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:
| Broken Ribs I had an accident on a horse, skiing an ancient volcano in Africa. As people do. Broken ribs and a horseshoe-shaped bruise on my side. But I did manage to ski the remaining ski areas in Morocco. And ski down with the broken ribs. Full story (TGR version) (Suomenkielinen versio) March 2016, Michlifen, Ifrane, Morocco; Jbel Habri, Ifrane, Morocco Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Hiking, Horse); Climbing (Mountain, Volcanoes); Riding | |
| The Ultimate Frustration What's the point of working so hard that you cannot do the things you love? I feel like I'm far too busy. To add insult to the injury, this week I'm visiting one of the greatest ski destinations in the world, Sapporo, but there isn't yet any snow, and even if there were, I would not have time to go to the mountains. Full story (TGR version) (Suomenkielinen versio) October 2015, Mt. Moiwa, Sapporo, Japan Skiing (Outdoor, Grass); Climbing (Mountain) | |
| Riders of the Lost Arenales There are references to it in the Internet. And a sole road sign point to it. But it is nowhere to be found. Full story (TGR version) (Suomenkielinen versio) August 2015, Los Arenales, Araucania, Chile Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Climbing (Mountain) | |
| Volcán Villarica That moment when you realise that the ski area you were going to ski at next week is closed due to the volcano erupting. The obvious next question is, of course, if I was packing skins. Full story (TGR version) (Suomenkielinen versio) August 2015, Ski Pucón, Villarica, Chile Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Climbing (Mountain) | |
| OpenStreetMap When skiing or hiking at a new place, suitable maps are essential. These maps can be hard to come by, however, and most GPS maps do not contain information about walking paths, ski slopes or lifts. OpenStreetMap, however, has a lot of good information, and I have been using it in off-piste skiing, finding ski areas, and hiking around the world. Full story (TGR version) (Suomenkielinen versio) August 2015, Los Arenales, Araucania, Chile Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Climbing (Mountain); Urban-Exploration (Ski-Lifts) | |
| Bunker Bouldering A blown-up bunker. Debris. Darkness. Bats. Concrete rising to the heights. Walls hanging where they should not be. An ideal climbing place, if it wasn't for the grim past of this place and the morbid pictures of soldiers. Full story (TGR version) (Suomenkielinen versio) June 2015, Humboldthain Flaktürme, Berlin, Germany Climbing (Wall); Caving (Man-Made); Urban-Exploration (Bunkers) | |
| Honolulu Week and a half in Hawaii in a meeting, properly dressed. For some reason people stared when I visited the beach. Full story (Suomenkielinen versio) May 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Skiing (Outdoor, Sand); Surfing; Climbing (Mountain); Hiking | |
| London Ice Climbing Have ice axe. Will travel to London to go ice climbing. My cab driver thinks that is the weirdest thing he has heard his customers do. I think that if it is true, then his rides have been pretty boring. Full story (TGR version) (Suomenkielinen versio) May 2015, Vertical Chill, London, United Kingdom Climbing (Ice); Urban-Exploration (Buildings) | |
This is the 3th set of articles. The previous sets were set 1, and set 2. The next sets are 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.