PSA: The entrance is on a small commercial/office park street off Gasstraße *not* Mendelssohnstraße…read moreas it might look like on some maps. Don't make the mistake I did and wander around in circles wasting precious time where you could have been climbing! Cool, now that that's over with... My hometown gym is Dogpatch Boulders in SF, and I routinely complain about how Dogpatch has "ruined" other climbing gyms for me because bouldering just isn't as fun anywhere else. So when my coworker described FLASHH as "like Dogpatch," I was skeptical. Turns out he was right! The problems here are challenging, with a wide variety of holds and routes. There's plenty of space, and a range of route heights as well. Problems tend to involve fewer, larger holds and more reach and flexible movement than I'm used to, which was surprisingly fun rather than frustrating (given my short height). Routes are rated on the Fontainebleau scale, typical in Europe, rather than the V scale. I have yet to figure out the exact conversion, but regardless there's plenty of variety in problems to keep climbers at all levels interested. Finally, the most important question: How to pronounce the name of this place? Is the second "H" silent? Guess I'll have to go back and ask!

I've been to climbing gyms all over the place, and this is easily one of the nicest. They've really…read moremade the best of the huge amount of space they have. There's good problem variety, both in style and in difficulty, and at the end of the night I was going home because I was beat, not because I was bored. Having only been there once, I can't say how well they handle problem rotation, but considering the attention paid to everything else (and the size of the place), I feel comfortable assuming they do a good job. Despite having other climbing gyms closer, this is the place I'll be getting a membership to. The only downside is that it was a seriously hot night and the fans were not at all keeping up. I imagine most of the time this isn't a problem, but it was basically a sauna.

Ja ja der Elbstrand, was wir da schon alles erlebt haben , (als wir noch jung waren xD)…read more haben dort oft gegrillt, (Party gemacht) uvm. Ach ja . ich vermisse die Zeiten total .. aber man wird älter und hat nicht mehr so die Zeit wie früher :( Schade eig. aber naja kann man nicht ändern :( Der Elbstrand ist auf jeden Fall total toll =)

Maybe we just got off on the wrong foot…read more Whenever we meet you're usually grumpy. People say you're lovely but to me, you're just grumpy. This crisp Winter morning though you smile. You manage to brighten up my day. And for the first time I can see why people speak so fondly of you. A narrow city beach. Blue skies. Large container ships passing by and merging with the dockyards' silhouettes for a moment. A beach bar, a hot drink. People chilling, sunbathing, walking their dogs. Or kids. Hamburg, you showed me your pretty side. I can stay here for a while.

One of the biggest slot car racing parks in Europe. Trying out how fast to go through the curves,…read moregetting the fastest round and having a lot of fun. Time flies by when you're at the slot car racing. The different tracks all have 6 lanes. The courses are named after famous racing tracks like Le Mans or Monza. Enjoy

I cycled to Volkspark for the first time this weekend, and while a lot of the park is relatively…read moreuncared for, there is some great woodland and nice paths for walking, jogging or cycling. I should mention that it's not suitable for roadbikes - a mountain bike would be best. The woodland here was actually more fun to cycle around than that in the nearby Niendorfer Gehege forest, and there are some reasonably sized hills. Almost part of the park is the Dahliengarten which is incredibly well cared for, and I assume from walking around it has probably the biggest collection of Dahlia flower species in the world. Also just on the edge of the park is the Hauptfriedhof Altona (main Altona cemetery), which is also nice to walk around. Overall, I think it's a better park for cycling, jogging or walking the dog than actually using as a standard park - most of Volkspark is forested.

Popular for dogs and the HSV. Different paths to choose from. Dogs should be on the line, this is…read morenormally ignored, and once in a while the controllers are out and about. Near by is Lüther Park and its beautiful church. The area has cafes which I will notice for the next time