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. Read more »

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. Read more »

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). Read more »

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. Read more »

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. Read more »