Fridge signed on the dotted line, we’ll be heading to Italy in about 12 months. some hard training until then as these are big routes and we don’t want to get spat off for no good reason after travelling all the way over the ocean. Some motivation - pics of the Italian dolomites from UKC:
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So I'm back at work after a very nice long weekend. We camped at Ezemvelo which is about 25km outside the town of Bronkhorstspruit. I did not try to check out the supposedly splendid bouldering there, but we did head out to Bronkies for some climbing.
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...or is it pre-mature posting?
Whooooooooohooooooo!!!! I can like to have weekend!!!!
Alrighty then. It's been a hectic couple of weeks and some serious changes along with it. I dare say I think it's all going to be OK. Let the bragging start:
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Captains log, star date unknown: My thighs are stiff from the uphill walk-in to Chosspile – Scotty could not get a lock-on. Feeling very motivated after climbing some of my hardest routes ever at Swinburne the week before, I tried the Philosopher’s Stone, a 20. To say I sucked would be a bit of an...
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So there I am, Wednesday morning at work, daydreaming about a climbing trip to Swinburne. My previous route guide for Swinburne was a mess of 75 unbound A4 pages, so I decide to do it properly this time around. Operation route guide print is a go go go! - Test the guide readability on the screen at A5 size: check...
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The object of my new affection, called a “Hangdog” made by Gecko grips. I’ve had it for a while, but it’s been long since I used it – had to clear out wasp nests in the pockets…. Anyways, with my new quest to climb spectacular routes, I’ll be spending a lot of time hanging...
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What is bouldering? What is a bouldering wall? Shortly, bouldering is a condensed form of rock climbing. The routes are short, steep and hard. An artificial wall is used for training during the week as the rock climbing or bouldering locations are often too far to get to after work. I’m in exactly that position...
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….perhaps a bit late to be calling it that, but still, a mini get-away for me. Took off Wednesday, Friday & Monday, making it a looong weekend, so this is me wasting away the last couple of minutes at work for the week. Some cool stuff’s been happening. No, I still can’t ride the...
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Hmmmm. Let’s see summertime is here, time to start dreaming again. Coming up: Half price bungee at Orlando Towers. Sounds like fun, not sure if my nerves will hold. No big plans for the weekend (yet). Maybe start working on that long planned bouldering wall….. yesss, my precious, that sounds like a brilliant idea. Got...
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Burnt some midnight oil, some weekend oil and then some more midnight oil – finally we have lift off for the ’09 Boven Roc Rally registrations on my very own creation called SANCL.org. Gustav liked & stuck to the idea of having a central climber database & ranking system and even turned down another offer...
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