Who am I?
About me
Lots of things. Above all an organism that's happy it can move.
Lots of things. Above all an organism that's happy it can move.
I've never once been bored. Partly because new gear keeps coming along: telemark, splitboard, monoski, powsurf. To me it's all toys, and with every new one I'm a beginner again myself.
Everybody learns differently. That's why I don't have the one method, but a whole backpack full of them, and I do my best to tune in to you. We switch between clean technique and just letting it run, because some things you need to understand, and some things first need to feel right. Exercises are suggestions, not homework.
But what matters most to me is this: passing on the joy of moving. With clever guiding and teaching, a relaxed approach and an easy-going way with each other.
By the way: I studied Spanish, so I'm happy to teach in Spanish too — and English goes without saying.
Teaching kids and teenagers is especially close to my heart — the name mountainplayground wasn't picked by chance. I have a knack and plenty of experience in getting youngsters excited about the sport, even through the trickier phases.
Through variety, being genuine, fooling around, the right challenges — and by meeting them as equals. Besides, I almost always have a grin on my face when I'm on the mountain. And that's probably contagious.
Currently also on the teaching team of the Austrian Alpine Club (alpine skiing) — and still out with Risk’n’fun (ÖAV) from time to time.
Would I be where I am today without companions, friends, fellow trainees, supporters, former employers, chance encounters and so on? Hardly. A network of motivated people matters just as much for growing as your own drive does.
I also work for others — and I love teaming up with people who see things the same way.
Like the spirit here and fancy becoming a partner of mountainplayground.at? Just get in touch.
“… and what do you do in summer?” Lots of different things, that's for sure — and a lot of development work. I work on nature-inspired technology and design school workshops around it, which I also run myself (re-bionik.at). I also build kinetic sculptures — ask me about them sometime.
I like being in the mountains in summer too, for example as a bike guide for the Bikeschool Brandnertal, as a white-water kayak guide or barefoot hiking in the mountains in my free time.
Every now and then I also work with people as a practitioner of the Grinberg Method, on their pain patterns and blocked energy flows. The human body can do far more than medical science might give it credit for.
And I love expressing my feelings and thoughts through music: with guitar and voice, in my home studio or at the odd small gig.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you. Tell me briefly what you have in mind.