Two weeks ago a group of Googlers went on another hike (previous ones were to Trainsjoch and Kampenwand). This time we agreed on a two day hike from Hochzirl up on Großer Solstein (tour #25 from Mit Bahn und Bus in die Münchner Berge. 50 Touren zwischen Füssen und Berchtesgaden). Weiterlesen »
This year I’m really lucky and get to do quite some business travel. Two weeks ago I was in Zurich for a training and used the opportunity to visit an old friend in Bern. Weiterlesen »
Ich hatte kürzlich das Problem, daß ich rausfinden wollte, welche Rother Führer es für ein bestimmtes Gebiet gibt. Die Webseite von Rother selbst ist ziemlich mies und auch Amazon ist nicht besonders hilfreich, deswegen hier meine Lösung:
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Ich hatte noch nicht genug Zeit, alle Führer einzutragen, aber das wird bald nachgeholt. Viel Spaß damit, ich hoffe irgendjemand findet es nützlich 
35℃ and sunshine. Who needs this? Just in time to miss the last two games of the world cup we hopped into my car and headed north to Norway. Weiterlesen »
This morning I was surprised by the blue sky, a nice change from the wet and cold weather we had the last few days. It was already 10:00 so I quickly picked a tour I had not done yet from Mit Bahn und Bus in die Münchner Berge. 50 Touren zwischen Füssen und Berchtesgaden (#37), compressed breakfast to a quick coffee and headed out. Weiterlesen »
Earlier this year I went on a hike with a few colleagues. My sturdy Meindl Vakuum did well but I felt the shoes where totally overkill for the tour and I started looking for lighter hiking boots. I had two requirements: lighter (<< 1kg for the pair) and not as warm (I sweat a lot). Weiterlesen »
Today I hiked another tour from Mit Bahn und Bus in die Münchner Berge. 50 Touren zwischen Füssen und Berchtesgaden together with two colleagues from Google. We picked tour #45, a short but strenuous hike up to the Kamptenwand. Weiterlesen »
Hendrik started a passaround for testing the Optimus Crux Lite Solo Cook System and I was randomly chosen one of the lucky five to lay my hands on it. Having completely forgotten about the passaround I was confused when I received a duct-tape wrapped package yesterday. This morning I shot some pictures on my balcony and cooked my morning coffee with it. Weiterlesen »
Last weekend two colleagues (thanks again, Han-Wen and Felipe!) from our Brazilian office took me on short hike near Belo Horizonte. It was a little cloudy and perhaps 15°C. I heard locals complain about the cold winter but for me this was better than the summer I had seen in Germany so far. Weiterlesen »
Last sunday we couldn’t resist the beautiful weather and drove from Karlsruhe to Oberotterbach for a short hike in the Palatinate forest. Weiterlesen »