Alpine Conditions in Laivonsaari
The big boys had told us last winter, that Laivonsaari island near Kuopio has a...
Climbing
A Night at the Icefall
Me and Dima had been planning for a nocturnal ice climbing trip for a while....
Haminalahti Ice Climbing
The weather was getting warmer towards the end of January. Me and Dima decided to...
First Steps of Lead Climbing on Ice
In mid January me and Dima had finally chance to scale our “local ice fall”...
Chilly Opening of the Ice Climbing Season
The early winter was hopelessly warm and snowless, hence the dreams of ice climbing were...
Dufourspitze Attempt
My cell phone woke me up somewhere between 1 am and 2 am. The sleep...
Monte Rosa Hütte
After reaching the summit of Großglockner in 2013, I have been dreaming about my next big...