Iceland is full of active volcano’s.First we had Eyafjallajökull and now there is Grímsvötn (On the Vatnajökull)Last night the Icelandic weather institute measured serious activity around Grímsvötn. There were earthquakes, one measuring 2.9 on Richter (at 2:30h last night) with increased tremor (see graph)The last eruption there was just six years ago in 2004. Here …

I used to live in Iceland for a couple years. Exactly in the time that the Icelandic bank system collapsed. I read and speak Icelandic and so I read the free newspaper (Frettabladid) every day and regularly read one of the other newspapers as well. (Morgunbladid) I was alway surprised by the lack of information …

Some people do more then just climbing… Like Wodi and his team. (Team Falke sportswear with Fokko Hoeksma, Ton van Os, Sophia van der Linden and Wouter-Dirk Huitzing) They’re taking part now in the World Championship Adventure Racing. At the moment they’re not ‘number one’ but I just find it pretty hard-core just taking part …

My mum is PE teacher (she just celebrated her 40th anniversary as teacher, waauw!) and she invited me to give some climbing lessons in her gym. In return I get free food in Hotel-Mamma. I was proud having the kids to learn the belay steps, figure-of-eight knot and more in just one hour per group! …

Lost & found… Eric indeed went to Cham. So, you can stop searching! He’s doing fine and will return to the Netherlands somewhere soon. An important message from Menno Boermans: Dear all, Eric Frankenmolen left his home in Eindhoven, Friday october 1st. He is been missing since then. He did not take any medicine or …

Caporal We woke up just before 8. The alarm kept on ringing. We looked at each other and shook our head. Mika, the Latvian guy sleeping in the same apartment (the opposite bed) slept…he just slept on…through his alarm. We took our cutlery, plate and went down. As Paul was a bit more injured then …

On the way to the airport Update Normally I try to write something every week, at least, that is when things are going on. But I had no internet at all last week. So, I have to write quite a bit now, I guess. Why? Because I went climbing :) Not just climbing, I went …

Just back from the tradclimbing meeting in Valle dell’Orco (Italy). Soon more about the adventure :) Picture: me & Markus from Germany on top of the cliff after climbing Diedro Nanchez.