by Rannveig | Apr 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
It’s been three years since I took a 50 foot ground fall while sport climbing in Turkey. The recovery process was horrendous, and it’s interesting to experience that I’m still progressing. The progression is no longer linear; the steps are smaller...
by Rannveig | Apr 9, 2015 | Climbing
For a long time Nathan and I had been dreaming about living in a small village in Spain. Our criteria were that we could walk to a local baker in the morning, drink good coffee and climb on steep limestone tufas. I hadn’t really thought of Majorca as the obvious...
by Rannveig | Feb 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
I was born in Norway on an ancient Viking farm. The legend says that every baby in Norway pops out with skis on their feet. I was a January baby and skiing, as the legend predicted, became my main winter activity at an early age. On my 22nd birthday, I strapped my...
by Rannveig | Oct 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
While climbing in Turkey in April 2012, I took a 50-foot ground fall — you can read about it here (http://rannveigaamodt.com/accident/). The result was catastrophic: three broken vertebrae, a broken pelvis, a compound elbow fracture, and worst of all, two...
by Rannveig | Aug 8, 2014 | Climbing
My friend Line Tveter is guest blogging for me today! Here is her awesome piece about friends and climbing 🙂 FRIENDS – No, you geek, not cams… friends of flesh and blood When I ask climbers why they climb, they often answer people, community, friendship. Yet, I...
