking in Lake Mälaren.. Paddled around Adelsö anti-clockwise together with Emil in about 6 hours with a lunch-stop half-way.. Mostly sunny and moderate winds, where we had shelter on the northbound sections and nice tails winds on the southbound section.. This late in the season there are hardly any disturbing motor boats, but one has to take care with the cold water temperatures..

Bouldering, Blue Grottos, Malta, 26th of Aug

On Saturday afternoon after lunch, coffee and a brief siesta, Kalle and myself had a go at the very nice bouldering traverse that goes around the bay where boat rides takes off to Blue Grottos.. We were quite impressed by ourselves, as we made it the whole way around (took about 45 minutes) without any unplanned swimming despite disputable form due to a long-lasting social event the night before..

Freediving, Blue Grottos, Malta, 26th of Aug

An awsome way to clear the head, freediving before noon for more than 1 hour at Blue Grottos.. Snorkeling our way past numerous fishing rods while avoiding getting run over by the tourist boats to the caves and back, and then later some laid back freediving in the harbour area.. Around 25 C in the water and mostly sunny..

Scuba Diving, Malta, August 23rd & 25th

Back on Malta for work and some fun.. On Wednesday we headed over to Comino with the boat rolling on high waves, unusual weather for the season with lots of rain, wind and thunder.. Nicer weather on Friday and more cool dives.. Sites visited included Cominetto Reef, P31 Boat wreck (recently scuttled), Chirkawa Reef, Elephant Rock and the Fortizza Reef..

Roadtrip/Hiking, Jotunheimen, Norway, 28th-31st of August

A roadtrip from Stockholm into Norway, around Jotunheimen, out to some fjords and then back again.. Most of the fantastic sceneries we saw from the car with frequent stops to take pictures.. But we also had time for some mini-hiking with tent camping high up in the Jotunheimen mountains where the rain had some company of both hail and snow.. (In late August!)