Bouldering and Climbing Gym Comparison

Here is a simple comparison of some of the bouldering and climbing gyms I have visited. The list is sorted by decreasing bouldering or climbing surface and the number of routes or problems. I personally visited each of the gyms at least once and typically several times. The ranking is …

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Countries Visited So Far

While preparing our holiday and travel plans for 2024, I decided to look at what countries I visited in the past to see what interesting places we might have missed. The easiest way to do that is using one of the freely available countries or places visited websites. I chose …

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COVID-19 Symptoms and Disease Progression

Coronavirus disease, COVID-19, or SARS-CoV-2 sucks, as we experienced ourselves recently! It is best to avoid getting it if you can.

When a close family member first contracted it in late 2021/early 2022 despite being triply vaccinated, we were extremely anxious and worried. One factor contributing to …

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Elbsandstein Climbing, Hiking and Via Ferrata Fun

I have been climbing, hiking and doing via ferrata a lot in the Elbsandstein mountains recently. I give a short overview of Saxon style climbing and a summary of the main via ferrata in the region.

You have a great but airy overview at the top of Häntzschelstiege.
You have a great but airy overview at the top of Häntzschelstiege.

The Elbsandstein …

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Ice Climbing in Berlin?!

In January we went ice climbing in Berlin at Der Kegel.

Pascal wields some ice tools.
Pascal wields some ice tools.

To do ice climbing, you usually need a frozen waterfall or a glacier. At least you typically should be in some form of alpine setting. Here in Berlin, we do not have all this …

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Rock Climbing Trip in the Frankenjura

This is a report of our climbing trip to the Frankenjura, which is one of Germany’s most well-known rock climbing areas. We stayed in the small town of Schlaifhausen.

The church on top of the mountain near the climbing spot.
The church on top of the mountain near the climbing spot.

At the end of June, we went on a …

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