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:
| Hero or Bonehead? While the opinions were split among the spectators that came to talk to me afterwards ("are you the guy who skied that?"), I think the answer is definitely "bonehead". This was just too dangerous. I need to go back to skiing safer slopes. Full story April 2012, Kitzsteinhorn, Kaprun, Austria Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Climbing (Mountain); Sauna (Normal) | |
| Out of Bounds in Les Arcs I was more worried about falling on that vertical wall than the police catching me, but both were real concerns. And then I caused an avalanche. This is a story about my four day trip to Les Arcs, France. Full story February 2012, Les Arcs, France Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Climbing (Mountain) | |
| Russian Ski Stars I climbed a mountain, and found a ski movie actress from Russia on the top! Full story January 2012, Courchevel, France Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Climbing (Mountain) | |
| Good Choice to Avoid Iceland I almost booked my IETF flights via Iceland so that I could test the summer skiing on that glacier. Good thing I didn't, because the volcano underneath started erupting yesterday. Close call! Full story July 2011, Stromboli, Sicily, Italy Climbing (Mountain) | |
| Horseback Skiing in the Himalayas No problem. I had never ridden a horse before, so practicing riding on steep, rocky paths at 3 to 4 kms while carrying ski gear and taking photos sounded like a fun thing to do. Full story June 2011, Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh, India Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Riding; Climbing (Mountain); Travel | |
| Dog Finds Slovenia's Last Snow Dogs that climb. Dragging skis to top of mountains on our backs. Skiing Slovenia's last traces of snow. Meeting with the guy who skied down from the seven summits. Full story May 2011, Ceska Koca hut, Kamnik-Savinja Alps, Slovenia Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Climbing (Mountain) | |
| The 48 hour challenge How many states can you ski in during 48 hours? I'm about to find out... Full story February 2011, Mt. Ashland, Oregon, USA; Mount Shasta, California, USA Skiing (Outdoor, Snow, Lifts); Climbing (Mountain) | |
This is the 6th set of articles. The previous sets were set 1, set 2, set 3, set 4, and set 5. This is the last set.
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.