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Counting chickens….
...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: »
Shrive Tuesday
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 understatement. I... »
I can’t brain today, I have the dumb
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 - Specify duplex... »
Hang around for a while
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... »
New project: Building a bouldering wall
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 –... »
Spring break
….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 unicycle,... »
Looking forward
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 tickets to... »
And we have lift off…
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 to... »
News roundup: 2009-08-20
I took out some first time climbers to Bobbjeaans Berg ( a.k.a. Mutango Lodge ) this past weekend. It's not the greatest spot ever, but it's close by, and it's got the "Fairy tale" section with a bunch of realy easy / beginner climbs right next to each other. Actually it's quite... »
Swing by Swinburne
The past weekend I went to Swinburne, a small town about 15km past Harrismith towards Durban. As far as I can tell, it’s more like a large service station & bus stop with a handful of houses nearby than a real town. We stayed at Appin House about 5 km out of “town” which has... »
