Short Capetown Holiday

Hallo!

this post comes a little late....Too much stuff going on at the moment!

Mid february my urge to swim in the ocean was getting too big and I went in a last minute decision to Capetown for two weeks.
The first days on the water were a little hard for me. After a nearly four months brake my arms didnt have the usual power, and I also just recovered from a flu. But I was very lucky those two weeks with really good wind and wave conditions. Some good days at Platboom at the cape, some super windy sessions with 3.3. in Melkbos, a nice clean waveriding session in Yzer-Fontaine... Some more kitesurfing sessions trying a directional in the wave...Good sushi, good food, nice people. All in all a great holiday...and really necessary to load my batteries for the next University months...
Coming home we had incredible snow conditions for two weeks. Everyday again riding powder in front of my house in Innsbruck. UNREAL!!
Unfortunately I cannot post any pics, as the stupid baboons in the Cape national park stole my Camera- believe it or not!!!!
So as soon the little monkey baby sends me back the camera I will let you see some pics of this incredible winter!!
In the next six weeks I will hopefully finish my pharmacy studies and then everythings is going to be a little more relaxed....

Have a good day!
ULi

Ski Touring in Tyrol

Hallo everybody!

After some stressfull weeks at universityI finally had some days off and could enjoy the Tyrolean Alps. We have good snow conditions at the moment. Even if not as good as in the southern part of the alps, there are enough powder runs to be found.

Some days ago I did a very beautiful tour with some friends to the "Stempeljoch". First we took the gondola uphill straight on my homemountain the " Seegrube". The first downhill run was on the northern side of the mountain, away from all the official slopes. Super nice, steep, and really good snow. Follwing were two more times an hour uphill walk, some little climbing over a ridge and more powder runs. The landscape there in the " karwendel" - a nature resort is just stunningly amazing! Peaceful, white, silent, no people!!

We ended our day with some hot chocolate and beers (what a combi!!) in an old mountainpasture and then skied down directly to the bus-station to get a ride back to Innsbruck

Merry X-mas and a Happy New Year!!

Winter is here!!!!

The winter has arrived!!!!

Last week it snowed already for a couple of days and we got a good first layer of snow on our mountains. This weekend "Frau Holle" braught us some more ....

Enjoyed some ski- touring in the Italian Alps and some snowboarding on my home mountain n Innsbruck. Had a great time. finally some distraction from university!!! The second picture is the view from the " Axamer Lizum" to the Inntal- quite nice,no? 

Have a peaceful Christmas!

Back in Tyrol

Hi there!

Back home in Innsbruck I enjoyed last weekend with its beautiful weather on top of my home mountain... Went up to the " Seegrube, Nordpark" and then continued to clime the Brandjoch. I could even see my house from up there. Amazing view over Innsbruck and the Inntal. Guess it was the last time without snow up there...right now the coldfront and the snow is getting close...Winter is coming! Get ready!

Slideshow OZ

Hallo!

Now I am back home in Austria since one week. Oh what a change!!

Having a nice fall here in Innsbruck, but I cannot deny that I am missing the ocean, sailing, surfing, my travel friends in down under, the whales, easy life...

Back home universtiy is full on for my and i am just hoping that winter will kick in soon!

Here finally more pics in a slideshow from down under!

More about Western Australia

Hi there!

Mh...what should I say- I had three more awsome weeks in Western Australia. Incredible sailing, surfing, snorkling, watching sunsets, yoga on the dunes, watching fullmoon rising, campfires, new people. Just magic times. Now getting back to Perth , selling the car, saying good-bye, which is going to be HAAARD!
Then some more days stopover in Mauritius before finally heading back home to Innsbruck...
Life is good. check out the pics!
See u out there!!
Uli

Sorry having probs to upload some photos now- will be online later in a slideshow!