Summertime, holidaytime. Half the continent traveled to far-away islands in order to get grilled in the sun and check out bikini girls. I saw none of all that during my trip to Wales last summer. Instead, I went on a quest to find Excalibur, ran up and over Mount Snowdon a couple of times and [...]

South Africa’s most successful desert runner is a shooting star. Ryan Sandes from Capetown came out of nowhere when in 2008, he scored a start-to-finish victory at the „4 Deserts Gobi March”… Gripmaster got to go for a run with him on Sandman’s rest day for a few hours and used the opportunity for a [...]

The long-haired giant stands in the wind on a rock. He is overlooking an endless green mountain range, which is clearly visible to the horizon. At his feet, a cliff drops almost one kilometer straight down into a rocky canyon. The sun is firing its rays at the giant as if it wanted to burn [...]

Being a trailrunner and shoe tester for Salomon is often a strenous job. But at least one cannot complain about not getting enough fresh air. And many times, the workplace has a spectacular view… Last november I ran twice around the Königssee, before winter came and made it impossible for at least 6 months. The [...]

A TRAILRACE WITHOUT TRAILS The Skyrun is said to be a wilderness run and that pretty much sums it up. Most of the time, there aren’t any trails and if there are, they are definitely hard to find, not marked in any way and most likely of the rougher type… Nevertheless, at 4 a.m., the [...]