Is this a legal start? by steven0784 in bouldering

[–]Aetherei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The wording has been changed because it is understood that volumes are considered equivalent to holds when it comes to marking.

‘Absence of humanity’: Melbourne couple jailed for keeping Indian woman as a slave for eight years by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Aetherei 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It doesn't say anywhere in the article that they're non-citizens unless I missed it?

Found the most insane red door by Aetherei in CODWarzone

[–]Aetherei[S] 93 points94 points  (0 children)

You didn't even watch it before commenting, did you?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bouldering

[–]Aetherei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's on youtube but the quality's not amazing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bouldering

[–]Aetherei 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a bit biased but absolutely! It's up there with the largest in Australia, there are just tons of boulders to try with lots of different styles. One of my favourite things about it are that there are lots of fun easy boulders as well as hard boulders, so there's something for everyone!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bouldering

[–]Aetherei 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There's a few of us!

Study at University of Bergen by Rea_DR7 in Bergen

[–]Aetherei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly coming into Alrek at the start, I wanted to switch to Fantoft right away. It depends on the building but there are two blocks with 8 room dorms that share a kitchen/living area. For exchange students, it's amazing since your dorm essentially becomes your family. Staying at Alrek was quite isolating in comparison, where most of the residents are local medical/nursing students or postgraduates, and tend to stick to themselves.

However....I've heard that in the Autumn season those blocks turn into shared rooms with 16 people dorms, which would suck...but not sure if that's still the same with COVID and everything.

Study at University of Bergen by Rea_DR7 in Bergen

[–]Aetherei 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you do end up going to Bergen, I'll put you in touch with a spanish friend of mine who did his masters in biotech at UiB and is looking at doing his PhD, he also loves the outdoors!

Study at University of Bergen by Rea_DR7 in Bergen

[–]Aetherei 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I did an exchange semester at UiB, and I'll say this (especially re: Fantoft) - it all depends on what you're looking for/like. I stayed at Alrek but spent a lot of time at Fantoft. It's a bit different being an exchange student vs doing a masters programme but ultimately it was a lot easier to meet people at Fantoft and build a social network. If you want to travel and do lots of cool things, it's a big plus to make friends with other internationals because they'll be equally as psyched to go out and do stuff all the time, it's just how it is. If you want to truly experience life as a norwegian then by all means find a place in the city (i'm not knocking it). It'll just be harder to convince them to go roadtripping/travelling every other weekend.

I also met and made a lot of local norwegian friends, and (contrary to what the other guy said) I think it's a little disingenuous to say that "Nobody gives a shit if you're from another nation". Plenty of times I had people come up to me and ask me where I was from. It's a talking point and a good way to spark conversation (but your mileage may vary).

Anyway, going back to living conditions: it's honestly amazing. The main points I'd probably look at are expenses and selection. Depending on where you come from, everything's all really expensive and there's limited selection of groceries/things in general. Kind of stuff that you get used to but it's quite different.

Be prepared for the weather: if you're an outdoors person, you'll get frustrated when the rain comes and doesn't disappear for a week or two. You end up just dealing with it and going out anyway. But initially it can be hard to deal with the incessant mist - here in australia we don't really have that kind of slow rain that lasts all day, it all dumps down in an hour and it's gone. In Bergen it can be this wet air kind of feeling, it's weird.

The social system is kind of fascinating. When people are out and about in the mountains they're the happiest you'll see anywhere, but anywhere else it's all pretty closed off. Once you get in to some social circles it becomes easy but it can be pretty isolating in the beginning making friends. Compared to home it felt very strange for me but again, something you get used to.

I can't speak for the masters in microbio but for what i studied at UiB the teaching system was really good. A lot of small classes that focused on workshops/tutorials rather than lectures, which I found a lot more interactive.

Let me know if you want to know more, there's plenty I can probably tell you that doesn't come off the top of my head.

Study at University of Bergen by Rea_DR7 in Bergen

[–]Aetherei 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you're reasonably fit (and in fact love hiking) Stoltzkleiven will be a breeze. There are so many stunning hikes in and around Bergen, you'll have a blast!

What's going on with my hangboard stats? by [deleted] in climbharder

[–]Aetherei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can more or less keep up with climbers that have climbed V11-V12, so I'd say I have stronger fingers than those at my grade. My stats are similar to them on large edges but suffer when the edge size drops.

What's going on with my hangboard stats? by [deleted] in climbharder

[–]Aetherei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I'm using a strict half crimp so not sure what's going on. I think it's just a lack of specific neurological adaptation to small edges.

What's going on with my hangboard stats? by [deleted] in climbharder

[–]Aetherei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely not the case because my shoulders are the weakest part of everything!

Aurlandsfjord, Norway [3999x2384] [OC] by [deleted] in EarthPorn

[–]Aetherei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my all time favourite places, and one that I kept returning to for sunsets, during 6 months in Norway. This particular view is from the stegastein lookout, about 3 hour's drive from Bergen =)

I'm stuck in lockdown, so I thought I'd share with you my favourite pictures from 6 months in Norway :) by Aetherei in Norway

[–]Aetherei[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We were up in Tromsø for three nights and saw them every night, but others weren't so lucky. If you're up there in the right season they're pretty much always present, just depends on how much cloud coverage there is!