Mountains has been fascinating me since childhood. I climb because I love the mountains, rocks and the environment. Climbing is a broad concept and could mean anything from climbing a 3 m boulder to a 8000m peak. There are different names for each type of climbing. Annelie started as a sport climber, competing at national and international levels, but soon moved over to trad-climbing, big-walls and higher mountains. Climbing mountains at high altitude has many different factors. It's about cooperating with nature and staying safe. At most high altitude locations you are far away from society and the normal world. Life is reduced to walking, climbing, eating and finding a place to sleep.

Just as in freediving, mountaineering is a lot about oxygen. At altitues above 5000m the oxygen level is less than 50% of that at sea level. You will have to acclimatize your body to the circumstances by slowly ascending as well as getting used to the cold, the wind and the hard work of activity in low oxygen conditions.

The training for mountaineering and freediving has been one of Annelies greatest challenges both as an athlete and as a professional Personal Trainer. There are so many aspects of each dicipline. Many years of hard training and experience within other sports has helped Annelie to know my body and it's approximate limitations
The best way to become a good climber and freediver is of course - to climb and freedive. But sooner or later you will reach your limit within equalization, oxygen consumption, squeeze, physical or mental ability. Now it's only for you to determine: which one of these stops you from going higher and deeper?