Wild thing 7C, Åkers

Daniel Andersson launching for the jug on Wild thing 7A+/7C at Åkers styckebruk.

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El toro 7C

Thom Hörnström working El toro 7C in Bromma. A three star climb situated just 
outside central Stockholm.

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Slaporama 7A, Bromma

 

Thom Hörnström sticking the first move of Slaporama 7A in Bromma, Stockholm.

 

 

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Wong sai 7B+, Orminge

James Thanawat working Wong sai 7B+...

...and Arvid Holmgren repeating it.

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Tjing tjong 7C

Arvid Holmgren working Tjing tjong 7C in Orminge.

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James & Arvid hits Orminge

There are better days for climbing on slopy rails than the one Arvid Holmgren and James Thanawat chose to spend in Orminge a couple of weeks ago. In the photos they are struggling on Wong sai 7B+, which Arvid managed to repeat despite the 30 degrees in the shades.

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Arnhem land, Solsidan

Danny Salata sticking the cruxmove of Arnhem land.

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Shots of the legends 2014 - Problem nr.5

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Shots of the legends 2014 - Problem nr.4

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Shots of the legends 2014 - Problem nr.3

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Shots of the legends 2014 - Problem nr.2

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Shots of the legends 2014 - Problem nr.1

As I did not post all the photos I took at the La Sporiva legends only in November, I though I could use them in this time of having nothing better to share. A desperate try to fill out the void that is the issue of not having climbed much in the past months.










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Arnhem land 7C+

Danny Salata working Arnhem land on a grim October afternoon. A problem that I would say deserves more attention than it seems to be getting. It offers cool movements on high quality granite and can be strongly recomended among the Stockholm gems.

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Wong sai 7B+, Orminge

Fernando Lomba working Wong sai.

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Perfect timing

 

Danny Salata firing Arnhem land at Solsidan, just as the rain is about to start. That was about it for that day since by the time he was back on the ground, the holds where getting soaked.

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Wong sai 7B+

Jonas Börjesson well protected by Anders Terlongo, while trying Wong sai in Orminge,

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Televinken, Orminge

Fernando Lomba climbing Televinken at the one of the close-to-town, Stockholm crags.

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Baretta 8a

Fredrik Sydstrand warming up at Flaten outside Stockholm, on a grim October afternoon.

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Legends black and white

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Another finished chapter, time to write a new one

Combining studies with training is not as easy as I've been told. Before this semester at Berghs school of communication, I have not been sat in a school-bench since I graduated from upper secondary school in the spring of 2007. And I must say, going back being used to having climbing as my main focus in life, it's been hard to maintain my training. School-assignments has taken up most of my focus and the stress of constantly having something related to these to think about has drained me on lots of energy. It's actually not been until in the last couple of weeks when all assignments was handed in, that I've started feeling like myself again when going to the wall.

However, in spite of this I have enjoyed my stay in Stockholm very much, climbing-wise also. Training at facilities like K2, surrounded by incredibly many talented climbers has given me a whole new perspective of the Swedish climbing-scene. It has also helped me regain my joy for indoor climbing, which has been running pretty low in the last year or so. But lately I've been able to enjoy climbing in the gym just as much as going outdoors. All thanks to the atmospehere and the amount of new problems being put up every week by hard working routesetters. It´s beyond anything I've experienced before.

One of my neighboors in Stockholm seemed to have a thing or two to learn about appartment-

adapted pets. (Translation: Beware of camel).

I am not sure what I'll be doing after New years, but since school is over and I no longer have a place to stay in Stockholm, I have moved back to Uddevalla for the time being. I will be doing some work over the holidays and a couple of weeks into the new year. After that I'm free as a bird again and time will tell wheter I'll be back on the road travelling or in Stockholm training.


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