Andy Kirkpatrick, the best world climber from Hull, got this advice from a taxi driver after helping him carrying all the bags needed to go up the "Reticent Wall" route in "El Capitan". In a shorter way, even hard workers, as horses are, have a limit. Writing a blog is far different from climbing alone …
Full of light nights.
Not too much to read tonight. We had an earthquake last Sunday. It was 2 seconds of the whole house shaking. Nothing seriuos. Wind was more effective in Bodø. There was not tsunami. In any case and taking into account the power of the nature I have decided to take as many pictures as I …
The goat.
I will make it easy today. In the land where I was born, protected by many mountain ranges filled with "horny" Iberian Ibex goats, we take the example of this animal to reflect the fact that the roots of our behaviour are very well settled making it normal to continue with them. Therefore "the goat …
Sitting bull.
Probably this picture should have been included in the previous post. Is the 3km tunnel under one of those 2 mountains connected by the wires. Actually it is a very singular devise, an horizontal radio station. In order to cover long distances high masts or even towers are used. There is one in the west …
Ande yo caliente…
A new challenge for the non native Spanish speakers. Well, knowing my poor communication skills, even advanced users of "castellano" will have to read it several times to get the idea. Do you have time? Ok, so once you have done the job and found out what i am talking about, dont laugh. That's it. …
There is light at the end of the street.
We finished the terrace in the north side of the Bodø 360 building. Last week weather conditions were different. I mean, every five minutes there was a change. And none of them reminded me of the one from my birth place during summer. All of it apparently typical from this part of the world. Rather …
The eye of the tiger.
1982. Gyms all around the world changed after that year. The most famous US Governor, Arnold, was by then 3 times winner of the Mr Universe title and 7 of Mr Olimpia. His main role in the film "Conan, The Barbarian" fill up the wallets of many gyms owners. My contribution was no so spectacular …
Simon and Saltstraumen
There are people in this world with much more experienced than me. But still after thirty years of selling my time for money, not for nothing, it is difficult to accept that air moving at almost 100 km/h forced me to stay away from work. This free day offered by the Norwegian nature allowed me …
Behind Polish back.
From all the Polish people that I know there is only one who my wife doesn't like. Let's forget about him and focus on the nicer ones. The two closest to me are at least as good climbers as I am. Then there is the best Polish cook I have ever talk to and then …
Tough fathers.
I was not bothering anybody in this world before my parents moved to Valladolid in the late sixties. Some years earlier, my father followed the advise of his oldest brother and found a more profitable way of living in the most humid part of The Iberic peninsula, the Basque Country, in the luxury business of …
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