It was November the 18th 2019 and there was no reception, I hadn’t communicated with the outside world for two weeks, and whichever direction I looked the high Himalayan peaks were rising to the skies. It was perfect. A day I will remember for the rest of my life.
Read moreHow I motivate myself to keep going during times of prolonged physical (and mental) struggle
Rolwaling Valley, Nepal, Nov 2019.
Going for an adventure, running for hours at a time, or climbing in high altitude — it’s not always a dreamy walk in the park. Actually, a lot of the time it’s really tough. The legs are screaming and the mind is telling you to quit. In the past years I’ve figured out a strategy that works for me, which (almost) always gets me through those moments of struggle.
Read moreThe story of Peanutbutter Mountain
In the blink of an eye so many emotions pass through me at once: exhaustion, hope, excitement, fear. I feel a fear of dying. Or perhaps – I feel vulnerable, like my life is hanging on a thin thread. At once there is life and there is death, co-existing so close to one another. They are not two separate things. They are two sides of one coin.
Read moreGlimpses from a month in the Himalayas
No matter how much I talk about it, how many words I choose to write down, it will never be enough to convey everything that I have experienced amongst the snow-covered mountain tops in the Himalayas. There are so many things to process. So many experiences, views, lessons learned.
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