Climbing

Organisational

Danish Climbing Federation
Board member 2003
Mission: Promoting youth climbing in Denmark.
Milestones: Revitalised the Youth Committee.

Bornholm Committee (Danish Climbing Federation)
Chairman since 2010, when the committee was institutionalised.
Mission: Develop Bornholm as a rock climbing destination and to promote rock climbing festivals.
Milestones:
2010-14: Surveyed and mapped rocks suitable for rock climbing.
2010-14: Organiser of Bornholm Rock Climbing Festival with 150 participants and live broadcast by TV2/Bornholm and news flashes in TV2/Regions.
2014: Facilitated a new climbing guidebook: Bornholm on the Rocks by Karsten Kurz.
Climbers at Hammern, Bornholm.



















Youth Committee (Danish Climbing Federation)
Chairman 2003-07, member 2007-10.
Mission: Develop youth climbing in Denmark
Milestones:
2003: Organiser of the first Danish rock climbing meet ever. (Juniortræffet)
2007: Co-organiser of the first rock climbing meet on Bornholm ever. (Juniortræffet)

Roskilde Klatreklub
Co-founder and president 2003-2010
Mission: Establish and promote climbing in Roskilde.
Milestones: Established a climbing facility in Roskilde. Developed several winners of national climbing competitions.
Boy climbing in Roskilde Klatreklub.



















Københavns Isklatreklub
Board member 2013-2014
Mission:
Establishment of a drytooling facility in Copenhagen.
Milestones:
2014: Established a drytooling facility at Carlsberg, Copenhagen
We merged with Danish Alpine Club in 2014.
The drytooling facility at Carlsberg.



















Alpine Committee (Danish Alpine Club)
Chairmann since 2014
Mission:
Establishment of a drytooling facility at Sundholm, Copenhagen.
Development of ice climbing activities for Danish ice climbers and alpinists
Milestones:
Established a drytooling facility at Sundholm, Copenhagen.
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Activity Committee (Danish Alpine Club)
Member since 2013.
Mission: Outdoor related climbing activities including climbing meets.
Milestones: Arrenged several climbing meets around the world.

Kullen Hut (Danish Alpine Club)
Hut Manager since 2013.
Mission: Maintenance and development of the hut.
Milestones:
2014: Achieved a signed contract on tha establishment of new facilities including electricity, running water and a toilet.
The hut, now with skylight.



















Some of my climbs

Rock Climbing
  • Onsights
    2005-06: Koalakanten (Kullen)
    2006-10: Mot Sola (Nissedal)
    2007-10: Hammercracket (Bornholm)
    2008-07: Rivière Kwaï (Ailefroide)
    2009-07: Easy Rider (Montserrat)
    2010-05: Ribars Nordvæg (Kullen)
    2011-08: Villskud (Bohuslän)
    2011-09: The Surprise (Yosemite)
    2011-10: Royal Arches (Yosemite)
    2012-10: No Picknic on Mount Kenya (Kullen)
    2013-12: The Real Thing (Morocco)
    2013-12: Naseby (Morocco)
    2014-06: Vanlig Vei (Romsdalen)
    2014-07: Petra Maria Crumblecake (Bornholm)
  • First Ascents
    2010-07: Strike (Bornholm)
Me climbing Luke Skywalker (Bornholm).

















Aid Climbing
  • Onsights
    2011-03: O dem Watermelons (Kullen)
    2012-10: Lost Arrow Spire (Yosemite)
  • First Ascents
    2010-08: Ummagumma (Bornholm)
  • Notable fails
    2011-10: The Nose (Yosemite)
Escape from The Nose (Photo: Alexandre Buisse)




















Alpine Climbing
  • Onsights
    1990-06: Mont Blanc (Dôme du Goüter)
    1993-06: Matterhorn (Hörnligrat)
    2012-07: Voie Kohlmann (Aguilles de Midi)
    2012-07: Voie Lépiney (Trident du Tacul)
    2013-07: Contamine-Grisolle (Mt. Blanc du Tacul)
    2014-01: Staghorn Gully (Creag Meagaith, Scotland)
  • First Ascents
    2014-01: Alaska Highway (Ben Nevis, Scotland)
    Trident du Tacul (Photo: Alexandre Buisse)