Galayos

What an adventure! Climbing in the Galayos requires firstoff an approach of 2,5-3h with the entire food for the time that you plan on staying. We took food for 5 days. Therefore our backpacks were quite heavy considering all the weight of autoprotection-devices plus sleep and cookingstuff that has to be in there aswell. Fortunately there is water from springs up there otherwise it would've been impossible. This is the way, in the background you can already see the destination: (pictures partly by Alvaro)

Our first bivak. At a 15m- dropoff, but with the best view:

The view from the Refugio at sunrise

On top of Aguja Negra:

climbing the last pitch of Gran Galayo:

and the view from the top of it:

According to the caretaker of the Refugio I was the first on that carried a Crashpad as mattrass up to the Galayos, we had to do some bouldering. Maybe the first boulder in the Galayos (Caca de Cabras, 6C)

 View onto El Torréon

here with three Climbers on top

and this is the downward view from the narrow summit: 170m of dropoff to the left and 150m to the right

Birthday art

One of the more extraordinary presents I've got for my birthday: one graffiti each with a salut from two swiss artists

Zarautz and the Northcoast

Back to Basque Country (Surfpictures made by Tobi Rein)

European Wooden Surfboard Meet

In Berria happened to be the European Wooden Surfboard Meet this year where lots of the woodenboardbuilders from Europe met to talk and exchange. Naturally we couldn't miss out on this one with Yellowfoot. And yes how it was worth it: lots of nice people and crazy boards in every imaginable way of constructing them and style. An absolute enrichment!!

Climbing-Roadtrip through Europe Part III

At the bottom of the Pyrenees

...through Andorra...

water-reservoir-hopping in Spain

Climbing with summer haircut (picture: Alvaro)

and the incomparable Riglos

Climbing-Roadtrip through Europe Part II

If it's hot outside you better look for a cool place to go climbing. This one on top was extremely beautiful and extraordinary.

the small hidden villages in France are stunningly beautiful again and again

Climbing-Roadtrip through Europe Part I

Time to resume a bit the last months. It all started in Freiburg by Switzerland and with many stops through France always in Southwestern direction towards Spain. All with the Tica Dani and the "Tica" Moni together in the big wolfpack. Aouuuuuuu!