I love to camp, wether in a tent or unter the skies. As a scout, as well as a mountaineer, you kind of have to have that desire. But if it get's freezing cold, it's not that simple anymore. Just wanting it is noth enough. You need the right gear!

As erverytime, I want to test my limits an the limits of my gear. Therefore I had to wait for extreme cold conditions, which came on the 18th of January. And because everything is better with a friend, I talked my "alpine hell partner-in-crime" Michi into it. There wasn't much persuation needed.

Sunday, 13 of March 2016 - Birthday Challenge.

The goal is set - to climb 33 routes! But in the back of my head I really wanted to go for the 50 routes. Big words - the truth is, I have no idea what lies ahead. I've done long alpine climbs with 5.11d cruxes, but I have no clue how this challenge will affect me physically. Anyway, I've waited a long time for this and I'm determined to pull trough no matter what.

The day started with a little bit of rain...

Normally I´m not the biggest fan of new year`s resolutions. You challenge yourself, most of the time something hard, and you fail - most of the time.

But this is something different!