“May I never be complete. May I never be content. May I never be perfect. Deliver me, Tyler, from being perfect and complete.” ~Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club, Chapter 5 I find myself inspired by the latest pic on Climb.co.za‘s front page (left) – Colin Crabtree sending a legendary climb called “Stormwatch”, grade 31 this past...
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...
(thanks Justin) Please remember Rule #19 – 1.0: Though shall not ever mention ‘Clucking’ EVER!!
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.
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...
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...
I was answering a post “Beginner climbing tips…” on Climb.co.za and thought I might as well post the links up here for my own / other’s use (I’ve not done any of the training yet, but will soon) – it’s a brilliant short & simple series of training articles by Stuart Brown, a very capable climber,...
