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Travelogues, races, adventures and club stories. Not a guide. More a reason to get outside.
Interesting places, mountains, valleys and rivers where we have been.
ClubSki Lokomotíva 2025/26: from the first training sessions to spring corn snow and a summer paddle
One Ski Lokomotíva season in brief: regular dryland training, Schnalstal, Wurzeralm, Lackenhof, races, a new teens group, inline slalom and the final paddling weekend in Szob.
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Ski Loko paddling weekend in Szob: the Hron, the Danube and almost 90 people on the water
Our traditional June Ski Lokomotíva paddling weekend in 2026: from Kamenica nad Hronom to Szob, then down the Danube through Zebegény to Nagymaros. Almost 90 people, very low water on the Hron, a summer storm, a raft full of children and a huge campfire.
Tatry 25: Zbojnícka, Priečne sedlo and the return of the old kids
Two Tatras trips that reminded us why we come back every year: a January night at Zbojnícka and a big traverse with Somor, then a February long weekend with the older Ski Loko kids.
Verbier 25: eight days, powder, broken skis and a swim in the sea
Eight days on the road through Lenzerheide, Verbier, Grand-Saint-Bernard and Monterosa. Powder every day, ski touring, sleeping in the car, broken skis, a stomach bug, Aosta and a final swim in the Adriatic.
Bakhmaro: four days on a snowcat, two on skins and waist-deep snow
February 2026 in Georgian Bakhmaro: a spontaneous trip for fresh snow, cat-skiing without lifts, ski touring, a broken snowcat, a scooter stuck in a drift and a sauna that nearly ended badly.
Manaslu Trail Race: seven stages around an eight-thousander and almost Tibet
Nepal, seven days of racing, two high-altitude trips, snow, a monastery, mules, coughing and finally 4th place. Manaslu as I kept recording it on Strava — without much heroics and with a GPS that often had a mind of its own.