Ågesta ultimate bloc ripp down session 2011

Sorry for the lack of activity the last month. The fact that I have been running a blog without owning a computer with internet has made the whole thing a bit more troublesome than it should have to be. Climbing without climbing shoes might be a good equivalent. However, I’ve now bought a CANON G12 POWERSHOT CAMERA and anyone who knows anything about anything is aware that you can’t go through life without having one of those in your possession (Read: gadget nerd and simply slave to the consumption society). Ok with that said lets talk about stuff that matter J.

I’ve spent about 3 weeks in Stockholm in May and maybe I didn’t get quite as many days of climbing as I planned but still a few really good ones! What struck me the most was the high quality of the routes on mostly technical granite.

Recommendations

Megadans, Skevik 7c

Non-stop, Skevik 7b

Freaky Deaky, Nacka Kvarn 7b

Totalvägra, Nacka Kvarn 7a

Lutande Tornet, Nacka Kvarn 7a

We also spent one day bouldering in Ågesta over which area they recently released a new guidebook. The guide is nice with clean graphics, pictures and funny little anecdotes. The only and quite negative thing is that it doesn’t offer any English translation not even for road description.

Enough said, now enjoy the prodigious quality of my Canon G12 Powershot pictures.

A super nice boulder, couldn't find it in the guide though. About 5a-b.

                                               

Michelle looking cool.

Me trying to look cool

Barbahög 6b+, a realy nice highball

You got to love the highball action:)

Stockholm has lots of small little crags spread out around the city and most of them are easy to reach with public transports, a week pass including busses and trains is about 30 euros.