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The Black Lips, a self-proclaimed “flower-punk” band from Atlanta, Georgia, rocked the Flex Vienna (2/6/2011). Heres a cite from Stephan Tringali in his concert review “Experience The Black Lips“, which brings the whole show exactly to the point: They believe that you bleed and sweat and abuse yourself for rock and roll, and the most [...]

Freeride

Some Black and White pics of two tours in the alps. We toured the Vergaldner Schneeberg (2588 m) from Gargellen and the Rauhe Kopf (3101 m) from the Biehlerhöhe. It was the first time i was able to test my new Splitboard (Voile RX Mojo) and i was absolutely amazed, no more carrying the heavy [...]

Corse

This year we decided to travel to Corsica, a french island in the Mediterranean Sea. It’s not far from Austria (Vorarlberg), i takes you five hours to go to Genua, there you’ll have to take the ferry for another five hours to Bastia (Corsica). All in all the Island is perfect, if you want to [...]

Summer Night Concert

More than 100.000 poeple watching locally. With this free open air concert on the grounds of Schönbrunn Palace, which will be broadcast world-wide in fifty countries, the Vienna Philharmonic wishes to provide all Viennese, as well as visitors to the city, with a special musical experience. The impressive setting of Schönbrunn Palace and its beautiful [...]

Touring Vergaldner Schneeberg (2.588m)

Good weather, low avalanche risk, so let’s hit the chance to make the very last ski/snowboard – tour of the season. The plan is to climb the Vergaldner Schneeberg with its 2588 meters. We startet from Gargellen (1.423m). With a height difference of 1100 meters, this is the most challenging ski tour that I’ve gone [...]

light dance versus rosenkranz

Over 6000 people in Vienna were demonstrating against Barbara Rosenkranz (freedom party, FPÖ), who is campaining for the presidental elejtions in Austria. The demonstration is also against rasicm, fasicm, xenophobia and for plurality, solidarity and moral courage. The campaign startet with a facebook initiative, for more informations visit lichtertanz.at

Bologna burns!

From the 11. – 14. March the Bologna summit is held in Vienna and Budapest where 47 science and education ministers celebrate the 10 years anniversary of the standardized University system. On the 11. of March thousends of students (Organizers: 10000 to 12000, Police: 3200) are protesting on the streets of Vienna. After a big [...]

maybe the last winter impressions of the season

In Vienna spring arrives, so we decided to take the train to Vorarlberg which is seven hours away to go on the perhaps last snowboardtour of the season. Aim of the tour was the Drusentor (2343m). Because of the significant avalanche risk (step: III) we only went up to the Lindauer hut (1744m) and decided [...]

Demonstration against the WKR ball (2010)

The WKR ist the “Wiener Korporations-Ring”, a roofing bond of fraternitys. While far right wing people from whole europe were celebrating in one of the representativest buildings of the Austrian republic, the antifascist demonstration was forbidden by the police. At the startin point of the demo, the police kettlet the whole demonstration. First there have [...]

Into the Wild

Some pictures of a Ski- Snowboardtour in Vorarlberg (Austria). Goal of the tour was the summit “Matona” (1998m) in the Bregenzerwald. The avalanche risk was II up to 2000m (good conditions) and the weather was nice. The Snow conditions were better than expected. As always the pictures (and some more) are on my flickr account [...]

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