Welcome to the Planetclimber blog, stories from climbing around the world, from indoor halls to big mountains. And active volcanoes! The Planetclimber has climbed in 25 countries, in a total of 68 places. You can also click on a map below to see where in the world they took place.
All climbing-related articles:
| Swim at the Castel Gandolfo On our last day of the Italian tour, Janne and I drove to Lago Albano, an old volcanic crater that is now filled with water. On the rim of the crater you can find Castel Gandolfo, one of most beautiful Italian towns, the Pope's summer cottage, and wonderful views. Full story August 2018, Lago Albano, Castel Gandolfo, Italy Swimming (Outdoor, Water, Waterbody-Lake, Beach); History; Climbing (Volcanoes) | |
| Vesuvius Went to see the Vesuvius crater with Janne, quite interesting and of course the source of many sad fates in destroyed cities around. Overdue for eruption, too. Full story July 2018, Vesuvius, Naples, Italy; Small cave at the Vesuvius, Naples, Italy Climbing (Mountain); Caving (Rock, Rock-Volcanic, Morphology-Boulders, Basic) | |
| Biking to Mont Royal In my series of biking in the world's cities: Montreal. And visiting Mount Royal for the views and nice park experience. I particularly like the lake on the backside. Full story July 2018, Mont Royal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Biking (Outdoor, Bike-City, Track-City, Track-Road, Track-Trail); Climbing (Volcanoes) | |
| Skiing San Marino... on the rocks countries_skied++; San Marino! Full story (TGR version) (Suomenkielinen versio) July 2018, Cesta, Monte Titano, San Marino, San Marino Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Climbing (Mountain) | |
| Training for Vertical Caving For the last two days, I've had the opportunity to be trained for techniques that are needed to traverse vertical cave shafts. Full story June 2018, Myllypuron Urheiluhalli, Helsinki, Finland Caving (Man-Made); Climbing (Mountain) | |
| GoExpo Freeskiing, Nalle Hukkataival, and Catherine Destivelle I visited the "GoExpo" this weekend, the merge of previously separate Vapaalaskuiltamat (Freeskiing Festival), Helsinki Adventure Night, and SkiExpo. Full story November 2017, Messukeskus, Helsinki, Finland Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Climbing (Mountain) | |
| Sacred Cave Sacred cave. Sacred place. Secret place. This place has suffered, but is still sacred for those who believe in it. Full story November 2017, Sacred cave, Nevada, USA Caving (Rock, Morphology-Erosion, Basic); Climbing (Mountain); Urban-Exploration (Historic-Sites) | |
| Over- and underground walk I ended up going around Kauniainen's Gallträsk as my activity today. The day had been sunny, but the night wasn't bad either, nice evening views. I also included the underground sports arena on my tour, and got to walk long tunnels and stop by the climbing wall in the tunnels as well. Full story March 2017, Gallträsk, Kauniainen, Finland Walking; Climbing (Wall) | |
This is the 2th set of articles. The previous set was set 1. The next sets are set 3, set 4, set 5, and set 6.
The Planetclimber articles appeared originally in the Blogspot Planetskier series, at TGR posts, or at the Relaa website. See also the articles about skiing, caving, urban exploration, cycling, flying, swimming, and saunas.