Anniversary

Welcome to join me on this One Year Anniversary of my blog! I'm back in Corvara guiding where it all started one year ago. First I like to apologize for weeks without updates, not even a singel note. So to make it up I picked out a numbers of photos from last 6 weeks. Because you might have actually thought that "The Never Ending Tour" ended, but it didn't. It's been as active as usual and lost have things have happend. The pictures will tell the story.   

Changing tiers on the car on our way to Tunaberg and our climbing course.  

Golden sunset from Grönskärs light house.

Nice austrian pasture. 

Meditative and very relaxing!

I love swimming and when you take a breath you just see mountains surrounding you. 

After a swim...

Beautiful evening light on the church.

Why can just Italien people do proper Panini and Ice cream?

Electric boat motors, when will they do this w. 300 horse powers.

Wood carving above the beautiful town of Völs.

Climbing course with Jesper (to the left) and Stefan (to the right).

Weeeee goats, eating green gras on the alp meadows. Getting ready to produce amazing goat cheese!   

Seiser Alm

Daniel showing how much longer it is to next Italian coffe!

Midsommar blommor! 

Dolomites, Plattkoffel and Longkoffel in the far distance!

In between Plattkoffel and Longkoffel!

Flatt tier on our way to Tunaberg and climbing course.

Need a big camp fire at night, that calms you down!

Linus in a magic sunset out somewhere in the Stockholm Archipelago.

Playground for our climbing course.

Peder coming through a tight passage happier than ever!

Magic!

Inside the old but SUPER COZY fisherman shed.

Linus enjoying every second!

More sunset on Sandhamn!

Cerrybloms!

Stockholm Archipelago!

More glowing houses!

Summer is finally reaching out into the Sthlm Archipelago.

Campsite Tunaberg!

LOFOTEN!

Lofoten!

Lofoten!

Lofoten and torrfisk!

Reine on the souther island of Lofoten!

Some activities you can do here! 

Midnight sun, 02.45 in the morning!

Nusfjord, Lofoten!

Just amazing!

There wasa pier here...

Look at the mountains the shoots up 1000 meters from sea level!

Henningsvaer.

Henningsvaer, lot's of climbing.

Henningsvaer, Lofoten!

Torrfisk!

Puffins.

Sea kayaking in Lofoten.

Great contrasts. 

Peaceful. 

Kabelvåg.

Grönskär!

Skiing 30 cm of powder LAST of May.

Going for the sauna. 

The Baltic quine 

Jonas, my ÖtillÖ partner came to visit me. This is on top of Grönskärs light house. We have now started our serious and hard training for Island to Island on september 3. Follow our journey on my blog and support our way there! www.otillo.se 

Great training!

I don't know if I been talking about this earlier but if I have, it's definitely worth mention again. I been running in different places all over the world, with all kind of people, from professionals to happy amateurs. Everyone I can take a run with, every chans I have to get out there, moving in beautiful nature just by putting one foot infront of the other I'm the happiest ever. This is where I have my lone and quality time, even if I have my love next to me, my best friend or a total stranger. It dosen't matter. This is where I find time to reflect on myself and things I've been exposed for. What I really want to talk about is running,  this beautiful ones that I think you have to do as a runner. I have two favorites here in Sweden and one of them is here, on Sandhamn! I just follow the shore line readily in the sunset (run clockwise). Most of it is on sand but there is more to it, move your body over rocks, use your whole body to climb a small hill or a reflector, crawl under a pier or some old roots, run through water passages or just enjoy the incredible view! If you can't run it, walk it!

This pictures is taken a few days ago when me and a friend was walking around the island!

The limousine on Sandhamn, the kinds coming back from school.  

Talking to Fredrik in my cellphone. 

Just relaxing with great views.

And of we go to continue the walk! 

The blog vacation is over...

The blog has been on vacation for some time. I can't even remember last time I did an update which is a little embarrassing. But I haven't been on the lazy side, here are some pictures from the last couple of days from Stockholm, the Stockholm Archipelago and Sandhamn. This is where I am right now to get my annual dose of Sandhamn and the most beautiful archipelago in the world.

Perrés fisherman cottages. 

Dykarbaren is having a break on Kvarnberget (mill mountain) before opening up again for the evening. 

I found an old tandem bike. I really liked the look of the saddles. 

Out exploring the climbing in the archipelago, it's totally unexplored and there is plenty of first descents to put up.

Sun is setting and we are enjoying the view from the top of our climb! 

Blue sky and blue water.

Another amazing sunset!

When talking with photographers they sometimes talk about "the Blue Hour". I think this is what they mean.  

Just a few minutes later the wind picked up and the "mirror" was gone.

Like this weird light came out good on the picture. 

Playing fotboll (soccer) while waiting for my brother to show up.  

He still knows how to do some moves... =)

Happy as ever when I get to lead some 6a's on the rock! 

Still going strong...

... but ... 10 minutes later I took an 8 meter fall on the last bolt. I was 2 meters above my last quickdraw (safety device) and got some real air time. We were both okay and I could go through the last crux easy when I got back up.

This is so unique! =)

Bye Åre!

Bye Åre after ten fantastic days with friends and skiing! It was a perfect day in Åre today, the sun was high and warm, good friends all over the mountain and no wind. I don't know when I will see you again Åre, maybe next winter... Cause if you look at my schedule from now on it's tight. Instead of skiing I'm heading for the Stockholm archipelago and the liquid form of snow. For some time, closer to 6 weeks I will be on Sandhamn working with the Guides of Sandhamn and catch up with training again. Last week have been my time of from training, I don't see skiing as training for me. I been eating good food and just tried to spend as much time as I could with my friends. I feel motivated to get back on track.

New look.

While waiting for my new website to be complete I chose to change the look of my blog. I have had some feedback on the blog and it seem like readers thought the look have been to dark. That have made it harder to stay longer on the site and made the reading tiresome for the eyes. So I hope this will be better, Thanks everyone who send me emails with feedback and Thanks to all of you who is reading. More is to come so stay tuned!
Thanks Staffan =)

Åre and Birthday celebration...

Yes and no, it's not my birthday today but tomorrow. We usually meet up in Åre around this day every year but last year I could not attend my self, I was down in the Alps trying to ski The Marinelli couloir. So Linus and Johan made sure that it all happend last year too and gathered all friend and had a session in the sun. This year I was back but the fore cast for tomorrow didn't look great... and both Johan & Linus are both working tomorrow so we decided to celebrate my B-day one day ahead because of the fantastic weather and because we were all of today with no obligations! This was our day, see pictures below. Later we had barbecue in the sun back at Linus place and a B-day cake! Thanx for an amazing day all people involved!

Cold snow in the morning! I have never seen so much snow in Tväråvalvet like this, this time a year. Midsummer skiing this year maybe!?

Johan is getting some!

My two year ago pressent from Johan, I have my own run in Åre! Thanx again Johan! =)

Lot's of jumping of small cliffs today. 

More...

...and more...

...and finally more... Arvid joined up for some runs, Fun & Thanx! =)

Johan is having a quick swedish Fika before doing Brännaråket again! 

Snasahögarna!

Hiking up Västerskutan... Kallsjön in the background!

...Chatting along.

Summit of Åre Skutan!

Linus happy as ever to be at the top of Västerskutan!

Johan... Nice!