I started my journey when I was five-six year. With ski and skating shool and bonfire weekends with my parents. As fourteen years old most of my classmates went to the school disco. We went out for winter camping. At the same time i started competing in cycling. That hardened my mind, which have been good for my outdoor adventure. During my period in the service I got more interested in moving borders and challenge myself. At this time i didn’t know that I was becoming to be a mountain leader. But later on it become clearer and clearer. At one of my lecture one of the participant asked me if I got the pin? What pin I replied, the tour guide pin she answered. Well, I’m been to the Swedish mountains for over thirty years, ten as a guide. I’ve been to Argentina as expedition leader, but now, I dont got the guide pin i replied. At a visit at the Helags cabin a company of officers was there. I recognized one of them, and talked with them for a while. It showed up that they were tour guide (with the pin) One of them took command over the cabin Ostan. He ordered everyone to check the pot with boiling water. The pot must be full with water and it must boil. The steam was dense in the cabin, and the other guest has fled the cabin. So ok, I need to boil more water to get the guide pin…Today I think I am very close to get that pin. But to be more serious, you will never ever become fully-trained. As soon fifty-six years old, I am still learning. At the moment a lot about avalanches and skiing and winter skills. But hopefully I will get the pin soon. But what I have learned on the journey is the jurney is the way to knowledge, and always be curious then you might find that needle(pin) in the haystack…(Today I am a part of the IML training team of Sweden, so with a lot of pots on the stove with boiling water I soon will be there…)

And now over to something complete different. A new challenge has been brought up. Linnea and her sister Erika Nilsson-Waara has come up with two different challenges. The first is to ski the Kungsledenrannet(80km) +  Are 900 hillclimb (cycling)and at last the Idre artic mountain marathon(45km) The second will be the Mountain peak classic. Here you have to reach the highest peak in all of our four mountain counties. The Kebnekaise, Storsylen, Helags and at last Storvattehogna. All fours within 12 months. Are you ready, just go for it…

The Velvelettes – Needle In A Haystack (Original) – YouTube

Chris Stapleton – You Should Probably Leave Lyrics – YouTube

See ya soon…