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Jan

Coasteering for beginners – an active adventure along the coast

Coast…what? – Coasteering! The combination of coast and mountaineering may not be a familiar term to you – but this shouldn’t stop you from trying this physical mixture of water sports and climbing at some point. It’s primarily about fun, dexterity and thrill rather than trying to be a new discipline for the next Summer […]

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Daniela

Plogging – everything you need to know

Do you enjoy being physically active outdoors? Is the environment important to you and you want to keep it clean? Then plogging is just the thing for you! It has now become so established that it has turned into a social movement. But where does plogging come from, who invented it and what do you […]

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Janika

What are the benefits of walking?

Going for walks in the fresh air is the most natural and original way for people to get from one place to another. However, owing to modern means of transport and lack of time, we rarely complete even short distances under our own steam these days. Inactivity and health problems such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases […]

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Stephan

The thru hike: see it through!

The “thru” in thru hiking means “through”. A thru hike involves hiking an established long-distance trail end-to-end without major breaks. And this long-distance hiking trail can even cover several thousand kilometres! This type of long-distance hiking requires some real commitment. Come what may! If you accept this challenge, you can experience unbelievable beauty but you […]

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Felix

Redpointing etc. – what do these common climbing terms mean

Redpoint, Onsight and Flash… climbing terms that shape our world and make up key figures we base our climbing performance on. There are also some rock climbing words and expressions that are not quite so common. Where does all this climbing vocabulary come from and what does it all mean? One reason is the not […]

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Stephan

Old, unfit, clueless? Try rock climbing for beginners!

When you take a look around a climbing hall in a metropolitan area, you’ll mainly see young, fit people with muscular bodies. But there is also a good number of those who don’t care about fitness, age or beauty stereotypes. Which is a good thing. After all, the benefits and joys of climbing should be […]

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Jörn

Active at night: tips for your evening run

Running at night is quite tempting. During the day, you get the same landscapes, sounds, traffic and the foreseeable daily grind but at night, everything is different. With the arrival of darkness, the temperature drops in the summer, there’s less traffic – both pedestrians and cars – and there may be a chance to spot […]

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Stephan

Speed climbing – what is it and why do it?

Speed climbing is climbing at speed, simple. Not on speed, i.e. under the influence of an amphetamine but trying to go as fast as possible. Though doping with speed was once prevalent in high-altitude mountaineering using innocuous brand names such as Pervitin. But today’s speed climbers are going about their business without drugs. They’re also […]

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Judith

Splitboarding in delightful landscapes covered in deep snow

Splitboarding is getting more and more popular every year, and increasing numbers of snowboarders are drawn to peace and solitude in the mountains. Immersing themselves fully in a world of deep snow and unspoiled nature, far away from the hustle and bustle. Touring with snowshoes and a snowboard attached to a backpack is rather dated […]

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Marianne

Fear of falling and how to climb despite it

I’ve been climbing for about three years now. Sometimes more, sometimes less. At the moment I am climbing more because I have a problem: I am afraid of climbing and falling. It doesn’t really make sense, does it? Climbers tend to be brave and fearless. The fear of falling only exists in books. If you’re […]

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