2022 – Mars to Everest in a Ferrari

Breckenridge: the rise and fall of snowboarding

It is winter 1988, and in a skateboard shop in Rotterdam I buy the first edition of ‘Transworld Snowboarding’. I couldn’t believe what I saw. […]

With six weeks to go before my Broad Peak attempt, there were still a few gear items untested in snow. A long weekend was coming […]

So after a few rest days, and unfortunately with two members left due to sickness and personal problems, we finally started our ascent with a […]

For four days we walked typically 6-9 hours along or on the Baltoro glacier. It was a difficult walk for me. My knees are poorly […]

It was easy to get our permits apparently. it took hours instead of days which meant we could leave Skardu a day earlier, making up […]

It’s 4:30 when the alarm rings. I slept like a rock, despite the noise in the streets. At 5:10 we’re on our way again. The […]

And so the journey continues… by car though, instead of by plane. While checking in at the airport, it was suddenly announced that the flight […]

We arrived! But it wasn’t easy. My trip started with a cancellation of my train due to personnel shortage. Following a detour I got an […]

Sometimes it is time to stop. And I stopped on two occasions. I quit a semi-professional skateboarding career in favour of a full dedication to […]

It is funny how posters and movies can alter the course of your life, or at least have a large impact on you. My bedroom […]