Cycling 7200km Across Scandinavia in the Dead of Winter
Not all of the big winter expeditions are taking place in the Antarctic – or on major mountains – this year. In fact, one of…
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Author Archive: Boris Krielen
Arctic Bike 2015
Boris cyklar på en MTB och har med sig all packning och klätterutrustning själv. Han kommer till största delen att bo i tält och laga…
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EXPEDÍCIA: Arctic Bike 2015
Boris Krielen štartuje 15. januára 2015 svoju arktickú expedíciu, na ktorej prejde za 80 dní 7200 km na horskom bicykli. Počas najchladnejšieho a najtemnejšieho obdobia…
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Arctic Bike 2015 – 7200 kilometrů na kole zcela zazimovanou Skandinávií
Ne nutně všechna polární dobrodružství se musí konat na naprostém severu, respektive jihu naší planety u pólů. Pořádnou polární expedici na svém cyklistickém speciálu plánuje…
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UIAA Respect the Mountains
The UIAA Respect the Mountains campaign creates awareness about the mountain environment. Ice-X follows the “7 Ways to Respect the Mountains”. 7 Ways to Respect…
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TV: Cyklar i snön till Nordkap
Värnamo. Många värnamobor trodde inte sina ögon. Mitt i den decimeterhöga snöyran kom en man cyklande med släpkärra – på väg till Nordkap. Natten hade…
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Video Cyklar till Nordkap
Värnamo. Många värnamobor trodde inte sina ögon. Mitt i den decimeterhöga snöyran kom en man cyklande med släpkärra – på väg till Nordkap. Natten hade…
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BULLS Copperhead 3
Boris Krielen will attempt to ride a BULLS Copperhead 3 for more than 7200km (4473 miles) through a frozen landscape across Scandinavia in the dead…
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Happy International Mountain Day 2017!
Mountains are early indicators of climate change Almost one billion people live in mountain areas, and over half the human population depends on mountains for…
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Expedition Iceland 2004 on TV in Iceland
On the day we fly back from Egilstadir to Reykjavik we give an interview, outside at the airport. This interview is broadcasted on national TV…
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Sunset at Vernissage Berghaus
Monday 31 August 2009, Alps, Switzerland It’s already late when I walk between the huge stone blocks on the northwest flank of the Mittaghorn. The…
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Boris Krielen
“Wer nichts riskiert, kann nicht einmal scheitern.” — Reinhold Messner Past 30 years I’ve done about 25 expeditions and plenty of less extreme bike and…
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Boris Krielen – CV sport climbing
CV sport climbing Area Sector Route Height Grade Team Date Montestrutto Via Lattea … 25m 5b (6a) 2 July 2018 Italy Via Lattea … 25m…
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Paradox in the snow
Saturday 24 December 1993, Norway Dutch North Cape Expedition 1993 Hrrrrrrr hrrrrrrrrrr hhhrrrrrrrrrrrr hhrrrrrrr grrrrgrrrr hrrrr… With a grinding sound my tires roll over the…
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Eerie forest in Sweden
Monday 20 March 1995, Sweden Dutch North Cape Expedition 1995 Sven van Asperen and Boris Krielen are travelling 3,200 kilometers from the Netherlands to the…
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Boris Krielen solo on Ojos del Salado (6,893m)
11 December 2015 Boris Krielen reached the summit of Ojos del Salado (6,893m) — the highest volcano on earth, the 2nd highest peak of South America —…
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Boris Krielen – CV biking
CV biking & other outdoor activities Expedition / Tour Activity Distance Reached Team Time North Cape 2015 NL-North Cape by MTB (“Arctic Bike 2015“) 7,200km…
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Piz Bernina Spalla ridge solo
Piz Bernina (4,049m), 11 August 2009 Excerpts of a climbers life After the solo traverse of the Grand Combin early July it took me 2…
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Monte Rosa 8×4000
8 peaks over 4000 meter, 3 days, 0 huts, 8000m D+ Excerpts of a climbers life Summer 2017 in the Alps was a nice one…
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A nice stroll on the Dom
Dom (4,545m), solo, 26 August 2015 Excerpts of a climbers life The peak just left of the centre is the Lenzspitze (4,294m) which was my…
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Bridge of Doom
Nice 200 K bike ride yesterday. All went well, until… THE BRIDGE OF DOOM! Had done 144 K when I reached the small bridge across…
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IL CANE SALVATO. THE SAVED DOG.
During yesterday’s descent out of the blue a dog followed me. As there are many aggressive dogs around here I kept a close eye on…
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SWISS PEOPLE HAVE INVADED MY TERRITORY
At this campsite I rent a small old caravan, at the back in a corner where few people come, so it’s nice and quiet. While…
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When it rains it pours!
Great mountainbike training today. Almost 150 km in 6:17:13. But – while over 30 traffic lights were either green or could be more or less…
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