Sailing, Stockholm Archipelago, July 7th-11th

We headed out with a rented trimaran in the central and northern Stockholm archipelago with friends July 7th-11th to enjoy the scenery. Less wind than we hoped for but beautiful scenery and good fun. North past Blidö towards Arholma and south via Söderarm and down to Möja. With the tiny draft of this boat it's possible to anchor in places not available for a regular keel boat.

Sailing, Söderarm, June 12th-13th

Twenty-four hours of sailing with Tommy in the archipelago of Håkansskären and Söderarm with my Adagio 27.. A few BBQ's, first swim of the year, and sunny weather with a nice breeze from east.. I sold the boat on Sunday, so nice way of saying goodbye to Sirun, many nice memories..

Rock Climbing, Sjötorpsberget, May 26th

Casual after work rock climbing at Sjötorpsberget with Tommy and a lot of mosquitos..

Field Archery, Stockholm, April 18th

Another round of archery on the 3D course south of Stockholm, a nice day in the spring forest..

Field Archery, Stockholm, April 12th

Another nice session at the field archery trail in Stockholm.. I’m making some progress, I went home with all the arrows.. I really like the new bow, but I might make some tweaks to silence it a bit.. I suppose this is more of relaxation than an adventure, but I like to mix this into my other activities..

Archery, Stockholm, March 14th

I tried a forest archery trail south of Stockholm in the early spring sun, and to my surprise, I ended the round with all the arrows remaining, good start.. I feel that I'm beginning to get the hang of "instinctive" shooting, where I'm not really aiming but rather looking at the target with both eyes.. Off to the shop and get some gear upgrades, and looking forward to gradually improve my skills while focusing on having relaxed fun..

Rock Climbing, Ryssgraven, Aug 3rd

Saturday Rock climbing with Tommy at Ryssgraven in Kungsängen.. Perfect weather with sun and a light breeze.. We did various easy routes with top rope and sports climbing, getting back into the routine.. Lots of fun!

Mtb, Järvafältet, Sept 9th

Back on the trails after a 5+ year break! Got a new FS 29'er and fine tuning it during the first proper ride on Järvafältet. Great weather for the year, sunny and warm. First impression of the bike is very positive, first impression of my physical shape not so much, but still a lot of fun.

Transport Sailing, Ekoln->Herräng, May 5th-7th

My Bellona 23 is sold, and I bought the next boat, an Adagio 27 in excellent condition.. It's a motorsailer-sailboat hybrid with a doghouse for nice coverage also i the sometimes harsh climate in Sweden.. On Friday evening me & the lady took delivery at Skarholmen, Uppsala, and started the long transport sail back to Herräng via 5 lifting bridges and 1 lock, Hammarbyslussen.. Everything went quite well including a fairly rough passage over a bay in gale force winds, except some circus-maneuvers in my harbour-twice the weight and long-keel takes some new skills for tight manouvers..

iSup, Sickla to Fisksätra, Aug 27th

Early Saturday morning iSUP session with Emil, starting in Sickla and heading east to Fisksätra with a great tail wind pushing us forward.. Small city adventures like this makes a great difference!

Cyclocross, Järvafältet, Oct 24th

A ride with the cyclocross bike on Järvafältet north of Stockholm.. Dry gravel roads, blue skies and sunshine, red and yellow autumn colors, a very nice day.. Lunch at Helenes Café with the lady afterwards went down a treat..

Sailing, Uddhamn-Ornö, July 27th-Aug 1st

6 days of single-handed sailing through some of the most scenic areas of the the vast Stockholm archipelago.. Starting from Uddhamn, heading south through Väddö channel, Blidö, Möja, Runmarö.. Turning point was around Ornö where I took a more eastern route in the outer archipelagoes, passing Bullerö, Sandhamn, Nassa, Norrpada and Söderarm before coming back north through the Väddö channel again.. Shifting weather with sun, clouds and rain, winds from 2-10 m/s.. Total distance covered was 355 kilometers.. Great week!

XC-Skiing and XC-Skating on Lake Mälaren, Feb 1st

Headed out solo for some winter magic on Lake Mälaren.. Started at Varpsund in the southern end of Ryssviken and headed north up towards Gorran and then back the same route.. About 25% of the trip was on skis and the other 75% on skates.. The ice was 10+ cm with some 5-8 cm of wet snow on top.. 

City Kayaking Around Södermalm, June 5th

Early evening kayaking in Stockholm with Emil and Oskar.. We started in Hammarby Sjöstad and took the lap around Södermalm anti-clockwise, passing through 2 floodgates along the way from sea-side into Mälaren and back out again..

Urban Kayaking, Stockholm

Saturday paddle with Emil, getting the best of Stockholm's urban waters on a mostly sunny day.. Started from Huvudsta, paddled through Karlberg channel, to the first floodgate at Slussen to the sea side of Stockholm.. Onwards past Gamla Stan and Östermalm through Djurgården channel to an autumn desolated Fjäderholmarna for lunch.. On the way back we followed the Nacka side, had a coffee break in Hammarby Sjöstad and then used the Hammarby floodgate back into lake Mälaren where we rounded Södermalm and Kungsholmen.. Total distance was 30km..

Kayaking, Stockholm City, April 28th

Afterwork evening paddle with Emil, starting from Huvudsta/Pampas through Karlbergskanalen down to the streams surrounding the Parlament buildings.. The "kayakers only" tunnel at the City Hall building was interesting.. Troughout the evening a light rain fell but it didn't matter much.. By the time we got back it was pretty dark..

Indoor Climbing, Stockholm, Sweden

This blog is about outdoor activites, but I'm in Sweden now, it's winter (sort of) and indoor climbing is currently the only thing I have time for.. Anyways, I've been climbing indoors 4 times since arriving in Stockholm with my brother. The first times revealed bluntly how much strenght, technique and stamina we had lost since we climbed regularly indoors last autumn and spring.. But now we are getting back into the stride and finding the old form again.. Best today was a "aha-moment" when I didn't get up on a long wall due to fatigue, I decided to "speed-climb" it, and then managed to get up on half the time with half the effort..