(I appologize for the low quality of the video, I’m trying to improve it)
After leaving Zermatt we took off to Italy. On day eight we took a train to Milan where we stayed for one night. On day nine we went to Lecco where we stayed for four days which gave us three days of climbing near Lake Como. We got amazing weather and various types of climbing; some were just ok while others were absolutely amazing. The last day of climbing turned out to be the best as we stumbled on amazing rocks which included great climbing, twelve meter high cliff diving and… wait for it.. Deep water soloing! (Deep water soloing means climbing where you have no safety line and if you fall, you fall into the water)
Our last day was one of the highlights of our trip, second to the Lyskamm ridge. The fact that I took dives from twelve meter height, with a ileostoma on my stomach, without any real protection and not having any real problems with it is, I believe, incredible. It showed me once more that the limits that I thought I had were actually only in my mind…
Or maybe I was just stupid and lucky… But I really had a blast and that’s what counts.
On day twelve I ended the “hyper adventure” part of my trip as I met my wife and daughter in Milan and we started the “family adventure” part which included staying in Milan and the Italian Riviera, visiting Monaco and Nice in France, and ending in London, UK. I was travelling for a total of almost four weeks but it truly felt like two months as it was so incredibly eventful and fun.
My quest for “going up”, which started the day I went to surgery, partly ended on the 11th of August when I got back to Iceland. During this time I did incredible things that I could have never dreamed about before I went to surgery and even after surgery. I sincerely believe that my desire to have fun and determination to not let my limits stop me are the sole reason I got to do all of these things, which have truly improved my life. Therefore I like to end my final post about the trip with this little message:
Have fun in life and do things that scare you, or you believe you cannot do. You’ll be surprised what can happen.
