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01himalayanepal · bhutan · 6000m2012–25
the high himalaya — nepal and bhutan, mera peak, makalu, the walk toward everest.
photos: ondrej svihalek
years: 2012–25
Mera Peak Central, 6461m — NepalEverest, Lhotse and Nuptse close enough to touchOops — snow and coldMorning on Annapurna IVFour Seasons VIP breakfastMorning Lhotse in black and whiteMe and my sherpasHow they run traffic at Thimphu's main junction in Bhutan — once the country's only traffic light, but it caused jams, so they went back to a policeman. The happiest country in the world.Annapurna IV, NepalNepal — sunrise and snowThe altitudes you can trace on the pictureBikers warmly welcome!Salute to the sunMakalu, NepalClass reunion in KathmanduThis isn't an adventure-company simulator — it's a manual landing in Jakar, BhutanI ❤ NepalA Czech-style expeditionStacking stones is easy with a Buddha at your backBhutanBhutanBhutanNepal — Annapurna trekNepal — Annapurna trekNepal — Annapurna trek
02into the mountainssummits · rock · alps2012–25
up beyond the treeline — summits, ridges, ferratas and the long walk up.
photos: ondrej svihalek
years: 2012–25
Kayaking the Soča riverMasks on, mountains aheadMountains + beer + blueberries = blissAlien invasion IIAlien invasion IHappy new year!Terminator #4 — just sent by SkynetI show up at the ticket window at 9am: 'Give me 20,000 lift passes, I'm not queuing with anyone today!'Sometimes it all just comes together — the garden hill, the view, a fairytale sunsetThe weather really delivered for today's tourMother duck and a slightly odd duckling out for a walkWeather's fine, Friday's free, and the whole Alps speak CzechMadonna di CampiglioMadonna di CampiglioMadonna di CampiglioTux, Austria
03backcountry skisskitouring · powder2012–25
earning the turns — skitouring and powder in the alps and at home.
photos: ondrej svihalek
years: 2012–25
Cool guys — paraglider and skisSkitouring workshop with Jano Blažej — winter season, goal to survive, officially open!Warm greetings from Salzburger LandLovely — fat furry skis up at Labská bouda!Miss Švihálková's ballet school on skisPiz Buin kingsSeason opened!Top-management offsite of Anyrent.cz — and its glorious endingA few panoramas from the weekendPiz Buin kingsCan't complain about the weather! Skitouring farewellTatras — skitouringTatras — skitouringChamonix–Zermatt — haute routeLovely — fat furry skis up at Labská bouda!Chamonix–Zermatt — haute routeChamonix — Vallée BlancheChamonix — Vallée BlancheChamonix — Vallée Blanche
04on the watersurf · sea2012–25
out on the waves — windsurf, kayaking and the open sea.
photos: ondrej svihalek
years: 2012–25
Don't ask me how it's going out there — that question is strictly tabooHonestly, breakfast and the afternoon siesta are what I do bestSurfing is the essence of life — a long wait for the right wave, then you blow it in a second, and end the day at the bar. Just like yesterday.When winter is rubbish, you just go for a swim!Windsurfer Švihálek junior plots today's strategyGrease the board and goYeah… we're doing just fine out hereI asked the guys where to put my gear. 'On the rack.' Well, it won't stay there, so I just laid it down.Honestly, breakfast and the afternoon siesta are what I do bestProbably the best sport of this whole winter!The seniors' league — we're not old, we're mastersA surfer's day, insider viewThe three most important things in life: surf, surf and surfKarpathos — windsurfingKarpathos — windsurfing
05cyclingroad · trail2012–25
racing the wind on two wheels — long rides, trails and bikepacking evenings.
photos: ondrej svihalek
years: 2012–25
There are places where people simply don't go anymoreLooking for the way down! Tyskie, obviously — plus a little arty clip from the roadSnowman on a bikeMind your carbon footprint when you ride to the pub to drink! Only by bike — and you might even win the night-owl badgeAperol and a white with a radler — the ride goes down easyOn the bikeIf you enter the 22 Summits challenge, you just have to go — I only didn't know until the last minute whether to drag the bike or the skisThis is how it ends when you don't watch for me coming throughThe toucans went cross-country skiing in the Jizera Mountains — while the smart guys, of course, took the bike!Bike chillThe last weekend of the holidaysOn the bikeIf you enter the 22 Summits challenge, you just have to go — I only didn't know until the last minute whether to drag the bike or the skisThere are places where people simply don't go anymoreWhen you think you're off to a banquet and it turns out to be a cycling oneLa Val — ridingLa Val — ridingLa Val — riding
06motorsbikes · cars2012–25
engines and chrome — motorbikes, cars and the odd road trip.
