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View of the bay during the descent.

After painfully realizing in Brensholmen that neither our endurance nor our fingers are currently up to the demands of a day of rock climbing, we continue towards Lofoten. ...

We honestly come to Brensholmen mainly because it is one of the few sport climbing areas in Norway and it is close to Tromsø. But we really want to have our first rock climbing...

Port of Tromsø

I first heard of climbing after I met a boy – he wouldn't stop talking about his biggest passion. I couldn't imagine what could be so damn great about it and I decided to see...

Somewhere on the side of the road in Slovenia when we were still very cautious about finding a parking space..

I have to admit, I have never spent as long on a blog post as I did on this one. We have been back in Germany for almost three weeks now and I am only now finding the time to...

Hello and welcome back to a excursion about the beautiful island of Crete. Our second week here we didn't just use for climbing, but also to inform ourselves thoroughly about...

It is very exciting to spend our last days in Greece on Crete, as the island differs in many ways from the mainland - although not in the typical Greek coziness and driving...

It is always something special to visit the capital of a country we are traveling through. We were looking forward to Athens for a long time, because the already exciting...

Our plan to escape the bad weather worked surprisingly well - especially because the weather in Greece had become much better again. After all, we had sun on three out of four...

Dear readers, Here follows the most boring blog post I have ever written, and this solely because there has been almost nothing happening in the past few days. After our visit...

The last few days have been eventful in the idyllic town of Leonidio. The entire climbing community seemed to have succumbed to the temptation of the 1700 sport climbing routes...

Since Jan had to take a break from climbing on the recommendation of the doctor due to his swollen toe, we had some "free" days over Christmas that wanted to be filled. So we...

Recently we unexpectedly realized that we have been living in Leonidio for "just" a month. With our fixed spot by the sea, the great selection of rocks and good new friends, a...

We're back with a review of the past ten days in Leonidio. It's crazy how quickly time flies - we've been on the road for almost three months now and have already passed the...

Since the weather in Leonidio has been letting us down for a few days and we're weaklings who didn't have the skin or strength to climb despite two rest days, we decided to seek...

Leonidio, a long cherished destination and highly acclaimed - now we have been here for some time and can judge for ourselves. Leonidio from above Leonidio is a small town...

Open the van door. It's early in the morning and the sun is making its way through the olive grove. Some street dogs bark in the distance, your own steps sink lightly into the...

In the past few days, we have explored northern Greece. Since there are hardly any worthwhile climbing areas here - at least according to our research - we only made a quick...

View of Agia Triada Monastery

As a climber in Berlin, it is notoriously difficult because there is a shortage of rocks, at least nearby. Nevertheless, there are some areas that are suitable for a short...

Hello! Our thirst for adventure is far from quenched, and after our (very short) detour to Austria, we decided to head straight for our final destination: Greece. So we set off...

We were hesitant whether we should share the events of the last few days with you, as they are not the most beautiful moments of our trip. We tend to share only the positive...

Breakfast with a view of the Limski Kanal

So darf Gretchen wohnen

After three weeks in Slovenia, we headed to Croatia, specifically Istria, to climb extensively. Since our entry into Austria, we encountered the first border that was also...

Dear Slovenia, We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your hospitality. You hosted us and Gretchen for three weeks and showed us your best side. Despite being a...

After the bad weather ruined our climbing plans, we decided to leave the mountains and explore the caves. Even though it's always cold and damp in a cave, at least we were...

After feeding our minds in Ljubljana, it was time to balance and challenge our muscles and finger joints. The best thing about Slovenia, as mentioned several times before, is...