Category Archives: sport

Bergisel Jump (virtually) Revisited

Posted on 18/07/2013 by

Edited English-language intro: as the course for which I wrote this post is being offered once again, I have begun to remove references to it out of concern that someone will find this post via keywords and then just cut … Continue reading →

Posted in archaeology, Austria, history, Innsbruck, sport | 1 Comment

Pagans In Tirol: Schalenstein

Posted on 24/10/2011 by

My best blogposts lately have been inspired (stolen) from others’ efforts, and this one will be no exception. Earlier this month fellow blogger Paschberg went exploring on the newer trails carved out by the mountainbikers, and came across a rock … Continue reading →

Posted in archaeology, Austria, culture, Innsbruck, Mountains, nature, sport | 2 Comments

Pagans In Bavaria: Viereckschanzen in Holzhausen

Posted on 29/09/2011 by

Along with the Sunderburg and the pre-Christian grave mounds hidden here and there, the area immediately north of the Ammersee also contains two fairly well-preserved Celtic Viereckschanzen, rectangular earthen enclosures, called Holzhausen 1 and 2. Their function is disputed among … Continue reading →

Posted in archaeology, culture, Germany, history, memory, nature, sport | 1 Comment

>Post-Game Depression

Posted on 08/07/2010 by

>I’m in Munich and it’s been awfully quiet today. Even the cashiers at Tengelmann had a sort of fatalistic, dreamy look about them. Clearly a lot of Germans feel as if someone they love has let them down. On the … Continue reading →

Posted in current events, Germany, sport

>Mountain Blogging: Achensee

Posted on 30/06/2010 by

>A day trip to the Achensee, a gorgeous lake in Tirol. It’s long and deep (133 meters) but the southern end is shallow and pale, a milky blue-green from the minerals (I think) in the sediment. The water is very … Continue reading →

Posted in Austria, Mountains, sport, travel | 2 Comments

>Bergisel

Posted on 08/02/2010 by

>This is the old ski jump on Bergisel, functional and boring, which was built for the 1964 Winter Olympics. Oddly, I was unable to find a photo of it online anywhere — this is a screen grab of video, posted … Continue reading →

Posted in Austria, history, memory, sport

>Erik Schinegger

Posted on 01/02/2010 by

> UPDATE 16 June 2011: for info about the new film. When I posted about Gretel Bergmann and Dora Ratjen, I came across another name from closer to home — Erika Schinegger, who was a shining star in the women’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Austria, history, media, sport

>Filmschau: About Gretel Bergmann and Dora Ratjen

Posted on 16/12/2009 by

>I just saw a new German film the other day, “Berlin 36”. While the film itself was only so-so as far as how it was made (although acted and shot very well), the true story on which it’s based is … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, history, politics, sport

>Death Of A Tormann

Posted on 11/11/2009 by

>Robert Enke, goalie for Hannover 96 and for the German national team, took his life Monday evening by throwing himself in front of a train. He was 32. Enke, it was revealed, had suffered from depression for years. He had … Continue reading →

Posted in current events, Germany, sport

>Glacier First-Aid in Bavaria

Posted on 03/06/2009 by

>Part of the Schneeferner Glacier on the Zugspitz, Germany’s highest mountain, is getting a big white sunshade put over it for the summer months, to keep it from melting away entirely. The reason for this measure is not purely ecological, … Continue reading →

Posted in current events, environment, Germany, Mountains, sport