photos: ondrej svihalek
years: 2012–25
Authorised tyre serviceWhen it's already pretty late in the eveningReflections of Romania bike adventuresThe crazy Frenchmen unaffected by earth's gravity!Lucky no one saw meRomania adventure — guys always need to prove somethingStill not sure it'll be as practical for commuting as they tell meLucky no one saw meRomania — enduroRomania — enduroRomania — enduroSound on to feel all the good vibesRomania — enduroRomania — motorbikes
evenings of sound — concerts, theatre, festivals and the classical hall.
photos: ondrej svihalek
years: 2012–25
A neighbourhood gathering — our attempt at a Norwegian 'huskonsert' in the living room. Thank you, Bára.Katarzia's choiceThe Slovaks just have a bit more heart than us — Jana KirschnerThe magician with the trumpet is back for the summerThis guy sells clever fridge magnets at Akropolis — and not even expensive!Setting up a live piano concert broadcast by video link between Mokropsy and LondonThe wonderful Captain Brown's Club and a great evening with wandering friendsInstructions for Woodstock 2023 — read them!Radim Vízváry — if you ever get the chance, don't hesitate. Unreal.Abel and the Manchester crew in Prague — cello and a carved pumpkinFilm-world celebrities really know how to enjoy themselvesCzech Philharmonic, Leonidas KavakosIt took Libuše long enough to realise the Czech nation won't perish. Great band though — everyone sang and clapped. Take your mums to see some culture!A neighbourhood gathering — our attempt at a Norwegian 'huskonsert' in the living room. Thank you, Bára.The wonderful Captain Brown's Club and a great evening with wandering friendsAn afternoon matinee with my mum, Bach, Ellerbach and the Nevermind trioBoom — piano, sax, drumsAlma NaiduBotticelli BabyMakaya McCravenKatarzia's choiceNext time they'll only play an old-folks' home in Sydney — AC/DC, Power Up tourA 3-in-1 theatre piece built around a sheet of fireproof paper — plus Ivan Trojan in concert. 'Frogs', at Dejvice Theatre.Colours of OstravaWoodstock festivalColours of Ostrava
08far awaytanzania · thailand · cuba2012–25
the furthest trips — tanzania, thailand, cuba and far horizons.
photos: ondrej svihalek
years: 2012–25
Two absolute legends on Karpathos — Socrates and Robby NaishHappy days and a good winter from KarpathosThe photo fades, but Africa stays beautiful in my head even 15 years on — TanzaniaWaiting for a speedboat that's running an hour lateDivers' baseMan, that is kitsch!Thai lifestyle — nothing more to sayFinally nice weather — enough to bend the palms!Around here you travel strictly by time machineA man and his machineTonight in Nathon, down at the harbourLooks like we'll be swimming again this afternoon — in fresh water this timeVeniceCorsicaThailandPortugal
09naturelandscape · light2012–25
the outdoors for its own sake — forests, lakes, ridgelines, light and weather.
photos: ondrej svihalek
years: 2012–25
Traffic jam in Bosnia — sheep editionOn the trail of Hanč and VrbataThis morningSlow-motion TV, no Norwegian channels requiredPWA World Tour 2020, Bol, CroatiaFound this in the gutter — some kind of drone?The production line of the fantastic Benjamin restaurant1990 — a school trip to the Tesla plant in Rožnov, long before Tesla was famousShe just popped out to win the 2019 Czech CupA little off the beaten trackJeremy Loops — Cape Town by way of LucernaMadonna di CampiglioTux, Austria
10good companyfriends · food · everyday2012–25
among people — friends, food, celebrations and everyday moments.
photos: ondrej svihalek
years: 2012–25
Breakfast in the mountainsNightworkYou don't really choose your family — the Addams family, that isThis is pretty much how I make risotto at home tooStrudel is good motivationA trip above all the cloudsWhen a fox wants to steal your snack, it plays it cool tooThe Butcher burgers — yum yum yumEyes on youThe old club crowdThe ladyAy, dawg, you want somethin'? Let me knowCarlsberg, or maybe Tuborg?CUT_ — a handy helper about the houseNightworkKrkonoše Haute RouteSimply put — if people smoked a bit more, they'd leave each other less. And it's all about who you spend your time with, your friends.New year's eveA birthdayA birthday
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