This week has been quite interesting. The plan was to go up to the north of Sweden for trail-running with my husky. But he got some trouble with his paw. So I have to rethinking. The result was a lot of climbing and down hill cycling.

Climbing, climbing and climbing.

So a lot of wall climbing, perfect for the technique and strength. Developing but missing Mikael’s comment for developing…

But Thursday was a real good day. I went to Jarvso for down hill cycling..

http://jarvsobergscykelpark.se/

Down hill cycling at Jarvso, a fantastic day..

So the down hill cycling, was tough, both from a physical as well as from a physical perspective. The grade of the trails was perfect and you could easy choose the right one for your..

And now over to something complete different…Well I think we all got a responsible for a sustainable world and life. As explorer and adventurer we travel a lot, and we will influence the environment in different ways. At the same time, I think it is very important that we travel. I can see compering to others that travellers got significantly more understanding for other cultures, religion and governance. But don’t you ever forget that the best adventure can be just around the corner..The movement must start from some ware, maybe with small steps..

Today we get information of all fantastic places we must visit. All mountains to climb, all rivers to raft.. But there is so incredible much you not have to..Euripides wrote 400 before Christ: If you want to make a human happy, don’t give him/her wealth. But take some of hers/his wishes away from him/her. There ones was a business man, he needed to recover. He has heard about a monastery, and decided to live there for a couple of days. The monk told him that everything was  voluntary, he showed him his room and explained the routines. The monk was very kind, and he said: by the way Mr, if there is something you lacking, please tell us and we will for sure learn you how to live without it…

The easy way of living..??

Getting a team. If you want to improve and develop, you need help. I have said it before you need support from a team. people who can challenge you or get you support and even peace, quiet. I have the opportunity to get friends who can help me out with this. 52 years old and still feeling as a rookie in some areas, that nice…

Get yourself a dream team to surround you with..It will help..

See ya soon…

The plan was to go running in the mountains with my husky. But he was limping, so I have to re-plan. The planning is still going on, but today I choose to wall climb. It good to sometimes re-think about what to do. It is summer and vacation time. Today I read a book by Torsten Boberg, and enjoy a real good cup of coffee.

Drinking coffee and reading Torsten Boberg is a nice way to enjoy the vacation…

Thinking different, is important. You must develop yourself. So start the day with new habits. Get up early, do some meditation or Chi gong, try a totally new workout form. Challenge your self for not following the old tracks all the time. Listen to pods for getting inspired and to change your life window..

https://www.acast.com/husky/avsnitt111-oskarkihlborg

And read good and inspiring books, when its vacation you can spend the time. Here comes some suggestion for summer reading:

http://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/into-thin-air-9781447200185

http://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/white-spider-9780007197842

http://www.adlibris.com/se/ljudbok/begravda-i-himlen-9789170369834

http://www.adlibris.com/se/e-bok/himalaya-forandrade-mitt-liv-9789137140254

http://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/mojligheter-lat-ingen-bestamma-vad-som-ar-mojligt-for-dig-9789187941948

I have discover a new outdoor clothing brand. It looks very interesting and seems to got high quality. I will test one of the products. You can follow this link: https://www.jottnar.com/

Magni midlayer hooded jacket, the hood enough big for helmet etc.

And over to the workout. After a period with fully focus for the gym workout, I started to change. More of wall and cliff climbing combined with outdoor workout such as swimrun and obstacle course. And with a change of focus from the trail running anything can happen this week. I will try something new..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsCbmxTA7Gs

See ya soon…

Yesterday there was a tough workout, thank you Marcus for that:-). Today I started with a fast hike with my husky, there was no wind at all, what a morning. Then I went for a rock climbing session, very good for the strength and for the mind as well. During the week one of my friend ask me, -how can you workout so much? How do you got the time and all the energy? It is a very good question, and I had to think about it. But the answer is quite easy: I got the energy from it(all the things I do, workout, challenges etc.), and the time, it is to prioritize what you want to do…And at that moment, when I got the answer it comes to my mind. Life is good…

When the activity/workout give you energy, go for it..

When it comes to equipment, there are some new gear. I also will test some new stuff.

Black Diamond has present a climbing shoe..I will always be a bit suspicious when a producer start developing a new sort of Product..But this one looks fine to me.

La Sportiva has a new hiking shoe in there series. The Nucleo,   is “perfect for hikers who want a medium-duty boot” and backpackers looking for a waterproof option that “breathes well and supports moderate loads.”

I am always looking into details and practical and thoughtful solutions. And this month I will test the Salomon X Alp 3L black jacket.

Salomon has a good jacket which is stripped for lower the weight. But still has got some interesting solutions. The ventilation is one of them. This one will get real hard tested and a evaluation will be written here..

This week workout suggestion to try will be:

Reverse wall climb.

Find a spot and try to walk sideways ~10m

The second will be the crocodile walk.

!0m forward and 10m backward, a real good exercise..

This weeks music Pocke Öhström (from Tredje mannen for those who remember..)

See ya soon, and Life is good, Hugs to all of you from me.