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2026 Outdoor goals

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It’s already December so it’s time to look back on the year.

2025 Goals #

  • Long distance bike trip in Europe (Berlin - Northcape) ✅
  • Climbing more consistently ✅
    • Go on a few climbing trips (Leonidio, South America? or somewhere I haven’t been yet. Could be nice to go to Antalya for my birthday or Christmas/NY) ✅
    • Up my mental game, fight my fear of falling, just stay chill + calm. ✅
    • Always happy moods + good vibes while at the crag, esp on a bad day or when I’m shit scared. ✅
    • Comfortably lead 6c. ✅
    • A longer multi-pitch. ✅
    • 10 pull-ups in a row ❌
    • Improve finger strength ❌
  • Run more consistently for my mental health and more on trails! ⚠️
    • Trail race in Japan ✅
    • Trail race in Europe ❌
  • DON’T GET INJURED = consistent strength & functional training + conditioning ❌❌❌
  • Volunteer at an event ❌

Some bonuses:

  • Spent time in Innsbruck, city in the mountains ✅
  • Completed the “30 day trail running challenge” and climbed the height of Mt Everest in 30 days ✅
  • I hiked up a snowy mountain and a glacier with crampons and ice axe! ✅
  • I did a few multi pitches and lead a few of them too! ✅
  • I learned to trad climb, and took courses in projecting ✅
  • I skied in Austria, and bought touring skis ✅
  • I learned a lot about ultra cycling and recovered from a nerve injury ✅
  • I sent a 6c+ outside in Spain ✅
  • I went on a 2 week solo climbing trip to Spain ✅
  • I did my first Via Ferata ✅

2026 Goals #

Running #

  • Be consistent with running (2000km/year)
  • Innsbruck Alpine K25 in May (under 3 hours)
  • Berlin Marathon 2026 (finish without injury)
  • Start strength training for running

Biking #

  • Go on a bikepacking trip
  • Unicycle trip

Mountains #

  • Do a solo week long hiking tour
  • Get better at skiing
  • Go on a ski tour
  • Do an alpine mountaineering course

Climbing #

  • At least two overseas climbing trips
  • Climb a 7a outdoors
  • 10 pull-ups in a row
  • Big Wall Climbing!!!
  • Improve finger strength
  • A festival?

Other #

  • Change the way I make content and record my activities
  • Transfer this blog somewhere else
  • Try high-lining
  • Do a paragliding course