Rock Climbing & Bouldering, Kärsön, Aug 26th

Headed to Kärsön with Tommy after work for some easy bouldering, sloap climbing and top roping.. Hoping to get some more Stockholm rock climbing done next few weeks!

Free-Climbing, Wied iz Zurrieq Traverse, May 17th

Back on Malta, enjoying the nice weather with a re-visit to the free-climbing traverse around Wied iz Zurrieq next to the popular Blue Grottos.. It is relatively easy with only 2-3 cruxes but the real challenge is the razor-sharp handholds and being prepared to push-off the rock if you slip to avoid the cheese grinder experience..

Bouldering, Kärsön, Sweden

Went to Kärsön for bouldering, first time there in a long time.. First picture: IT-geek and outdoor-geek! :-) Forgot to print the route chart before the weekend, so I checked online betweek climbs.. Without a spotter (I'm too heavy to land on my GF), no crash pad, and the rock being rather slippery after rain the night before, I stuck to the easier routes and was done some 40 minutes after starting.. The bystander in a tree (a squirrel) probably (correctly) concluded "I'm way better than that odd fellow in a baby-blue hat!"..

Bouldering, South of Hellas, Sweden

A few kilometres south of Hellasgården, along Sörmlandsledens first section, there is a fairly large rock side that I wanted to try out.. So I went there with my GF on mountainbikes and she took some pictures while I had a go at it.. Some parts of it have decent potential for a couple of boulder problems and possibly top-rope climbing with rope secured in trees above the rock side.. A number of loose stones that could be easily wripped off the rock.. If the floor was cleaned up a bit from branches, stones etc and the rock was properly brushed to remove all the moss, it could be a decent little climbing area.. However, it is located in a nature reserve, so it's probably not very legal and a bad idea..

Bouldering, Ghar Lapsi, Malta

On the hillsides above the restaurants at Ghar Lapsi, there are several routes for sports climbing and traditional climbing, but also the possibility to try lots of sections for bouldering.. Especially in and around the shallow caverns that are spread out on the hill side, there are plenty of choices, both very easy and much harder sections.. Superb weather, like a Swedish summer day, a strong breeze that cooled us nicely..

Bouldering, Wied Babu, Malta

Very short bouldering session in the green little valley Wied Babu on the south side of the island.. Traversed some sections around the fallen rock.. Nothing difficult but still fun.. 2nd of December, last climbing on Malta this year, nice day, warm enough for shorts and t-shirt..

Sea Bouldering, Ras il-Bajjada, Sep-24, 2006

Some afternoon sea-bouldering at Ras il-Bajjada (next to Blue Grotto). A lot of fun although form was crap after a cold, a back injury and a long pause since last climbing session. When you fall, you swim, but that's ok, still 26C in the sea..

Bouldering, Sep-Oct 2005, Karson, Sweden

Had a couple of boulderings sessions here with brother Jon that autumn, before we switched to indoor climbing when winter arrived. Lots of routes here, on several grades.