As a profession I run a small computer company together with a friend. I support people who have problems with their computers, though I do a lot of other things as well. One day I'm the cable guy, the other day I build and configure servers or give solutions on all kinds of computer-related problems. You can read more about us on our homepage (www.skasab.se) though, in swedish only.

My biggest interest is definitely climbing and mountaineering. It all started when I was very young and my parents brought me out in the wilderness. I was brought up with mountain hikes, canoeing trips and all kind of outdoor activities. Nowadays I'm into a mixture of hiking, backcountry skiing and mountaineering. A hike without a summit climb is not satisfying enough. Winter or summer, it doesn't matter. My motto is, if you can take the hardship, you can experience so much more! I also enjoy rock and sport climbing, it's fun, but I still see it as a way to train for mountaineering. It's the same with indoor sport climbing; just a way to train for the real mountains. During the winter I try to train some aid and ice climbing aswell.

I have another big interest beside my outdoor activities. I joined a pistol shooting club in 1990 and immediately got hooked! Nowadays I train once a week. I participate in national competitions and usually qualify for the Swedish Championships but I really have no chance to win since training once a week isn't enough. What I mostly get out of my shooting is a sort of mental training. To present a good result, you must be focused and stay focused under pressure. In that state of mind you forget about everything else and clear your mind. It's a great way for me to recharge my mental batteries. The other satisfaction is the social thing where you meet people with the same interest. I'm a member of Tyresö Skytteförening (www.tyresoskf.nu).

I'm also a vivid dreamer, have always been. A few of my dreams have been fulfilled, but far too less! What I really would like to do is participate in a high altitude climbing expedition in the Himalayas. You can always buy yourself into an expedition, but I have no chance whatsoever to save that kind of money from my work!

If you need a partner for an expedition, please contact me! I'm always open for a discussion. Throughout the years I have been offered twice to follow on expeditions to the high mountains but I backed out both times because of being afraid of loosing my job. I'm starting to get to old to reject such offers!


THANKS

My biggest thanks to YOU - my dear readers and visitors, without you I would never have the engagement to continue improving this site. In the start I had about 500 unique visitors per month. today the statistics show near 10.000 visitors per month! Also thanks for all those mails and nice messages in my guestbook! Critisism is ofcourse welcome. It's easy to write a mistake in an article, and more than once have you corrected me.

Special thanks to Martin Jerberyd for the database help and to Andreas Wallström for the help and brainstorming with this web design. Also my biggest thanks to Ioannis Arvanitidis, Kenth "Glenn" Rehn, Anders Grawin, Björn Solander, Mathias Johansson, Frans "Frasse" Holmström, Andreas Wallström, Per Taflin, Tomas Krohn, Björn Göransson, Alex Crudup, Martin Jerberyd, Pia Jerberyd and Lars-Erik Jerberyd for contributions to the photo galley.

And finally a huge hello to everyone I've met and partnered up with in the mountains, on the local crags or in the climbing gyms! I remember most of you! You never know, maybe we'll meet out there...

CONTACT ME

If you have any questions or comments or just want to get in touch with me, please mail to: per.j@cliffhanger.com. I try to answer all mail as soon as possible. The most common question is how to get in touch with certain climbers or about tips for future hikes in Scandinavia. You are all welcome!