Ruben standing on a distant piece of rock in Siurana

Now we’re in Spain climbing on the rocks. It’s pretty nice weather (sunny, some clouds and almost perfect conditions for climbing, maybe sometimes a bit too hot). We’re sleeping a lot, eating well and having fun with friends playing games in the evening after dinner. We’re also enjoying the nature in the region of “El Priorat” which is famous for its oil and wine, especially from Siurana.
Currently we’re staying in Cornudella de Montsant in a comfortable apartment called “La Vileta” with really friendly owners which is just 10 minutes away by car from Siurana. Weiterlesen →

Dicki, David, Lena, Ruben and Patrick (f.l.t.r.)

Last weekend we attended this year’s last training course at Nuremberg. We met our trainers Dicki Korb and Patrick Matros to do some flash training in bouldering with video analysis, power work-outs and to reflect the competition season of 2012. We also started to plan the training procedures for next year. Weiterlesen →

Pic by Ruben Firnenburg

After the EYC in Kranj, Jakob Heber Norum and I went to Misja Pec for some rock climbing. It was the first time since spring and after the competition season being on rock routes again. We were syked for some hard stuff! Weiterlesen →

Pic by the Ministry for Internal Affairs and Sports

On 09/24/2012 Lena Herrmann and I were invited by Mr Schünemann, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Sports in Lower Saxony. We were among 75 other students and trainees at a “round table” in the Ministry at Hannover. Weiterlesen →