RVK is short for writing Reykjavík in Icelandic.The capital of Iceland.To be honest…not the most interesting place in Iceland. Seltjarnarnes a land tongue at Reykjavik But maybe thats because the contrast is so big. (And yes you can find good culture in Reykjavik, the small old Opera house is beautiful, the musea are nice, some …

Yes, I just did something utterly brilliant.I accidentally deleted all new pictures and short movies from my iPhone before the transfer to my laptop was finished. And as the iTunes backup wasn’t finished either I lost all.All super awesome pictures from the most beautiful wall are lost now.Nothing of our ascents is left. (Great…)Just these …

Yes, I already did it!One of my missions in Iceland was to climb an old trad route in the climbing area Hnappavellir.The route used to be trad, opened over 20 years ago in two pitches. It’s on the tallest cliff in the area just over 30m in height.It had been bolted a couple years ago. …

After three horrible boat days we finally arrived in Iceland! ↵ Use original player 404 Error loading Vimeo video Iceland 2012 pt 1 The Boat from Marianne van der Steen on Vimeo.

Today, in 48 minutes to be exact, I’ll head for Germany. It didn’t go too smoothly to get here: my brother lost my house keys so I had to break into my own house to gather my stuff…And so I missed my last climbing session at my gym. Night climbing/flying at Monte Cervino Luckily I …

My parents are cycling to Rome now. It’s officially called a pilgrimage, but for my parents it’s more a way of travelling.I was wondering what route Google Maps would advice them.You have a button to choose what kind of transport you’d prefer (car, public transport, walk or bike)And for a change I chose for the walkers …