by Rannveig | Mar 2, 2016 | Climbing
Somewhere out there is a climber who owned a pair of Mythos that I found as they were being thrown out, but which saved an entire season of mine in Kalymnos. I’d like to repay this person with a free pair of new shoes from my sponsor, La Sportiva! ...
by Rannveig | Jul 9, 2015 | Climbing
photo: www.nathanweltonphoto.com www.terjeaamodt.com NORWAY A small country with beautiful mountains and a population less than the city Detroit. I grew up among the wild mountains of Romsdal, which is famous for its steep mountains, deep valleys, and...
by Rannveig | May 29, 2015 | Climbing
Over the last three years it’s been essential for me to have a coach I can trust 100%. Beside coaching the Norwegian climbing team, Stian Christophersen is a highly educated physiotherapist and one of Norway’s best climbers himself. After I got injured in...
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 | 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...
by Rannveig | Apr 1, 2014 | Climbing
The fear of falling is quite stressful, unenjoyable and pumpy. It’s like driving a car with the handbrakes on. The muscles tense, you’re over gripping, your heart beat races, your hands get sweaty, you stop breathing and quickly pump out or yell take....
