Climbing in Löbejün

I’ve been complaining about how flat Berlin is and I’d never bothered to even look around the surrounding areas. This weekend, a friend of mine asked if I wanted to join them in Löbejün (2.5h car drive from Berlin, 3.5h by public transport?) so I went.

It’s an old quarry that was shut down and now a place for climbing and highlining. A beautiful place. How did I not know about this place after a year of climbing? I don’t know.

The camping close by was very nice as well and had a great time eating around a fire, cooking together, just doing nothing, relaxing, taking a nap, laying down, all the things I don’t do any more living in a big city.

I would love to try out highlining at some point. Didn’t get to do it this time but definitely on my list to try this year. Also, want to camp out more, get better camping gear in general (almost froze to death in my old sleeping bag) and … just get out more, period.

Another idea would be to cycle here (170km from Berlin, sounds doable?) This spontaneous trip gave me lots of ideas. Looking forward to the summer.