Ármannshlaupið
A 10k race along the northern coast of Reykjavík, Iceland. The weather was very nice, offering a beautiful view of the bay and the mountains on the other side.
Hádegishyrna
A 4 hour hike from the Icelandic valley Skorradalur, up the eastern slopes of the mountain Skarðsheiði, to the summit called Hádegishyrna. The weather was nice but slightly foggy.
Plana Novella
A sunny summer hike to the Catalan-Tibetan buddhist monastery in Plana Novella. We started the hike in Garraf and walked to Sitges.
XXV Marxa Gràcia Montserrat
Marxa Gràcia Montserrat is 63km long endurance hike from the Gràcia neighborhood in Barcelona, Spain, to the Montserrat Monastery. This annual hike is a real challenge with accumulated elevation difference of about 5000 meters.
Cursa Bombers 2012
Cursa Bombers is an annual 10k race in Barcelona, Spain. It was nice to run it again in 2012 after a three year long break from street races.
700 grams of common sense
A few days ago I flew with easyJet between London and Barcelona. During the check-in I experienced something that made me think about how our lives are dominated by rules and regulations at the cost of common sense. The staff at the check-in informed me that my bag was too heavy — 21.6 kilos — 1.6 kilos above the weight limit. Instead of charging me right away the staff asked me if I could move something from my check-in luggage…
Roca Centella
A cloudy-day hike in the Montseny Natural Park together with a couple of friends. We set off from Figaró and headed for La Garriga along the PR C-33 short distance path — with a mid-way detour to the top of Roca Centella (1001m).
Skorradalsháls
On a recent trip to Iceland I did a short hike that I have not done in quite some time. I hiked onto a small ridge called Skorradalsháls (314m) and separates the valleys Skorradalur and Lundareykjadalur in west Iceland.
Þverfellshorn
Mt. Esja rises above Reykjavík across the bay north of the city. It is one of the most popular recreation areas close to Reykjavík. The most popular peak is Þverfellshorn (780 m) which is accessible by a marked path, yet fairly challenging.
Kvígindisfell
A hike to the top of Kvígindisfell (783 m) in western Iceland. We got a true sampling of Icelandic weather — sun, rain, snow, …