Ik ben dit jaar samen met nog 399 andere vrouwen genomineerd voor de Viva 400!Dat is dé lijst voor ondernemende vrouwen in Nederland. Er zijn verschillende categorieën en ik sta natuurlijk in de categorie ‘Stoer’. Ik sta er bij omdat ik aan ijsklimmen doe en ik doe dat niet geheel onverdienstelijk, zo vindt het vrouwenblad …
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Viva 400 – Stem op mij!
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Personal Hero and life drugs.
Yesterday midday I drove back to Germany.Germany, the country that will be my new home for the next couple years. The Autum clouds on road behind me on the St.Bernhard pass in Italy/Swiss When driving back it felt like I left a little bit of my heart behind. Like a long colourful rainbow glittered and flew …
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Lijden is best leuk
Dag 12 van 14 met Alpine Mentors. Het sneeuwde vanochtend. Min twee gaf de thermometer aan in ons Patagonia chalet in Chamonix. De laatste weersvoorspellingen zeiden dat het de hele dag zou blijven sneeuwen en dat het erg koud zou zijn. My dream house, a.k.a the Patagonia chalet! Alle locals zijn gevlucht uit Chamonix en …
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Too hot!
We’re in de Dolomites for a couple weeks.Today a sign said ’40 C’ meaning it’s way to hot to climb. Even in shade it’s over 30 degrees.We found a internet connection in the public library, they said it was fast but their definition of ‘fast’ is quite different… It already took me two tries to …
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Dolomites adventure
For almost three weeks in the Dolomites. So much to do, so scary, so beautiful!Day 1. Via Demetz-GuckDay 2. We have no idea what we climbed :(The idea was the Messner on the 2. Sellaturm. Some other climbers said the route was wet and bailed without trying. We climbed on what seemed the first pitch and since then we were …
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Ötztal for a day – in Dutch
Samen met Dennis en onze oldtimer bus, Climbuz genaamd, zijn we de komende maand in de Alpen. We noemen onze tochten eigenlijk nooit vakantie, want het is heel hard werken. Meestal als we weer terug in Nederland zijn, hebben we een week nodig om weer bij te komen. Kilo’s lichter, moe en zin om niks te …
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Via Ferrata with a view
Yesterday was the last of the four day family trip with Dennis parents and brothers. I found a great viaferrata not far from Chamonix “Via Ferrata de Curalla”. Located on the ‘Plateau d’Assy close to the village ‘Passy’. The guidebook even stated that it was Europe’s best and most beautiful one. Sure, Dennis and I …
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Urlaub
We’re on our way.The engine in Climbuz seems to hold just fine. Some little parts (like the dashboard indicators) aren’t working yet and some things still need to be fixed (with Sugru).And Dennis knows how to fix it all.Love having my personal mechanic (oh, that sounds wrong…) And as Climbuz still is not a Porsche …
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Speedclimbing, Climbuz and the Outdoor lecture
The last week before real climbing starts again. It’s finally Sunny here in the Netherlands, making it feel like Summer. Summer fun All the stress of getting everything done in time also belongs to the Summer feeling I guess.Tax forms, invoices, MOT for my car(s), some work, a lecture for Outdoor, preparations for the Dutch …
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