Via Ferrata, Dels Patagons, May 26th

Second time at this very scenic K3/K4 via Ferrata in Catalunya.  Somewhat physically strenuous, with some wire bridges and a nice rappel at the end..

Lead Rope Solo Climbing, Castelldefels, Jan 7th

Easy Lead Rope solo Climbing on a scenic crag above Castelldefels south of Barcelona. Testing a new configuration with the dead rope in a small backpack instead of on the ground.. 

Lead Rope Solo Climbing, Castelldefels, March 25th

Saturday morning session at Placa dels Bombers where I tried another easy route while testing additional adjustments on the Lead Rope Solo equipment setup and practicing technique.. Lovely views as always and some hiking cardio up and down the mountain..

Lead Rope Solo Climbing, Castelldefels, Feb 12th

Today I had my first lead solo climbing session after reading up a on suitable equipment and techniques. I picked an easy route in a scenic crag above Castelldefels south of Barcelona. This also had twin bolts at the bottom of each route which made it easy to set up the bottom anchor. I used the GriGri as main device, the MicroTrax for rope management, and backup knots for extra safety. All in all it went well, I don't think I made any major misstakes. With some practice, this will open up a lot more crags for solo climbing.

Via Ferrata, Venes de Rojalons, May 14th

One lap of the scenic, airy and fairly strenuous via ferrata Venes de Rojalons in Catalunya, Spain. Apparently the difficulty is “K4”. The tunnel section was really nice and quite cold, but only nice after being under the sun for an hour..

DWS Climbing, Wied iz-Zurrieq, Malta, Sept 11th

Saturday afternoon traverse climbing above the warm water in Wied iz-Zurrieq near the Blue Grotto in Malta. Mostly very easy, with three harder sections that requires a bit more power and precision. If you fall, make sure to push off from the rock as it is very sharp like a cheese grinder. The whole lap usually takes me about 45 minutes.

Multi-Pitch Climbing, Montserrat, Aug 22nd

A full day of multi-pitch sports climbing in Montserrat north-west of Barcelona with the guide Toti and the fellow climber David. In the heat approaching and probably passing 30 celsius, the hiking, scrambling, abseiling and climbing was quite strenuous. It’s an unusual type of rock here, like pebbles in cement. The routes were not too hard, but I was still very tired on the train back to the city.

Top Rope Solo Climbing, Ix-Xaqqa, April 10th

Solo climbing and belaying Kamilla in the Ix-Xaqqa ravine in Malta near Ghar Lapsi. The hardest route of the day was “Motor Psycho”, a 45 meter 6B+ where especially the first part is rather flat and slippery.

Top Rope Solo, Corona Wall, April 2nd

A longer point of view video while I climb top rope solo style on a crag near Ghar Lapsi in southern Malta. A lovely sunny day on April 2nd 2021. This place is a little bit tricky for TRS because it is a long hike around if your rope gets stuck or you don’t manage the climb back up to the abseiling point. I always carry a jumar with ladder just in case, but not a problem so far.

Top Rope Solo Climbing, Ix Xaqqa, March 19th

A perfect day of solo climbing in the Ix-Xaqqa ravine near Ghar Lapsi in Malta, doing some new and still very easy routes..

Sports Climbing & Via Ferrata, Mosta Valley, March 14th

Relaxed sports climbing with Adam on 3 different crags in the beautiful Mosta Valley in Malta, and we exited up to the road above via a nice Via Ferrata. It's nice to be able to start in the sun in the morning and then move over to the shady side as it gets a bit warmer.

Sports climbing, Wied Babu, March 13th

Sports climbing in Wied Babu with Kamilla. First time there in many years, beautiful valley with lots of routes for all levels. Great Saturday morning!

Sports Climbing, Mosta Valley, Feb 27th

Saturday sports climbing in the beautiful Mosta Valley with Anton and some other people from MCC.. Wonderful spring weather and sun..

Climbing, Malta, Feb 20th

Some easy routes, some abseiling, some via ferrata, a beautiful sunny day on northern Malta near Cirkewwa and the radar station..

Rock Climbing, Limestone Quarry, Feb 13th

I saw this old limestone quarry on some pictures and we went to check it out. Cool place with stunning views. We rigged a top rope at the highest wall and climbed some variations of the routes. The drilled channels from splitting the stone provided interesting vertical holds.

Rock Climbing, Ghar Lapsi, Jan 30th

Rock climbing with Kamilla in the Ghar Lapsi area, we did some easy routes in Ix-Xaqqa and at Twin Caves. A bit windy but still nice sunny weather.

TRS, Xaqqa Valley, Jan 24th

Top rope solo session on a fairly windy Sunday morning in Xaqqa near Ghar Lapsi..  I tried a Micro traxion + GriGri on single rope setup, did not like it. Of course it is easier to switch to rappel, but a a lot of extra hassle on the way up with pulling the rope through the GriGri..

TRS Ghar Lapsi, Malta, Jan 17th

Sunday Top rope solo rock climbing on some easy routes at Xaqqa cliffs near Ghar Lapsi.. It's been a long while, nice to have the season started for 2021..

Top Rope Solo, Fullbroberget, April 25th

Another visit to Fullbroberget for some solo rock climbing, this time an early start, I was at the cliff already by 0645 and done by 0830.. I found some slightly trickier routes this time but still very smooth and relaxing..

Top Rope Solo Climbing, Fullbroberget, April 21st

An after work rock climbing session on Fullbroberget, southwest of Stockholm.. It’s a nice cliff in scenic surroundings, around 30 meters high, with easy routes that suits me well for top rope solo.. I use a Camp Lift + Micro Traxion for ascending, and a Shunt+ ATC for descending.. If I’d need to offload the rope or get up without regular climbing, I have a Jumar and rope ladder ready in the harness..