I’m in a bitchy, pissy mood because I’ve had an hour’s sleep last night. The night before about the same and the 14 days before that was not much better. It’s a “I’ll live while I’m alive & sleep when I’m dead” sorta thing I guess. On top of it all spending time with that lady...
Getting my thoughts together and remembering all the things that happened in during the past month or two feels a bit like that – herding cats. I should have kept notes, there were so many things I wanted to write about & share, but my internet at home is down and it’s been hectic...
The much talked about bouldering wall is finished. A simple design that was quick and easy (with some help) to set up once the work started. Last time I was still aiming for a roughly 75 degree overhang. In the end I threw out all the fancy angle calculations and fit in the wall as best...
We are in the process of losing our rivers. On top of our existing water pollution woes, the government simply does not abide by standing laws and grant coal prospecting rights along our major rivers to mining companies.
Many moons ago I started making plans to build a freestanding bouldering wall. I came up with this. ( As you can see I spent many hours with state of the art CAD software to carefully plan every detail :-P )
Another week unceremonially bit the dust. It was a short one, but we’ll miss it no less. After all it was a good little week, and all weeks go to heaven, I think. The status report: Wild-wild-outside: Short holiday in the Freestate went well, no climbing done but got in PLENTY of sleep. Was...
Wow, what a week. It feels like a lifetime since last weekend, in a good way. Not that I’m not REALLY looking forward to leaving work today, but it’s been a good week packed full of interesting conversations, new opportunities, ironing, washing floors and sleeping like a log in my now almost totally dark bedroom. I’ve...
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...
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...
It's been a while since I last tinkered with the SANCL site. No major comps happening and everyone's watching the Rock and Road trip with Adam Ondra.
