“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” - Nelson Mandela, via Barack Obama.

On recent trips I haven’t worn trailrunning shoes. That’s because I switched to the La Sportiva TX2, an ultralight approach shoe which I found great for backpacking, scrambling & Via Ferratas. Read my review to see if you should switch to them too & how they fare in the snow.

Soft & Hard/ A Sea of Clouds/ The Night Takes Over.